Weighing in on the Way In with Maureen Aladin

Today we're Weighing In on Erica A. Hart's Way In w/ Maureen Aladin. Casting directors decide who gets in the room. Erica A. Hart has spent her career being that person.Erica is an Artios Award-winning casting director with credits on Black Mirror and A Black Lady Sketch Show. She started at NYU and built her way into one of the most quietly powerful jobs in the industry - th...

She moved to LA with no car, no job, and a couch to sleep on. Ten years an assistant later, Erin Smithey became a Vice President of Television under an overall deal at 20th Television/Disney.Nobody hands you a map to a career in television. Erin built hers the hard way, and in this episode she pulls back the curtain on how the business actually works from the inside.In this e...

In this episode we're weighing in on Sandra Lena's way in! Sandra Lena has worked on some of the most talked-about shows in television, including The White Lotus, Daisy Jones & The Six, and Dopesick. But her journey didn’t start in Hollywood—it began in Spain, where she first fell in love with storytelling through editing.In this episode of Weighing In on the Way In, Sand...

In this episode we're weighing in on Yazmin Ramos' way in! Being bold and brave has taken Yazmin Ramos to places she never imagined. From working with BET, The Wendy Williams Show, and Essence Communications to producing iconic cultural events like AfroPunk and The Essence Festival, she has built an inspiring career in media and production. Yazmin shares how she carved her ow...

In this episode we're weighing in on Toni P.'s way in! We're diving deep with powerhouse Post Production Story/Archival Producer Toni P, founder of Queens of Production. From her early days as an executive assistant at Pilgrim Studios to producing standout content for MAX, BET, and Macro/Roku, Toni shares the raw truths behind navigating Hollywood, finding her lane in post, a...