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THE INDUSTRY NEXUS FOUNDERS: Mark Weathers Born and raised in Tampa, Mark first came to LA when at 17 he won a film festival with a short about the misconceptions of High School violence. He and his family were flown out to Hollywood where his film was screened at Paramount Studios for celebs such as Steven Spielberg and Meg Ryan. He was awarded a full-scholarship and used it to get a BS in Finance from the University of Florida. In 2005, Mark moved out to LA for good after having already interned at Fox and Miramax where he became famous for being the intern, "that got cussed out by Bob Weinstein." He quickly landed gigs with Anonymous Content, Fox and HBO while working on commercials, music videos and new media "snacks" on the side. It was during this time that Mark started Industry Nexus as a support community for people interested in working in Entertainment and poached Karen Woodward to help run the community and be Editor-in-Chief. Recently, Mark returned from an 8 month trip where he threw underground dubstep parties in Athens, Berlin and Prague. He has a reality show in development at Authentic Entertainment, a feature horror script under option to the poker player Johnny Chan and is Writing/Directing/Producing webisodes for a Camp show he created. Mark can be contacted at
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or you can find him on Linked in. Karen Woodward Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, I've lived in Los Angeles since 1994. I spent (too) many years working as an assistant and am now familiar with every single job title in Hollywood. Despite what you’ve heard, I was a good assistant, well known for yelling at bosses, stealing food out of conference rooms, having long-winded conversations while on mute, and helping other assistants cover their asses. One screw up no one discovered was the time I set up a huge client meeting only to realize that I forgot to tell the client. I have a master’s degree in Media Studies from Syracuse University which is totally worthless, but useful in holding over people’s heads. In real life I'm a freelance writer covering television and new media, and a content writer/content manager at Booeep.com. Despite my sarcasm and overall bad attitude, I'm a very nice person. Email me at
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or befriend me on Linked In.
THE INDUSTRY NEXUS WRITERS: - Scott Widney is an IN Co-Editor and our resident movie and television critic. He can be the entertainment industry’s best friend or worst enemy. Find the clever guy on MySpace: Myspace.com/thacleverguy, or shoot him an email:
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- Mali Perl is an IN Co-Editor and our resident pop culturecritic/ Industry spy, specializing in celebrity smackdowns and well meaning advice. Email her at
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- Lisa LaValle is our New York contributor. She reminds us that life is not always sunshine and the Coffee Bean. Find her on MySpace at Myspace.com/LisaLavalle or email her at
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- Sam Kline, a native of Los Angeles, provides cynical yet valuable insight on a range of titillating topics that pertain to today's contemporary assistant. More of his musings can be found at MySpace: MySpace.com/slambangzoom or send him an email
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- Veronica is one of our industry spies.To maintain her anonymity I won't say anything more. Reach her at
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- Tommy Carrigan is a Philly born, Jersey raised, Penn State graduated walking Irish stereotype. This means that his favorite hobby is drinking. He's a sarcasm connoisseur, a skill that came in handy while working at an agency. Before he succumbed to the desire to hang himself with his headset, he left for a more financially solvent position, only to find that it was even more kill-yourself-able. He promptly got himself fired, complete with large severance, and can finally do what he came out here to do: write. Email him at
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- Dave Howard's role at IN is undefined and he prefers it this way.Dave can also be read at CrackpotPress.com , or MySpace.com/CrackpotPress or just frigginemail at
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He is a big fan of nougat.
Ariel is an aspiring (paid) writer. While not typing her own scripts, she types those of writers in L.A. while working as a writers’ assistant. She has corrected commas and placed periods on everything from dramas to comedies. She received an MA in Writers’ Assisting and a BA in Thick Skin from the Hollywood School of Hard Knocks (which she accumulated while working as a WA on six TV shows and two films). E-mail her at: \n
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- Brandon Weatherly is commited to relating the assistant experience as it really is. Currently he's a temp. He thinks it sucks. Email him at
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- Voice of Reason is our advice columnist. Send him/her your questions at
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