We had the good fortune of connecting with Karen Simon and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Karen, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I’m a producer and business woman. I have a small production company with a team of writers and screenwriters all over from the east to the west coast. I’m currently working on the following projects TV shows Movies Book Documentary Reality show and clothing line.
I’ll be opening my studio female black owned studio in my hometown of Maryland. Working with up and coming actors, producers and directors. I’m very humble been able to get back to my community and helping others in my endeavors and utilizing my God given skills. This has always been one of my dreams along with acting scene I was a little girl watching TV shows.
I started off taking acting classes then going to school at DCTV in Washington DC to become a producer working on my first documentary.
I looking to do great things in the entertainment industry as a black woman along with many others woman. Making a mark and changing the game!!!!
Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
It started as a little girl watching TV shows that inspired me to get into the industry, taking some acting classes and going to school to become a producer. Lessons learned accepting the yes and no’s.
I’m a producer and I have a small independent production company with a team of writers. I’m currently working on the following projects TV shows Movies Book Documentary Reality show.
Is determination, my hustle and living out my God giving talent. I’m about helping the up and coming actors producers directors writers and screenwriters. The industry needs some new faces and content that’s why I stay networking excepting the Yes and No’s, always coming up with new ideas.
I’m here to change the game!!
I believe it can be done the African American women are here to stay that’s what keeps me be professionally.
I have something to say.
I have a lot to coming up on my agenda.
Starting my non profit organization for surviving young girls of trackers.
My own fragrance
Starting Podcast – which my first interview will be with one of the screenwriters I’m currently working with as a producer based on a true story of his life we already have several celebrities attached.
Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
I like visiting museums, going to plays, go to a nice restaurants, listening to some live music at a popular bar and grill in a local area (always go to support your own) a concert in town, shopping at the mall, a nice morning walk follow up by a smoothie, go to a comedy show
Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Shoutout to my friends I grew up with their my great supporters, and my family whose always there when I need them showing me love, my church family that keep me grounded and the new people I met in the entertainment industry whose looking to change the game. Let’s do it and make history l!!! There’s nothing like loving what you do
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