I walked by storefront after store in Tokyo, Japan, a few years ago, peering in. In poorly lit and dingy rooms, I saw young boys sitting in cubicles staring at screens playing video games. It brought back and solidified the truth I had seen in an award-winning...
Since the invention of technology, each new tool – device, software, app, platform was created and designed to do two things, make life easier and connect us faster, so we collaborate and share ideas and information. Yet, communication today has gotten more...
The film, Nomadland, won the 2020 Academy Award for best picture and is based on the non-fiction book Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder. The film starred Frances McDormand (also a producer) and is directed by Chloe Zhao. It is...
The world is angry and in turmoil. The recent pandemic forced people into isolation, causing global disruption, pain and suffering, and it will be a while before we fully recover. Is this part of God’s plan? Was the pandemic a time to lay low, listen, grow and wait?...
The Influence Lab was thrilled to host an Influence Women’s Gathering at the National Religious Broadcasting Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. Women came united from national and global cities who work in diverse areas of media and entertainment with focused hearts...
Kathleen Cooke is a media executive, Hollywood Screen Actor’s Guild actor, speaker, writer, and a founding partner and Vice President of Cooke Pictures, a media production company based in Burbank, California. She also co-founded the nonprofit organization The Influence Lab where she leads and mentors Christian professionals in the entertainment industry. READ MORE