In this episode, we talk with Los Angeles based Costume Concept Artist, Husband, and Father of One Daughter, Phillip Boutte,Jr.  You’ve seen his work in features such as “Black Panther,” under Costume Designer Ruth E.Carter, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” *CD Arianne Phillips, and the Pilot for “Westworld,” *CD Trish Summerville...just to name a few;) Phillip has been instrumental in helping to create the looks for so many different characters in numerous stories. 
We dive on in with Phillip’s early days as a Child Actor, which spawned his love for film and production. Phillip attended Cal State Long Beach gaining a general BFA in Illustration with a minor in Film, and thus began the next chapter-working on the other side of the camera as an Artist, and he hasn’t stopped, adding the roles of Husband and Father along the way!

Here are a few of Phillip’s picks! Can’t wait to share the full episode with you! 

READ 📚 : “The Last Kids on Earth” by Max Brallier with Illustrations by Douglas Holgate 

WATCH 📺: Phillip and his daughter loved the “The Last Kids on Earth” series on Netflix after reading the books! 

LIVIN: “I LOVE living in Valencia. It is pretty, secluded, quiet, and not about “the business”. So I love being in my neighborhood, taking walks on our Paseos, walking past manmade lakes and feeding the ducks and turtles, and just overall taking in the peace of not being directly in the craziness of the city.”

EAT 🍴: “We honestly love having what we call “Car picnics”. We grab food, park somewhere in our neighborhood, and chow down while listening to music. Sometimes we go through an automatic carwash while eating. It’s our time and we love it.”

FAVORITE SPOT TO EAT ALONE- “Alone? What is this magical alone? Ha!”

FAMILY TRADITIONS ❄️ : “Every Christmas, we drive to Vegas to visit my mother in law. Last year was amazing because it was actually snowing and we got to get out of the car and play in it.”

IN HIS BAG: “My iPad. I love drawing on it.”

WORK: “I am lucky to have never stopped. I am working on Black Panther 2 with Marvel’s Visual Development team led by Ryan Meinerding.” 

To check out Phillip's incredible work, follow him on IG, @phil_boutte 🔥

Next episode is up with Janace Tashjian!

Post Production Supervisor-Production Manager-Mother of one boy and Stepmother of two boys-we are excited to share this interview with everyone. 

Janace has had a pretty remarkable career. Jumping right in to Production at an early age after moving to California she started working on commercials as a PA.

Her first experience with an LA production company was shooting “Back to the Future,” trailers on the central coast. Janace explains growing up with a strict upbringing she had no idea what an actual “trailer,” for a movie was lol but quickly figured it out and the film industry hooked her. 

She landed a job on the Universal lot at 19 years old, and steadily built her career from there. 

From job to job-growing her network and putting all her efforts and time into her career-she tells us that she “feels like her career has taken on a very steady slow progression, with very regular growth.” As a Producer, she is drawn to “bringing people together, and finding pieces that can be brought together to get great results.” 

It’s really incredible to hear how Janace met her ex-husband and became a Step Mother to his two children fairly quickly. She then had a child of her own-another boy-and learned to navigate her career and life as a Mother. We talk life with kids, childcare, co-workers, and the importance of family and co-parenting. After hearing her talk about a recent experience where a College student told her that they had been TOLD “You can’t have a family AND work in the film industry,” “Janace is determined to make a difference and help change the narrative as she is a prime example that you CAN-“-being a Woman who has done both. 

Parenthood to Janace is…”The Best Thing Ever.” 

Janace’s Mantra: “The Way is Simple, but the Road Takes Courage”. This is very meaningful to me and I keep it in my mind and heart all the time, particularly when I am facing adversity and needing personal strength.

Our episode this week is with Producer, Marlene King🎙 

This very busy working Mother joined us a few weeks ago and we had such a wonderful chat! 

We are so grateful she took the time to talk with us about her path into the Industry and then into Parenthood. Screenwriter-Producer-Director-Showrunner, Creator, Marlene is also a Wife and Mother of two boys. 

Marlene was raised in the Midwest, left home for Los Angeles to study in College, and has resided here ever since. 

A “self-taught Screenwriter,” Marlene has had much success in her career trajectory including Freeform’s “Pretty Little Liars,” and “Famous in Love.” Marlene also wrote “Now and Then,” (!! Talk about a classic coming of age chick flick! 🤩🤩🤩 )about her experiences during the summer of her 6th grade year. With her motto of “

If you are looking for a little inspiration, motivation and support right now as a Professional and a Parent-this is a great listen.  Marlene emphasizes how “Moms talking to Moms about their experiences-Moms helping Moms-that’s how we get through it.” “We have good days and bad so we should lift each other up!” Our thoughts exactly!*

Here are some of @imarleneking picks…looking forward to sharing our interview with you. ⚡️⚡️⚡️

READ: “Love You Forever” Written by Robert Munsch+ Illustrated by Sheila McGraw 📖 

EAT: Craig’s-our favorite family restaurant 🍴 

FAVORITE FLICK: “On Golden Pond” 🎣 

WATCH: Family picks “Jaws” and the National Lampoon films 🦈 🧳 

WORKOUT: Firefly Cycling in Sherman Oaks, CA 🚲 

LISTEN: James Taylor’s Greatest Hits 🎶

Follow Marlene on Instagram: @imarleneking