When I defaulted from photography into videography in 1994, I joined Sandy Brooke’s all-female crew (Brooke Video) in Los Angeles. Sandy had already been shooting for many years and recruited and empowered young (mostly tall and attractive) women like myself to work and compete amongst the male majority. Her strong brand of all female shooters (and a glittery bow tie that I despised and should’ve been left back in the 80’s, but I digress) was well known and she had upward of 300 shoots a year. We were known to arrive at parties in a limo and hit the town running! A few years later, I started Bella Video Productions but steered away from my gender as being different. I just knew there was a quiet advantage but I missed the camaraderie that only women share. It has been many years since I have been able to bond and identify with fellow female filmmakers. Meeting and hearing Kristen speak at POSH 2010 brought me right back to my root beginnings and it was super exciting (Tasra too!!). Kristen is such an inspiration to so many women because she’s a true artist, leader and entrepreneur. Bravo!!