Do The Work with Denise Love Hewett

Episode 10: ”Truth is the Platform” Guest: Griffin Matthews

Writer, Director, Producer & Actor Griffin Matthews sits down with Denise to openly discuss the pain he's suffered & the healing he's done from Off-Broadway ("Invisible Thread") to Hollywood ("Dear White People," "Ballers") and everywhere in between. He leaves us with many takeaways including this gem, "even if you don't need therapy...Go!" 
 
About Griffin Matthews:  
He is recently known for a viral video entitled "Dear Amy Cooper: Broadway is Racist" that garnered over a million views across social media platforms and started the revolution to reform the American Theatre in light of the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Griffin co-wrote and directed the award-winning west coast premier of Witness Uganda at The Wallis Theater. He starred Off-Broadway in Invisible Thread (aka Witness Uganda) at Second Stage as well as the American Repertory Theater in Boston, MA. He recently directed Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo and Shoshana Bean’s Holiday Concert at the Apollo Theater, as well as Tony Winner Leslie Odom Jr’s debut concert for his residency at the McKittrick Hotel. Griffin co-wrote The Family Project, alongside Matt Gould, their newest documentary musical about the ever-changing face of the American family. As an actor, Griffin joined the cast of Dear White People on Netflix as "D'Unte" and quickly became a fan favorite. He is currently starring alongside Kaley Cuoco in The Flight Attendant for HBO Max to be premiered in 2021.
 
Recommended Reading: 
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

Episode 9: ”Finding Flow” Guest: Mazz Hanna

Founder of Mazz Hanna High Vibration Luxury Skincare, crystal expert Mazz Hanna sits down with Denise to discuss how she found purpose & passion when she made the big jump from the c-suites of the advertising industry to skincare. Now, she generously doles out practical magic, crystal healing & wisdom to help her A-list clientele obtain the coveted work/life balance, as well as luxurious skincare. 
 
About Mazz Hanna:  
After spending over a decade as a Creative Director at the top advertising agencies in New York City and Los Angeles, Mazz Hanna decided to turn her passion for crystals and nail art into a full-time career. Mazz's innovative and conceptual approach of pairing crystal healing with nail styling is what led her to create the Crystal Healing Manicure™. As a certified crystal healer and aromatherapist, Mazz created custom-blended crystal elixirs based on her client’s energetic needs. After much demand, Mazz decided to make these high-vibration skincare products available to everyone, and the Mazz Hanna brand was born. Mazz’s luxurious and completely customized treatments have attracted celebrity clients like Julia Roberts, Emma Roberts, and Selma Blair, and have won her the coveted Elle Beauty Genius Award.  
 
Recommended Reading:
Many Lives Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss

Episode 8: “Rabble Rouser” Guest: Alana Mayo

Veteran industry executive, producer and the new President of Orion Pictures, Alano Mayo, sits down with Denise to discuss the highlights of her career, from the recent Michael B. Jordan company Outlier Society; to her corporate stints at Paramount Pictures and Vimeo. Mayo reveals how she sees herself as a rabble rouser inside corporations, which has brought meaning to her corporate roles, and how her goal is to deliver Hollywood access to writers, directors and actors who otherwise might not have it.
 
About Alana Mayo:  
Alana Mayo is the new President of Orion Pictures. Prior to Orion she was Head of Production and Development of Outlier Society, a multi-platform production and media company led by actor Michael B. Jordan. In her role she oversaw the company’s slate of films and television shows.
While at Outlier Society, Mayo lead the charge with Jordan to create opportunities for diverse jobs and stories in Hollywood. In early 2019, they inked a first look film deal with Warner Bros Studios, followed by a first look television deal with Amazon Studios. Later that year, they produced, and Jordan starred, in the critically-acclaimed film, JUST MERCY, based on the memoir of Bryan Stevenson -- attorney, social justice activist and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. 
Previously, Mayo served as Vice President of Production at Paramount Pictures, where she worked on films including “A QUIET PLACE,” directed by and starring John Krasinski, “ANNIHILATION,” written and directed by Alex Garland and starring Natalie Portman as well the critically acclaimed “FENCES,” directed by and starring Denzel Washington.  
 
