The Business: The Funny Females Dominating Content Creation and New Hollywood

Q&A with Laura Clery, Hannah Hart, and Ashly Perez. Moderated by Chelsea Naftelberg.

With the rise of social media personalities and self-made content creators, the definition of actor has begun to expand in order to include these new types of performers. Featuring some of the most prominent women leading the charge in the social media space, this panel will explore how transmedia storytelling and digital content creation are changing the face of entertainment. Hear how these new avenues of income are creating alternative pathways to success for entertainers and enabling them to use the “self” as a marketing tool.

PANELISTS

Hannah Hart
Hannah Hart is an entertainer and two-time New York Times best-selling author.

Laura Clery
Laura Clery is a SAG-AFTRA actress and one of the most popular Content Creators with millions of fans worldwide on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

Ashly Perez
Ashly Perez is a producer, actor, writer and director. Formerly a development partner at BuzzFeed, Ashly helped create BuzzFeed’s first scripted universe, BuzzFeed Violet. She’s currently working on projects for both digital and traditional, focusing on representation of queer women and women of color.

Moderator – Chelsea Naftelberg
Director of Influencer & Content at ATTENTION