Season 2, Episode 2: ”The Test of Your Inner North Star” Guest: Jessica Bendinger

Jessica Bendinger, iconic screenwriter and mastermind behind the classic movie Bring It On, sits down with Denise to discuss her career and how Hollywood deals with strong women with opinions. Jessica gets real about the ‘ahead of the curve tax’ and the structural asymmetries that prevent innovation in Hollywood.

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About Jessica Bendinger:

Jessica Bendinger's movies have grossed over $500 million worldwide, and have spawned myriad sequels, TV shows and Jeopardy questions. Her original script for BRING IT ON touted as “Just as relevant as ever for its prescient themes,“ twenty years later. Her directorial debut STICK IT (starring Jeff Bridges) had the highest per screen average its opening weekend, and was the #1 download on iTunes for seven straight weeks. A writer on the Emmy + Golden Globe award-winning Season 4 of SEX AND THE CITY, Simon & Schuster published the "The Seven Rays” and the Webby-nominated podcast MOB QUEENS is being adapted for TV. New How-To books THE BRING IT ON BOOK and THE STICK IT SCREENPLAY BOOK were Amazon's #1 New Releases in Screenwriting in 2020-2021.

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Recommended Reading:

 

The Day After Roswell by Philip Corso

The Way of Integrity by Martha Beck

The Silent Master by Tae Yun Kim