Recommended Reading: 
The Vanishing Hat by Brick Bennett

Episode 7: ”The Gold Inside” Guest: Anne-Marie Mackay

Veteran producer, writer & founder Anne-Marie Mackay sits down with Denise to discuss her legendary career, including how she helped build Propaganda Films and birthed the careers of prolific directors Michael Bay, Antoine Fuqua, Sofia Coppola and more. She also shares insights about her creation, The Magus Deck (www.worldofthemagus.com), which helps you tap into your unconscious to enrich your life.
 
About Anne-Marie Mackay: 
Anne-Marie Mackay has over a thirty year track record as a producer and executive, launching the careers of highly sought after directors as well as other key film talent in categories, including writers, cinematographers, editors, actors, production designers, art directors, location managers, wardrobe designers, makeup and hair artists, and every other type of crew member.
 
Following her recent film,The Last Word directed by Mark Pellington, and starring Shirley MacLaine and Amanda Seyfried Anne-Marie has developed a slate of projects under her own banner. The company’s first feature Foster Boy starring Matthew Modine and Lou Gossett Jr. premiered and won at the Nashville Film Festival and The International Black Film Festival in October. It has already won 16 awards including the Human Rights Award and Carpe Diem Award as well as many others. 
 
Anne-Marie has also been hired to write several TV Bibles destined for International Television as well as a seven-part fantasy novel based upon her own creation The World of The Magus. Now devoting herself to writing and producing – Her novels FITZ, Letters from Paris, The Daemon Lover and The Piper as well as her autobiography An Ordinary Life are the first of several original projects destined for the screen.
 
Recommended Reading: 
Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger

Episode 6: “Knowing Your Worth” Guest: Mishel Prada

Award-winning actress Mishel Prada (Vida) sits down with Denise to discuss her journey, her gratitude and her fight for inclusion in Hollywood. Mishel leaves us with many takeaways including the importance of embracing every part of yourself, including the wretched parts.
 
About Mishel Prada:
One of the fresh faces leading TV's current Latinx revolution, Mishel broke out in the Walking Dead web series spinoff Fear of the Walking Dead: Passage, scored a creative arts Emmy nomination, then parlayed said nomination into some face time with Stranger Things casting director Carmen Cuba, who ended up offering her the lead role in Starz' Vida instead. Prada plays Emma Hernandez on the show, the elder of two sisters who return home to LA following their mom's death. Upon relocating to her rapidly gentrifying old neighborhood, Hernandez is forced to confront its past and future.
 
Recommended Reading: 
The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

Episode 5: ”Inner Fitness” Guest: Tina Lifford

Tina Lifford, an award-winning actress (Queen Sugar) and the Founder & CEO of The Inner Fitness Project, joins Denise Love Hewett for a conversation about  the nitty-gritty aspects of personal development and practices that foster well-being so that one can be fully alive and THRIVE in one’s life. Tina leaves us with many takeaways including the guiding principles of The Surviving Self, The Thriving Self and The Infinite Self.  
 
About Tina Lifford:
Hollywood veteran Tina Lifford plays the vivacious breakout character Aunt Vi on the critically acclaimed television drama, Queen Sugar. She has played over 100 characters in her long-standing career, including notable roles on Scandal and Parenthood. Equally accomplished behind the camera, Tina is the respected playwright of THE CIRCLE, a play about how seven diverse women navigate the choppy waters of life together; author of The Little Book of BIG LIES (released by Harper Collins in November 2019); and CEO of The Inner Fitness Project, a personal development network committed to making the practices and benefits of “Inner Fitness” as familiar, well understood and accessible as those of physical fitness. 
 
