Unlock Her Potential®

SURPRISE!! Applications extended until 11:59pm ET TODAY! Thought you missed your shot? Put in the final touches to your application and submit NOW! https://lnkd.in/gujJi-XU •• Unlock Her Potential is a game changing program founded by Sophia Chang that provides mentorship for women of color in the US & PR, 18+ years •• #unlockherpotential #mentorwoc #mentorship

COODIE SIMMONS & Chike Ozah join Impact Mentorship in 2025! 🏆 Award-winning directing duo. Their first collaboration was *Through the Wire*, which catapulted the career of one of the world’s largest entertainers, Kanye West. ✏️ Known for their unique style and individual backgrounds ranging from television and comedy to motion graphics and network packaging, they have worked with some of the highest-profile artists of our time, including The Black Keys, Joey Bada$$, Christina Aguilera, Mos Def, and Erykah Badu "Coodie & Chike are creative visionaries, constantly evolving as they push boundaries with their heart-stirring and genre-shifting narratives" •• @Impactmentorship is a game changing program founded by Joey Bada$$ that provides mentorship for men of color in the US & PR, 18+ years •• Appy to be mentored by Coodie & Chike! Applications are open now until September 30th at 11:59pm EST https://lnkd.in/gJnudP3i #ImpactMENtorship #MentorPOC #mentorship #hiphop #film

Where are my people who want a mentor who works in media? Who cares about art and activism? Who knows the ins and outs of development? Is that you? Well, Unlock Her Potential® her potential has a mentor that is right up your alley: Robert Kessel a leader, passionate and visionary. Apply for Robert as your mentor and spend your next year soaring.

SURPRISE!! Applications extended until 11:59pm ET TODAY! Thought you missed your shot? Put in the final touches to your application and submit NOW! https://lnkd.in/gujJi-XU •• Unlock Her Potential is a game changing program founded by Sophia Chang that provides mentorship for women of color in the US & PR, 18+ years •• #unlockherpotential #mentorwoc #mentorship

Kim Williams returns to Unlock Her Potential® as a mentor for 2025! ✨ Kim most recently served as Vice President, Casting at The Walt Disney Company between October 2019 to April 2023. She is passionate about diversity, belonging, inclusion and equity and was actively involved in several projects and initiatives across The Walt Disney Company. 🎥 As casting director, Kim has worked with the critically acclaimed series Genius: MLK/X, exploring the lives of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. In addition, she cast the lead in Lee Daniels’ upcoming limited series for Hulu & SHOWTIME's The Chi. She was instrumental in shaping the casts and overseeing FX's The Old Man and Emmy-nominated season 3 of Genius: Aretha. She previously worked with Paramount Pictures and HBO for close to a decade 🙌 As an independent casting director, Kim worked on Greg Berlanti’s All American, Narcos, The Bernie Mac Show and Martin, and several Tyler Perry movies and series. Williams worked on The HBO Access Project, allowing her to guide casting while mentoring creative minds from diverse backgrounds over eight projects •• Unlock Her Potential is a game changing program founded by Sophia Chang that provides mentorship for women of color in the US & PR, 18+ years •• Apply to be mentored by Amelia! Applications are open now until August 31st at noon EST 🔗: https://lnkd.in/gUfx6xvB #unlockherpotential #mentorWOC #mentorshipmatters #film #casting

Robert Kessel returns to Unlock Her Potential as a mentor in 2025! 🎥 Robert Kessel was Executive Vice President of Narrative Film at @participant, the leading global media company dedicated to entertainment that stands at the intersection of art and activism, where he co-managed the development and production of narrative films 🏆 Since joining Participant in 2013, Kessel has been integral to the production of the company’s most commercially successful films to date—Wonder and Green Book—overseeing production on both projects, and as an Executive Producer on Wonder. He was also an Executive Producer on the critically acclaimed Todd Haynes film Dark Waters 🙌 Kessel is an Executive Producer on the upcoming films Rob Peace and White Bird, the sequel to Wonder; he is also a Producer on the upcoming Out of My Mind. •• Unlock Her Potential is a game changing program founded by Sophia Chang that provides mentorship for women of color in the US & PR, 18+ years •• Apply to be mentored by Robert! Applications are open now until August 31st at noon EST 🔗 in bio #unlockherpotential #mentorWOC #mentorshipmatters #film

