Tonya Mantooth: Illuminating the Power of Storytelling Through Film
31m
·
Illuminate Greatness
·
10-time Regional Emmy award winner with more than 60 international awards, Tonya is a highly regarded San Diego film producer. Today, Tonya is Co-Founder and President of The Dakota Group—an esteemed film and post-production company in Southern California. Tonya has produced a plethora of National TV Campaigns and award-winning documentaries for Fortune 500 companies but in 2007, she launched Mantooth Studios and expanded her production scope to include CGI and Entertainment Projects. Under Mantooth Films, Tonya Executively Produced four feature films—including Grave Secrets which became the pilot to the Nickelodeon Series, Dead Time Stories. In 2012, Tonya and several colleagues took over the San Diego International Film Festival with a two-fold vision: To bring international cinema to America’s finest city and grow the International Film Festival as a significant contributor to the city’s economy. San Diego International Film Festival has grown by over 500% and the spectacular six-day Festival features 120+ film screenings, parties and a red-carpet Celebrity Tribute—honoring actors such as Adrian Brody, Sir Patrick Stewart and countless others. She believes that cinematic storytelling gives us the opportunity to find common ground through shared human experiences in our increasingly complex world.
The episode Tonya Mantooth: Illuminating the Power of Storytelling Through Film from the podcast Illuminate Greatness has a duration of
31:07. It was first published
More episodes from Illuminate Greatness
Beth Bowen: Illuminating Courage
In this episode, Jennifer interviews Beth Bowen, an incredible artist who took her art from YouTube to the Louvre. In just four years, she has showcased in every major art festival including Art Basel, and at the one-year anniversary of her career, Beth was asked to showcase at Carrousel du Louvre, Paris 2019 as a modern art master. A Mom of four in Southern California, this fearless woman has leveraged her courage and confidence to break down barriers and now she wants to help other women do the same. Beth shares her story and what’s next.
Dave Oates: Illuminating Crisis PR
In this episode, Jennifer reconnects with Dave Oates, the CEO of PR Security Service. Dave has 30 years of strategic public relations experience dealing with a wide array of adverse public events. Starting as a U.S. Navy Public Affairs Officer and later as a Corporate Chief Marketing Officer and Non-Profit President, he excels in expertly addressing a myriad of crises that span sports/entertainment, non-profit, military, government, corporate, education, charity, and start-up environments. In this conversation, Dave shares best practices for navigating crisis in business.
Bonnie Shaw: Illuminating B2B PR
In this episode, Jennifer interviews Bonnie Shaw, the co-founder and president of Clearpoint Agency, a public relations and marcomm firm with offices in San Diego and Massachusetts. She has led award-winning brand positioning and PR strategies for companies such as Toshiba, Beyond Meat, UBS, Eddie Bauer, Zodiac, and dozens of companies in healthcare, technology, financial services, commercial real estate, and ecommerce. Shaw uses her broad experience to craft objective-driven PR strategies and create an authentic voice for her clients that differentiates, engages target audiences, and builds trust. In this interview, she illuminates the current state of B2B pr and where businesses should maintain their focus to stay on the cutting edge.
Larisa Medina and Matthew Van Court: Illuminating the Changes in Public Relations
In this episode, Jennifer von Stauffenberg returns to relaunch the podcast with Season 2 after an intense two and a half years. She interviews Olive Senior Account Executives Larisa Medina and Matthew Van Court to discuss the changes in the public relations and marketing industry after all the world has experienced through the pandemic and more.
Sara Harvey: Illuminating the Power of Leadership
In this episode, Jennifer interviews Sara Harvey, a Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach specializing in leadership development and the founder of innertelligence. Sara shares insights from her years working with the Chopra Center and the path that lead her to founding innertelligence. This episode illuminates the power of leadership and shines a light on how Sara helps people learn to tap into their own power and begin to uncover and express a leadership style that is powerful and unique to them.