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Trigger Warning: this episode discusses postpartum depression and briefly mentions suicidal thoughts. When Erin Bagwell decided to turn to Kickstarter to get her movie off the ground, she didn't expect to raise over $100K in 30 days, but that's exactly what happened. Erin's movie, Dream, Girl, is about the real-life experiences of ten New York City-based female entrepreneurs, and it turns out audiences were hungry for this type of story. Erin watched as women who were longtime experts in their field would have to prove themselves to boardrooms full of men in order to secure funding. “Wanting to be seen as an expert, wanting to be taken seriously, that's still a big one,” she says. She needed to tell their stories.So she pitched it on Kickstarter, and supporters were here for it. Erin credits her “really fabulous video” as the prompt that got people on board. “I spent a lot of money and I had a gorgeous video because I wanted people to look at it as a trailer. A glimpse of what the film would look like.” Erin invested in audio mixing, color correcting, and all the standard-issue Hollywood things to ensure that it looked amazing. “If you're investing in a documentary, you want it to look, you know, like a film.” Dream, Girl went on to premiere at the Obama White House in 2016. Erin was able to design a successful afterlife for her film. In her first full year of filmmaking, she made over $100K in sales and employed a team of two. She worked directly with her Kickstarter backers to bring the film in front of audiences and supplemented the screening income with a robust speaker's schedule on top of that. Erin's twin inspirations for her first documentary had been her own experience being sexually harassed at work, and the collection of anonymous stories she collected into a storytelling blog called Feminist Wednesday. She was seen as a member of the entrepreneurial community, “because I had started this little WordPress blog,” and she had contact with women who were raising capital and launching start-ups. A lot of Erin's audience was female founders and entrepreneurs who “really wanted to create spaces for connection.” She also linked up with influencers who promoted the film—and themselves—for their audiences. “People want to know your why. Why are you passionate about something, what is it that excites you? People are really attracted to that.”For her next project, Erin's own pregnancy was the catalyst and inspiration. “I was really interested in how people mother,” she explains. Her own experience with postpartum depression changed her expected filmmaking trajectory. “We don't get to see a lot of great authentic stories about what it means to become a parent;” in making this film, she set out to change that. She felt “called” to share the truths and vulnerabilities of her first year of motherhood, and it became a way of healing her experience with PPD. Reviewing the footage gave her a sense of grace and compassion for her own story. Her goal is to let other mothers see themselves in the messy, ill-fitting parts of the early days of motherhood, and our own Damona Hoffman shares her insights into balancing motherhood and entrepreneurial momentum. Year One is now available to stream on YouTube.

Welcome to BeaverTalk! The podcast where we give Hollywood unsolicited advice about feminism. In our world Ava DuVernay has already won an Oscar for best director, Reese Witherspoon doesn’t need to make her own production company to get roles, and Oprah Winfrey is the only celebrity worthy enough to be president. Join co-hosts Erin Bagwell and Diana Matthews as they deep dive into all the things that fire them up about film and television- the glorious, the misogynistic, and the groundbreaking. Subscribe to BeaverTalk anywhere you get your podcasts- new episodes drop every Feminist Wednesday. Produced by The Atlantic Transmission Podcast Network. Follow us on IG @beavertalk or email us at beavertalkpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode of Season 2, you'll meet Erin Bagwell, a new mom, filmmaker, and feminist writer residing in Brooklyn, New York. In 2013 she founded Feminist Wednesday, a feminist storytelling blog while pursuing her dream of becoming a filmmaker. In the summer of 2014 she launched a successful Kickstarter campaign, raising over $100,000 in funding to produce her first feature length film Dream, Girl. In May of 2016, Dream, Girl screened at the White House as part of the United State of Women Summit followed by a sold out screening at the iconic Paris Theater in New York City. In 2017, Erin was selected to be part of the American Film Showcase, which is part of the U.S. Department of State in coordination with U.S. embassies and consulates. Through her work with the Showcase, Erin travelled to Tajikistan and Egypt to screen Dream, Girl, lead filmmaking workshops, and talk about the power of gender identity in the media. Erin's story has been featured in Forbes, TED, Vogue, and The Washington Post and she was named one of Oprah's SuperSoul100, a list featuring extraordinary individuals that live life intentionally, create great social impact, and bring inspiration to others. Most recently, Erin was featured in Apple's Behind the Mac campaign, highlighting some of the most creative people in Brooklyn. Erin is currently working on a new documentary about motherhood and co-hosts a weekly podcast called BeaverTalk with Diana Matthews, where they give Hollywood unsolicited advice about feminism. We'll hear more about Erin's fascinating journey as a filmmaker, the challenges female entrepreneurs face as explored in Dream, Girl, why gender equality is an urgent issue that affects us all, and how she's navigating motherhood while continuing to pursue her dreams.

