I have an opportunity to give a voice to those who have no voice. Even though film production wasn't a bucket list item for my life, what I have been passionate about is creating change and impacting society - especially bringing conversations forward on formerly taboo subjects.
Julie SmolyanskyWhat is exciting today is that with technology filmmaking has been democratized, and so many more people have access to making a film.
Julie SmolyanskyWe have to shine a bright light on horrific moments in society if we're going to create a better world for our children.
Julie SmolyanskyI do think film can change culture, in a way that reading a story in the New York Times does not.
Julie SmolyanskyThere's a leadership gap in the modern business world. Young professionals need to step up to the challenge.
Julie SmolyanskyDuring the mourning period after my father passed, his friends and colleagues were saying there was no way the business would survive. There was no way that a 27-year-old woman could run a company. I was so pissed that this was a conversation during a mourning period, and that a woman who was educated and working at a high level at the company wasn't considered for leadership. This was my father's life work, something I was completely connected to, and I knew I could take the reins.
Julie Smolyansky