Give producers and reporters that warm fuzzy feeling

I know why reporters and producers can’t stand people trying to get on their shows and in their publications. They are SO annoying! I remember the cartoon character Charlie Brown saying, “I love humanity, it’s people I can’t stand.” That’s the way I feel at this moment. I was kind of shocked at some of…

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I’m a bad Buddhist

I have an Italian temper that I’ve worked my whole life to transmute from lead to gold, but I’m so mad I could scream like they do in those horror films. My sweetie and I have tended to variety of trees planted against the back yard fence – Cypress, Pear, Lavatara, Sambuca, beautiful and full,…

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I have a media coaching a client who is a whistle blower

It’s intense. The story, which includes deception, sex, celebrities, heiresses, spiritual leaders, gambling and lots and lots of money is unsettling. The challenge is to find the core of the story while telling the truth — no matter how hard, ugly or disturbing. My client is risking everything so other people won’t get hurt like…

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Are you properly packaging yourself?

I spoke at a Film Angels event, a program that matches filmmakers with venture capitalists who want to support the film industry — while making a profit. My topic was how to present, pitch, package and publicize yourself and your film. There’s ample money out there, but not so many projects get funded. It’s not…

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Justin Bieber’s Shiny New Nails: Move Over Lady Gaga

Justin Bieber pimple products, Justin Bieber perfume, Justin Bieber nailpolish. Who wants to be Justin Bieber? Apparently anyone who is a tween. With 6 million Twitter fans, trailing Lady Gaga at 7 million, it seems that the tween world is beyond a bit obsessed with Bieber. And we’re not talking about his music, or his…

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