Erin & Diana welcome Tani Chambers to the Beaver Den to discuss knowing what your worth, building yourpersonal brand and being okay with asking for money. Follow Feminist Wednesday on Instagram Follow Feminist Wednesday on Twitter For questions, love letters, or media we must check out email us at beavertalkpodcast@gmail.com Feminist Wednesday’s BeaverTalk is produced […]

Bethany Smith returns to the Beaver Den to check-in with Erin & Diana and their intentions for 2018. Check out the original 2018 Intention Setting episode here. Follow Feminist Wednesday on Instagram Follow Feminist Wednesday on Twitter For questions, love letters, or media we must check out email us at beavertalkpodcast@gmail.com Feminist Wednesday’s BeaverTalk is […]

Erin Bagwell, Dream, Girl Director; Feminist Wednesday Founder Do you really need to be a starving artist as you pursue your life’s passion? Many artists do allow the everyday pressures of simply making ends meet limit their growth and affect their money mindset. Kathleen interviews Erin Bagwell, director of the film Dream, Girl, about the myth that to be a true artist you must be poor and starving. Key Take Aways: Many people are uncomfortable talking about money, but practice helps. Make time to practice engaging in money talks with a trusted friend or colleague. In time, these discussions will get easier. Find a tribe to support you and cheer you on as you change your money mindset from scarcity to abundance. Research shows that if you surround yourself with people who are committed to making and managing their money and letting go of under-earning tendencies, you are more likely to move up the socioeconomic ladder. Set aside a time each week to focus on your finances. If this is difficult for you to do, find an accountability partner such as a coach, a bookkeeper or another business owner. By making financial management a priority you will continue to learn and grow. Special offer: Check out Erin’s eBook, Creative Money, it can be purchased here. Erin Bagwell is the founder of Feminist Wednesday, a feminist storytelling blog and the director of Dream, Girl a documentary film showcasing the stories of inspiring and ambitious female entrepreneurs. Dream, Girl premiered May 2016 at the White House and through her work with the film was named on Oprah's SuperSoul100. Dream, Girl is now available for public screenings and was the number one feminist film to watch by the Huffington Post.

Erin Bagwell is a girl who follows her dreams. She is the creator and director of Dream, Girl film, blogger at Feminist Wednesday, and host of BeaverTalk podcast. In this episode of Womankind, Erin shares what it takes to get a creative project off the ground and tells the story of how she met Oprah!

