EP. 60 Jeff Witjas

Partner | Senior VP, Talent at IAG

Margie reconnects with her old friend, talent agent, Jeff Witjas in a conversation spanning decades. You’ve heard of people starting out in the mailroom at William Morris… well, that was Jeff Witjas in the late ’70’s. During his 25 years at WMA, and later as Senior VP of Talent at APA, he has enjoyed much success and worked with such icons as Betty White, Jerry Lewis, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Hope, George C. Scott and many more. Now a Partner at IAG, his current roster includes Smokey Robinson, Jason Momoa, Elliot Gould, Jon Seda and Lucille Soong, among others. Jeff and Margie trade stories and laughs in this very enjoyable podcast.

EP. 59 ANTHONY MEINDL

Writer | Director | Teacher

Margie talks with her friend and colleague, the wildly popular Anthony Meindl, who founded AMAW, Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop, now in its' 27th year. AMAW is the largest scene study studio in LA with locations in 10 other cities worldwide. Tony is the author of 5 books, including best-sellers, At Left Brain Turn Right and Book the F*cking Job. His film, Where We Go From Here was recently acquired by HULU. Margie and Anthony share similar acting philosophies, encouraging actors to let go, surrender and live in the moment. They are all about helping actors get in touch with their power, accepting the many parts of themselves and saying, “Yes!” to life. Hear what happens when two of the top acting coaches in the world trade stories. They PLAY, they RISK, and they are not afraid to BE MESSY.

EP. 58 RACHEL LEYCO

Filipino American Filmmaker | Actress

Rachel Leyco is an award-winning queer Filipino American multi-hyphenate filmmaker, actress, and content creator. As an actress, she can be seen on numerous TV shows, such as Netflix's Atypical, BET's Games People Play, Peacock's Bel-Air, and NBC’s Chicago Fire. Recently, she starred in the new holiday rom-com, Yuletide the Knot, and the new Tubi Original thriller, What Happens in Miami.

Defying her family expectations and stereotypes, Rachel f*cked her comfort zone after high school and told her Mom that she was going to pursue acting and film school. Growing up in a Christian household, she went to church every weekend where she was taught that homosexuality was wrong and a sin. Her biggest struggle was coming out and learning to accept herself. In her early twenties, she f*cked that comfort zone and is proud to be living out her authentic self! Margie and Rachel talk openly about their similar challenges in coming out. Margie’s curious-self questions Rachel about labels like gay, queer, bisexual, pansexual and more.

As an advocate for mental health, Rachel discusses her struggles with depression and anxiety and shares some very helpful self-care tools. Rachel also gets into her acting career and how Margie’s class has inspired her to bring the joy into her auditions and, you guessed it, f*ck your comfort zone!