Recommended Reading: 
White Rage by Carol Anderson

Episode 4: “From Hell to Heaven” Guest: Vance Garrett

Vance Garrett, the innovative experiential producer with a knack for manifesting art at the center of the cultural zeitgeist, joins Denise Love Hewett for a conversation about finding one's career spiritual intent. Vance leaves us with many key takeaways including the mantra “Do interesting work!”   
 
 
About Vance Garrett:  
He has been a key player in and producer of the premier pioneering projects of the experiential movement, launching Sleep No More, Museum of Ice Cream, 29Rooms, Westfield’s experiential entertainment strategy, and most recently Tyra Banks’ ModelLand. By drawing from over two decades of producing and directing across varied forms of expression-theatre, fashion, music, the visual arts, dance, immersive tech, nightlife, circus arts, and beyond- Vance utilizes time-tested producing knowhow, multi-faceted directorial vision, and an acute awareness of the cultural zeitgeist to tell original multi-sensory stories in unexpected spaces that connect people with great visions and one another.
 
Recommended Reading: 
How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
 

Episode 3: “Your Calling” Guest: Aishwarya Iyer

Aishwarya Iyer joins Denise Love Hewett for a conversation about finding her calling as a founder of a consumer packaged goods brand specializing in olive oil, after a career in technology. She shares how she planned her individual goals for success in such a way that they wouldn’t allow fear to paralyze her. Aishwarya leaves us with many great takeaways, including her belief to operate like you have time, and the importance of being brave.   
 
About Aishwarya Iyer: 
 
She is the founder + CEO of Brightland, a modern pantry essentials company based in LA that has been featured by the New York Times, Vogue, goop, Fast Company and more. Previously, Aishwarya spent over a decade in public affairs and corporate communications at various technology companies in both New York City and LA. She started her career at L'Oreal in the luxury products division at Lancome, and is a graduate of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study.  Aishwarya is originally from Texas, and now lives in LA with her husband and dogs, Crosby and Madison. 
 
Recommended Reading: 
The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein

Episode 2: “Tomorrow Is Tomorrow” Guest: Tony Revolori

“Spiderman” actor Tony Revolori joins Denise Love Hewett for a conversation about his journey from young child actor to now. He shares some of the wisdom he gained growing up on film sets around many of the most award winning actors of our time. Tony leaves us with many takeaways, including his commitment to always being kind to others, as well as to himself. 
 
 
About Tony Revolori:  
Born Anthony Quinonez in Anaheim, California, he is the younger brother of actor Mario Revolori. He began acting when he was 2 years old. Tony He is known for playing Zero Moustafa in Wes Anderson's critically acclaimed film The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). Revolori also played Flash Thompson in the 2017 Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming and its 2019 sequel. 
Recommended Reading: 
The Alchemist Paulo Cuelho

Episode 1: “One Mouth, Two Ears” Guest: Carmen Milian

The matriarch of the Milian Family, Carmen Milian, joins Denise for an open and honest conversation about how she built a family empire as a single mother of three girls; how she balanced showing up for all of them and herself; and how she continues to think big while remaining humble.
 
About Carmen Milian: 
She’s a Cuban born and New Jersey raised powerhouse with over thirty years of experience as a producer, writer and talent manager who successfully navigated and secured the careers of many clients, including three-time nominated Grammy singer, songwriter and brand ambassador Christina Milian. She executive produced on three of Christina’s international albums and numerous music videos. She’s impressively guided Christina’s acting career which consists of over one hundred film & television credits and numerous voice over work. As an entrepreneur, Carmen has ventured into the beverage industry where she co-founded a wine company called Viva Diva Wines. As a philanthropist, she’s worked closely with “Hands 4 Hope” which is a non-profit organization that assists in providing food, guidance and education to children of low income families but mostly single mothers.
 
Recommended Reading: 
The Alchemist Paulo Cuelho