Welcome to another episode of The Dr. Will Show where we have discussions about becoming the CEO of YOU. Each week I Zoom in an edupreneur to chat about strategies and ideas on how you can live your best life. On today's episode, my guest is Erin Bagwell. We talk about her film, Dream, Girl, the hustle and much more. Erin Bagwell is a filmmaker and feminist blogger residing in Brooklyn, New York. In 2013 she founded Feminist Wednesday, a feminist storytelling blog. In the summer of 2014 she launched a successful Kickstarter campaign, raising over $100,000 in funding to produce her first feature length film Dream, Girl. In May 2016, Dream, Girl screened at the White House as part of the United State of Women Summit followed by a sold out screening at the iconic Paris Theater in New York City. Erin's story has been featured in Forbes, TED, Vogue, and The Washington Post and she was named one of Oprah's SuperSoul100 a list featuring extraordinary individuals that live life intentionally, create great social impact, and bring inspiration to others. In 2017, Erin was selected to be part of the American Film Showcase, which is part of the U.S. Department of State in coordination with U.S. embassies and consulates. They send American documentarians on trips to various countries around the globe to engage with audiences. Through her work with the showcase, Erin has travelled to Tajikistan and Egypt to screen Dream, Girl and lead filmmaking workshops. Back at home, Erin co-hosts a weekly podcast called BeaverTalk with Diana Matthews, where they give Hollywood unsolicited advice about feminism. Episodes are released every Feminist Wednesday. Dream, Girl is available worldwide for public screenings and was named the number one feminist documentary to watch by the Huffington Post. Erin Social Media: Instagram @erin.bagwell Twitter: @erinebagwell facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/erin.bagwell.96 Dream, Girl Social Media: Instagram: @dreamgirlfilm Twitter: @dreamgirlfilm facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreamgirlfilm/

Erin Bagwell is founder of Feminist Wednesday, a storytelling blog. In the summer of 2014 she launched a successful Kickstarter campaign, raising over $100,000 to produce her first feature length film Dream, Girl. In May 2016, Dream, Girl screened at the White House as part of the United State of Women Summit. Erin was named one of Oprah’s SuperSoul100, a list featuring extraordinary individuals that live life intentionally, create great social impact, and bring inspiration to others. Dream, Girl was named the number one feminist documentary to watch by the Huffington Post. In this episode, Stew and Erin talk about her struggle and eventual triumph as the director of Dream, Girl. Erin had fears and doubts when she quit her “soul-sucking” 9-to-5 job and began producing Dream, Girl. She drew on the support of others (her “tribe”), including the women entrepreneurs in her film, to gain the courage and expertise needed to succeed. In the second half of the show, Erin describes the positive impact the film has had on students and on entrepreneurial communities where it sparks important, inspiring discussions. Check out the trailer of Dream, Girls. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What has brought you courage and strength? Have you ever thought of blending it with your personal brand? What would that manifest into? A product, a business, a space? After dealing with sexual harassment in her workplace, feminism erased Erin Bagwell’s insecurities and feelings of invisibility. She started reading feminist journals and blogs and decided to create her own, Feminist Wednesday, that provides women like her a forum to share their stories; as well as a platform for women who have overcome those situations and regained their confidence and found success. She became so obsessed and empowered by these women, that she quit her job at the ad agency, and started a kick starter to produce the documentary, Dream Girl, that tackled gender issues in the corporate world and acted as a visual medium for some of the women of Feminist Wednesday. It took her 6 months to get her kick starter off the ground, but within 30 days she had reached her goal of $100,000. Originally, she thought that it would resonate with strong females in Fortune 500 companies, but found that her documentary scared them. She said they weren’t ready to discuss gender issues in the workplace and thought it would turn off incoming and existing Millennial employees. However, she took pride in the fact that her film was so powerful, that it created discomfort in that very ecosystem. Her documentary was embraced by Influencers, people who were active in their community, such as mentors, and women in charge of uplifting women organizations. Dream Girl premiered at the White House in May of 2016, and since its release to the public that following June, it has been seen in 81 different countries. Stick around and hear more about how Erin turned a soul-sucking situation into motivation to challenge societal norms with art! In this episode you will… Know what avenues of fundraising and investing to take when building a business, product, or kick starter Understand how to stretch and work within your budget Figure out how to disassociate yourself with your product enough so you can monetize it Learn to be comfortable with the discomfort of being an entrepreneur Find the best way of distributing your product Know how to shift your product and business model in accordance to a target audience change INSIGHTS “Sometimes the cards are stacked against you, when you have all old white male, suit wearing superiors. Feminism kind of gave me the tools to dissect that and understand that just because I’m a young woman, doesn’t mean I’m not of value or worth to a company.” –Erin Bagwell “I became so obsessed with the women I was meeting on Feminist Wednesday. The entrepreneur’s journeys about quitting their jobs and running a company and being successful seemed so romantic to me…I was at such a cross road in my life where I was really open and ready to receive a big idea...I had been so creatively stifled at work, so I was ready to dive all in, and do a kick starter.” –Erin Bagwell “As artists, we feel this shame and this guilt around selling something we’ve poured our heart and souls into. And in the beginning I felt a lot of discomfort around money and charging for it, because it felt so close to me…it took a couple of months for me to get over and for me to view the film as a product, and as something we need to monetize.” –Erin Bagwell. “I have no idea what I’m walking into day-to-day, or what’s going to happen, who’s going to need me…actually letting go has been something I continue to work on and think about and try to get better at.” –Erin Bagwell RESOURCES Erin Bagwell LinkedIn Erin Bagwell Facebook Erin Bagwell Twitter Dream Girl Film Website Dream Girl Facebook Dream Girl Instagram Dream Girl Twitter Feminist Wednesday Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert A Gal’s Guide to Making a Movie by Erin Bagwell The Brooklyn Mermaid by Amy Shearn

