R-E-S-P-E-C -T – Find out what it means to me…. I can hear Aretha Franklin belt it out. But how do you get it in the workplace and on production sets today? Here are 3 thoughts and lessons I’ve learned. Know and exert your boundaries. One of the hardest things to...
As a young actress immersed in full time classes and auditioning in Hollywood for many years the constant effects of studying and taking on disturbing character personalities in plays, movies and TV shows often affected me. It was personally draining particularly...
As a teacher of special needs children, (yes, that was my first job and college degree) “routine” was the key to keeping children focused and learning. It was also the most challenging for me as a creative soul and one who loves spontaneity. I grew up hating routines....
On the way to a recent speaking engagement and without my knowledge, my computer needed for the presentation was being baptized in water in the trunk of the car from a water bottle whose top must not have been screwed on tightly. Needless to say, when I reached the...
In a recent edition of Forbes Magazine, writer Henna Inam asked many of the hard questions that we all ask when we hear about successful, smart, and famous people taking their own lives. Each time we ask “why?” Why did Robin Williams, Whitney Houston and so many...
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
