From the Booth & Beyond
April 29, 2021

Episode 42 - Aspiring Creatives Unite!

Episode 42 - Aspiring Creatives Unite!

Kat Schotthoefer joins us to chat about her journey in the Creative world and how she is helping others, in the entertainment realm with her latest adventure OMV!

Episode 42  ~ Aspiring Creatives Unite

Jozlyn & Ginger chat with Kat Schotthoefer, Founder & CEO of  OMV - Original Media Ventures.  We discuss  how she, & a great group of incredible people, started an aspiring creatives community, that is all about mentoring, branding, developing & connecting  a diverse group  of emerging creatives in all forms of media, including the entertainment industry.  Plus all the usual, everyday Chaos!  Cheers!

Guest Bio: 

Kathryn Schotthoefer is an media executive, focused on the intersection of entertainment and social impact. She is currently CEO of Original Media Ventures, which invests in scaling diverse storytellers and inclusive stories across all forms of media, including film, television, music, and advertising. She also serves as a senior advisor to Plus1, a music industry nonprofit that partners over 250 bands and artists, as well as industry brands like Interscope and Spotify, with grassroots nonprofits for fundraising and advocacy. 

Kathryn was the previously the president of award-winning digital and creative agency Heavenspot, and lead work for brands such as Netflix, Disney, FX, Mattel, Hulu, Coachella, NBC Universal, and Warner Bros. Prior, Kathryn held marketing roles with Warner Bros, New Line Cinema and Twentieth Century Fox. 

She sits on the Board of Directors of the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (Austin) and The Peace Studio (New York). She serves as an advisor to equity-focused nonprofits including Hope Credit Union & Enterprise Corporation (Jackson, MS), Baltimore Corps (Baltimore, MD), and GirlTrek (Washington, D.C.). In July of 2016, she was an Honored Changemaker at the White House State of Women Summit, for her work in refugee camps overseas.

Kathryn is a Detroit-area native, a longtime Los Angeles resident, married to a music man, and the proud mom of an 11 year old girl.

Guest Links:
OMV website -
https://weareomv.com/
OMV Creatives Community - 
https://www.heretorepresent.com/
OMV IG - https://www.instagram.com/representbyomv/
Plus1 - https://plus1.org/
Plus1 IG - https://www.instagram.com/plus1org/

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Jozlyn -
former On-Air Radio Personality, now Podcaster who is a wife, boy mom, dog mom, who loves to workout, drink coffee (& vodka) and reads books in her spare time.
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Ms. Stompy aka Ginger - loves bagels, drinking hot water, sipping on red wine & is a bad ass friend.
Nikki - is a former "bar stool thrower" with a real job, now Podcaster, girl mom, dog mom, amateur photographer, who loves True Crime Tv, rollercoasters & margaritas.
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Cheers ~ Jozlyn, Nikki & Ginger

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Kat Schotthoefer

Founding member of OMV

Kathryn Schotthoefer is a media executive, focused on the intersection of entertainment and social impact. She is currently CEO of Original Media Ventures, which invests in scaling diverse storytellers and inclusive stories across all forms of media, including film, television, music, and advertising. She also serves as a senior advisor to Plus1, a music industry nonprofit that partners over 250 bands and artists, as well as industry brands like Interscope and Spotify, with grassroots nonprofits for fundraising and advocacy.

Kathryn was the previously the president of award-winning digital and creative agency Heavenspot, and lead work for brands such as Netflix, Disney, FX, Mattel, Hulu, Coachella, NBC Universal, and Warner Bros. Prior, Kathryn held marketing roles with Warner Bros, New Line Cinema and Twentieth Century Fox.

She sits on the Board of Directors of the Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (Austin) and The Peace Studio (New York). She serves as an advisor to equity-focused nonprofits including Hope Credit Union & Enterprise Corporation (Jackson, MS), Baltimore Corps (Baltimore, MD), and GirlTrek (Washington, D.C.). In July of 2016, she was an Honored Changemaker at the White House State of Women Summit, for her work in refugee camps overseas.

Kathryn is a Detroit-area native, a longtime Los Angeles resident, married to a music man, and the proud mom of an 11 year old girl.