Chatting with Erin Bagwell, Founder of Feminist Wednesday and Director of the feature length documentary, 'Dream, Girl.' Music edited from 'Something Elated' by Broke For Free. freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_Fo…mething_Elated From the Free Music Archive. CC Attribution 3.0 Produced by Rachel James. Positively Gotham Gal is proud to be made in NYC.

The Dream, Girl mission is to tell the amazing stories of inspiring female entrepreneurs and inspire the next generation. It's time we stop telling girls they can be anything they want to be and show them how. Erin Bagwell and Komal Minhas sparked a movement through touring their documentary Dream, Girl. They are so inspiring and totally awesome! I am so grateful for both of these girls. I watched the Dream, Girl trailer and had to reach out. They share so much goodness from how we can be a part of their mission to what self-care is when you're an overwhelmed entrepreneur. Radically Ambitious Erin and Komal Putting together a Kickstarter campaign and raising $100K in 30 days Knowing they were meant to work together and joining for Dream, Girl Helping the next generation of women filmmakers and giving back Sharing their mission of Dream, Girl and moving forward on new goals Radically Inspired Clarity We can't take kindness for granted. We need to step up and take care of each other. Pause. When you can tell you're depleted, make time for yourself. It's a radical form of self love. We have this vision that the world is on our shoulders, we need to bring more light and bring more fun. Erin and Komal Answer… How will this film change the environment for women entrepreneurs? How do we begin to change the dynamic in the female community? What do you do to hit the reset button and find peace in your life? Radically Loved Quotes “You can only create from a place of fullness.” “We have to give ourselves permission to have the most radical transformations.” “We get lost in the goal. Bring it back to the work.”   A Little More About Our Guests While working 9 to 5, Erin felt the doldrums of corporate America eating away at her soul. But outside of work, she poured her heart into telling the stories of inspiring women on her blog, Feminist Wednesday. Erin's lifelong dream was to make a feature length film, and she realized she could combine her two passions by making a film about the amazing women she was meeting. So fueled by coffee, a drive to change the world, and a feminist agenda, Erin quit her job to launch a Kickstarter campaign that raised $100K in 30 days. Dream, Girl – the documentary showcasing the stories of inspiring and ambitious female entrepreneurs – was born. Then Erin met Komal Minhas, and both their lives changed forever. Dedicated to amplifying the stories of women and girl's Komal brings an unparalleled energy to producing, and creating new standards for distributing independent films. Business partners, and best friends these two work side by side and live only blocks away from each other in Brooklyn. Ready to take on Hollywood's gender gap one ambitious film at at time. Dream, Girl premiered privately at The White House in May 2016, followed by the film's sold out world premiere at the iconic Paris Theater in NYC. Dream, Girl was named the number one “Feminist Film to Watch” by Huffington Post.   www.dreamgirlfilm.com/newsletter Radically Loved Retreat Love + Gratitude + Freedom in Thailand Ready for a truly transformative experience? Join me this February in Thailand. This retreat is about designing a road map to connect to love in your life. Getaway with like-minded individuals, eat really good food, take your yoga to the next level, and learn something new. Be sure to subscribe to our weekly Radically Loved Updates and listen on iTunes to make sure you never miss an episode!

