I am honored to be chatting with Documentary Producer Jyoti Sarda who conceived of and produced “And She Could Be Next” with Ava DuVernay. The New York Times describes the film as a “two-part documentary, which follows the campaigns of several female politicians of color (including Stacey Abrams) and the communities that rally with them”. The film “shows what a systemic shift actually looks like.”
Before becoming a producer, Jyoti enjoyed comfortable positions as VP Marketing at Paramount Pictures and Executive Director at Twentieth Century Fox. We discuss why she took the leap to producer, and what it felt like to transition through that identity shift.
Jyoti has interviewed Gloria Steinem and mingled with powerhouses like Stacey Abrams and Kamala Harris, but what I find most impressive about her, is that she devotes her time to mentoring other women and paying it forward. This podcast may not have come to light without her, and for that I am forever grateful.
RESOURCES:
Jyoti Sarda Bio
"And She Could Be Next" New York Times article
And She Could Be Next site
Take The Lead
I met Jyoti through an EmpowHer event