Nicole Harjo returns as a mentor with Unlock Her Potential® in 2025! 🎥 Nicole is Senior Vice President of Development for Paramount Television Studios, developing half-hour and one-hour TV series 🙌 Harjo has creative oversight over Paramount+ series adaption of the classic psychological thriller FATAL ATTRACTION, as well as SHOWTIME's upcoming drama AMERICAN GIGOLO ✨ She has other projects in development including adapting the memoir YELLOW BIRD about Lissa Yellow Bird’s courageous work finding missing Indigenous women •• Unlock Her Potential is a game changing program founded by Sophia Chang that provides mentorship for women of color in the US & PR, 18+ years •• Apply to be mentored by Nicole! Applications are open now until August 31st at noon EST 🔗: https://lnkd.in/gcmkCFjS #unlockherpotential #mentorWOC #mentorshipmatters #film #Indigenous

Celia Au returns as mentor in 2025! 🎥 Celia Au is well known for playing a variety of characters across @netflix Wu Assassins, Comedy Central Nora from Queens, and AMC Networks Lodge 49 ✨ Au believes the power of storytelling is to change perception and her producerial slate is centered around uplifting AAPI voices. She has spoken at engagements with Goldman Sachs, IPG group, AEG Studios, Wash the Hate, Act to Change, and others. in 2020-2022 Celia was named the "Ambassador of Hope" at the Rise Above the Storm Gala 🏆 Her films were nominated at the SoHo International film, Asian on Films and her VR project premiered at Cucalorus film festival •• Unlock Her Potential is a game changing program founded by Sophia Chang that provides mentorship for women of color in the US & PR, 18+ years •• Apply to be mentored by Celia! Applications are open now until August 31st at noon EST 🔗 in bio #UnlockHerPotential #mentorWOC #mentorshipmatters #actress #tv

Samantha Militante returns as a Film/TV mentor in 2025! ✨ Samantha Militante is a director of current series at FX, where she works on comedy, drama, and docuseries 📽 Currently, she is overseeing ATLANTA, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, SNOWFALL, MAYANS, & RESERVATION DOGS ⚡ Militante helped develop and launch the initial FX docuseries slate, including shows like CHILDREN OF THE UNDERGROUND, HIP HOP UNCOVERED, THE MOST DANGEROUS ANIMAL OF ALL, and HYSTERICAL •• Unlock Her Potential is a game changing program founded by @sophchangnyc that provides mentorship for women of color in the US & PR, 18+ years •• Apply to be mentored by Samantha! Applications are open now until August 31st at noon EST 🔗: https://lnkd.in/gGU9W_fV #unlockherpotential #mentorWOC #mentorshipmatters #tv 

Celia Au returns as mentor in 2025! 🎥 Celia Au is well known for playing a variety of characters across @netflix Wu Assassins, Comedy Central Nora from Queens, and AMC Networks Lodge 49 ✨ Au believes the power of storytelling is to change perception and her producerial slate is centered around uplifting AAPI voices. She has spoken at engagements with Goldman Sachs, IPG group, AEG Studios, Wash the Hate, Act to Change, and others. in 2020-2022 Celia was named the "Ambassador of Hope" at the Rise Above the Storm Gala 🏆 Her films were nominated at the SoHo International film, Asian on Films and her VR project premiered at Cucalorus film festival •• Unlock Her Potential is a game changing program founded by Sophia Chang that provides mentorship for women of color in the US & PR, 18+ years •• Apply to be mentored by Celia! Applications are open now until August 31st at noon EST 🔗 in bio #UnlockHerPotential #mentorWOC #mentorshipmatters #actress #tv