The Breakdown with Laura Woodworth
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We're back in the Writers Room this afternoon for The Breakdown Webcast with Laura Woodworth. With 15+ years of award-winning television and film production experience, Laura Woodworth is the Development Executive at Cooke Media Group, a production company based in Burbank, California which has produced media programming in nearly 60 countries around the world, helping some of the largest nonprofit organizations and leaders in the world use the media to tell their story in a changing and disrupted culture. A writer-producer-director, Laura’s production experience extends to award-winning film and television, radio and new media. Laura was directly involved in a television show which won 3 Regional Emmy Awards and 65 Telly Awards. Her professional strengths include project management, content development, public and media relations and traditional as well as digital marketing. Laura did her postgraduate work in UCLA’s Professional Program in Producing Film and Television. She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors in Los Angeles. Full Bio »
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We're back in the Writers Room this afternoon for The Breakdown Webcast with Laura Woodworth.
With 15+ years of award-winning television and film production experience, Laura Woodworth is the Development Executive at Cooke Media Group, a production company based in Burbank, California which has produced media programming in nearly 60 countries around the world, helping some of the largest nonprofit organizations and leaders in the world use the media to tell their story in a changing and disrupted culture.
A writer-producer-director, Laura’s production experience extends to award-winning film and television, radio and new media. Laura was directly involved in a television show which won 3 Regional Emmy Awards and 65 Telly Awards. Her professional strengths include project management, content development, public and media relations and traditional as well as digital marketing.
Laura did her postgraduate work in UCLA’s Professional Program in Producing Film and Television. She is a member of the Alliance of Women Directors in Los Angeles.
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"Thank you, Laura. I love your webcasts!" -Maria S.
"Thank you Laura. This was wonderful and inspirational" -Leanda T.
"Thank you, Laura! Great presentation! I will check out your website and productions!" -Martha C.
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