
The Skimm
02/25/20 • 40 min
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Ashley Graham sits down with the amazing co-founders and co-CEOs behind theSkimm, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg! Carly and Danielle are two journalists turned media mavens that show no signs of slowing down. There’s a good chance you’ve heard of their newsletter — The Daily Skimm. You may even be one of their 7 million subscribers. At The Skimm, their mission is to “make it easier for millennial women to live smarter,” and they’ve accomplished that and then some. Between their newsletter, subscription services, and book “How To Skimm Your Life,” these ladies are certainly building an empire to watch.
HOST: Ashley Graham
GUESTS: Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ashley Graham, Penni Thow, Scooter Braun
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Michael D. Ratner, Scott Ratner, Miranda Sherman
PRODUCED BY Pretty Big Deal Productions, OBB Picture & OBB Sound
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Kelsey McWilliams, Ava Coleman
DIRECTED BY: Kaliya Warren
WRITER: Ava Coleman
LINE PRODUCER: Jess Vogel
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Ilyssa Walker
RESEARCHER: Shahnaz Mahmud
EDITORS: Crystal Arnette, Lucy Tatiana Morales
MAIN TITLE THEME BY: Johannes Raassina, Lefteris Ioannou
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Jess Vogel
SOUND MIXER: James Sparber
TITLE THEME PRODUCER: Johannes Raassina
KEY PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Julissa Ramirez
PRODUCTION SOUND: Kit Jirles
ADDITIONAL SOUND RECORDIST: Deanne Williams
ART DIRECTOR: Laura Miller
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Catrina Kokkoris
DATA MANAGEMENT: Melissa Bueno-Werner
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Masha Zhak, Adam Duplechain, Nick Kaufmann, Christian Guinanzaca, Guy Mueller
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION SUPPORT: Raquel Dominguez, Jennifer Spottz
SPECIAL THANKS: Mina White, IMG Models, Argon Props. Adorama Rental Company, YouTube Studios, YouTube Space NY
Ashley Graham sits down with the amazing co-founders and co-CEOs behind theSkimm, Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg! Carly and Danielle are two journalists turned media mavens that show no signs of slowing down. There’s a good chance you’ve heard of their newsletter — The Daily Skimm. You may even be one of their 7 million subscribers. At The Skimm, their mission is to “make it easier for millennial women to live smarter,” and they’ve accomplished that and then some. Between their newsletter, subscription services, and book “How To Skimm Your Life,” these ladies are certainly building an empire to watch.
HOST: Ashley Graham
GUESTS: Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ashley Graham, Penni Thow, Scooter Braun
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Michael D. Ratner, Scott Ratner, Miranda Sherman
PRODUCED BY Pretty Big Deal Productions, OBB Picture & OBB Sound
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Kelsey McWilliams, Ava Coleman
DIRECTED BY: Kaliya Warren
WRITER: Ava Coleman
LINE PRODUCER: Jess Vogel
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Ilyssa Walker
RESEARCHER: Shahnaz Mahmud
EDITORS: Crystal Arnette, Lucy Tatiana Morales
MAIN TITLE THEME BY: Johannes Raassina, Lefteris Ioannou
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Jess Vogel
SOUND MIXER: James Sparber
TITLE THEME PRODUCER: Johannes Raassina
KEY PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Julissa Ramirez
PRODUCTION SOUND: Kit Jirles
ADDITIONAL SOUND RECORDIST: Deanne Williams
ART DIRECTOR: Laura Miller
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Catrina Kokkoris
DATA MANAGEMENT: Melissa Bueno-Werner
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Masha Zhak, Adam Duplechain, Nick Kaufmann, Christian Guinanzaca, Guy Mueller
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION SUPPORT: Raquel Dominguez, Jennifer Spottz
SPECIAL THANKS: Mina White, IMG Models, Argon Props. Adorama Rental Company, YouTube Studios, YouTube Space NY
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HOST: Ashley Graham
GUEST: Demi Levato
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Ashley Graham, Penni Thow, Scooter Braun
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Michael D. Ratner, Scott Ratner, Miranda Sherman
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Kelsey McWilliams, Ava Coleman, Kfir Goldberg, Elias Tanner
DIRECTED BY: Heidi Burkey
WRITER: Ava Coleman
LINE PRODUCER: Ben Shafer
ASSOCIATE PRODUCE R:Ilyssa Walker
RESEARCHER: Shahnaz Mahmud
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Ilyssa Walker
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Lars Lindstrom
PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Francesca Maldonado
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Coleen Chan
EDITORS: Shandor Garrison, Sarah-Rose Meredith
MAIN TITLE THEME BY: Johannes Raassina, Lefteris Ioannou
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: Ben Shafer
COLORIST: Shandor Garrison
SOUND MIXER: Icemen Audio
TITLE THEME PRODUCER: Johannes Raassina
CAMERA OPERATORS: Kenneth Merrill, Erick Turcios
ASSISTANT CAMERA: Ryan Ramsey
BEHIND THE SCENES CAMERA: Adam Hahn, Daniel Punshon-Smith, Marshaun White
GAFFER: Tanner Nichols
KEY GRIP: James Huang
MAKEUP: Melissa Hernandez
HAIR STYLIST: Justine Marjan
GUEST HAIR & MAKEUP: Shaina Paulson
PRODUCTION SOUND: Kara Johnson
DATA MANAGEMENT: Rachel Slott
ON SET DRESSER: Andrew Johnson
PROPS: Libby Hanley
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS: Susie Bijan, Naomi Montes, Dalton Short
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION SUPPORT: Jennifer Spottz
PRODUCED BY: Pretty Big Deal Productions, OBB Picture & OBB Sound
SPECIAL THANKS: Mina White, IMG Models
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HOST
Ashley Graham
GUEST
Liza Koshy
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Ashley Graham
Penni Thow
Scooter Braun
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Michael D. Ratner
Scott Ratner
Miranda Sherman
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Kelsey McWilliams
Ava Coleman
Kfir Goldberg
Elias Tanner
DIRECTED BY
Heidi Burkey
WRITER
Ava Coleman
LINE PRODUCER
Ben Shafer
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Ilyssa Walker
RESEARCHER
Joyce Wu
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Lars Lindstrom
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
Francesca Maldonado
1ST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Coleen Chan
EDITORS
Shandor Garrison
S-R Meredith
MAIN TITLE THEME BY
Johannes Raassina
Lefteris Ioannou
POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Ben Shafer
COLORIST
Shandor Garrison
S-R Meredith
SOUND MIXER
Icemen Audio
TITLE THEME PRODUCER
Johannes Raassina
CAMERA OPERATORS
Bruce Ando
Kenneth Merrill
ASSISTANT CAMERA
Duy Nguyen
BEHIND THE SCENES CAMERA
Daniel Punshon-Smith
Marshaun White
GAFFER
Zack Bartlett
KEY GRIP
Otto Gaiser
MAKEUP
Melissa Hernandez
HAIR STYLIST
Justine Marjan
GUEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Shaina Paulson
PRODUCTION SOUND
Kara Johnson
DATA MANAGEMENT
Brian Tang
ON SET DRESSER
Andrew Johnson
PROPS
Libby Hanley
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Susie Bijan
Naomi Montes
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION SUPPORT
Jennifer Spottz
PRODUCED BY
Pretty Big Deal Productions
OBB Picture & OBB Sound
SPECIAL THANKS
Mina White
IMG Models
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