The Dream, Girl mission is to tell the amazing stories of inspiring female entrepreneurs and inspire the next generation. It’s time we stop telling girls they can be anything they want to be and show them how. Erin Bagwell and Komal Minhas sparked a movement through touring their documentary Dream, Girl. They are so inspiring and totally awesome! I am so grateful for both of these girls. I watched the Dream, Girl trailer and had to reach out. They share so much goodness from how we can be a part of their mission to what self-care is when you’re an overwhelmed entrepreneur. Radically Ambitious Erin and Komal Putting together a Kickstarter campaign and raising $100K in 30 days Knowing they were meant to work together and joining for Dream, Girl Helping the next generation of women filmmakers and giving back Sharing their mission of Dream, Girl and moving forward on new goals Radically Inspired Clarity We can’t take kindness for granted. We need to step up and take care of each other. Pause. When you can tell you’re depleted, make time for yourself. It’s a radical form of self love. We have this vision that the world is on our shoulders, we need to bring more light and bring more fun. Erin and Komal Answer… How will this film change the environment for women entrepreneurs? How do we begin to change the dynamic in the female community? What do you do to hit the reset button and find peace in your life? Radically Loved Quotes “You can only create from a place of fullness.” “We have to give ourselves permission to have the most radical transformations.” “We get lost in the goal. Bring it back to the work.”   A Little More About Our Guests While working 9 to 5, Erin felt the doldrums of corporate America eating away at her soul. But outside of work, she poured her heart into telling the stories of inspiring women on her blog, Feminist Wednesday. Erin’s lifelong dream was to make a feature length film, and she realized she could combine her two passions by making a film about the amazing women she was meeting. So fueled by coffee, a drive to change the world, and a feminist agenda, Erin quit her job to launch a Kickstarter campaign that raised $100K in 30 days. Dream, Girl – the documentary showcasing the stories of inspiring and ambitious female entrepreneurs – was born. Then Erin met Komal Minhas, and both their lives changed forever. Dedicated to amplifying the stories of women and girl’s Komal brings an unparalleled energy to producing, and creating new standards for distributing independent films. Business partners, and best friends these two work side by side and live only blocks away from each other in Brooklyn. Ready to take on Hollywood’s gender gap one ambitious film at at time. Dream, Girl premiered privately at The White House in May 2016, followed by the film’s sold out world premiere at the iconic Paris Theater in NYC. Dream, Girl was named the number one “Feminist Film to Watch” by Huffington Post.   www.dreamgirlfilm.com/newsletter Radically Loved Retreat Love + Gratitude + Freedom in Thailand Ready for a truly transformative experience? Join me this February in Thailand. This retreat is about designing a road map to connect to love in your life. Getaway with like-minded individuals, eat really good food, take your yoga to the next level, and learn something new. Be sure to subscribe to our weekly Radically Loved Updates and listen on iTunes to make sure you never miss an episode!

Oprah Winfrey recently honored Dream, Girl producers and filmmakers Erin Bagwell and Komal Minhas in the inaugural Super Soul 100 list of awakened leaders who are using their voices and talent to elevate humanity. While working 9 to 5, Erin Bagwell felt the doldrums of corporate America eating away at her soul. But outside of work, she poured her heart into telling the stories of inspiring women on her blog, Feminist Wednesday. With a lifelong dream to make a feature length film, Erin realized she could combine her two passions by making a documentary about the amazing women she was meeting. Fueled by coffee, a drive to change the world and a feminist agenda, Erin quit her job to launch a Kickstarter campaign that raised $100,000 in 30 days. Dream, Girl a documentary showcasing the stories of inspiring and ambitious female entrepreneurs was born. Erin has been featured on Forbes, Vogue, Clinique's “Smart Ideas Campaign”, The Washington Post, and FOX Business and was named one of the top 100 millennial creatives by Levo League. Visit http://www.erin-bagwell.com. Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna.  on Twitter.  Download Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.