EP 85: Brooke Shields: Taking Charge! The Actress & Model on Being an Executive Producer, Union President, and CEO of a Beauty Company

About this episode

Brooke Shields discusses her multifaceted career as an executive producer, union president, and CEO of a beauty company while navigating personal and professional challenges.

Brooke Shields has been famous her entire life. Now, in her early 60’s, the actress and model is using her passion to take charge and create impact. She is an executive producer on her new ACORN TV series YOU’RE KILLING ME, she was elected president of Actors’ Equity, and she is founder and CEO of her hair care line, COMMENCE. It’s a portfolio she’s immensely proud of. In her new series, which she developed, she plays a crime novelist who solves murders in a sleepy town in Maine; As executive producer, she insisted on including more physical comedy, which is her strong suit. With Actors’ Equity, she admits she doesn’t love some of the politics of union work. However, she is deeply committed to using her influence to improve conditions for performers. And Shields didn’t expect to become the CEO of a hair care line at this point in her life, but she saw a gap in the market. “Everywhere I looked, I was being told by marketing, by advertising, by the beauty industry… ‘Once your ovaries don't work, you've got one foot in the grave. You had a good run. If you're not the hot girl at the bar, you're in Depends. And it pissed me off, because I feel great now,” she shared. 💬 In this…

People in this episode

Host: Karen Finerman

Guest: Brooke Shields

Topics covered

• Brooke Shields
• executive production
• union leadership
• beauty industry
• parenting
• personal impact

Keywords

• Brooke Shields
• executive producer
• Actors’ Equity
• hair care
• parenting
• beauty industry
• impact

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Actors’ Equity, COMMENCE

Books & works: YOU’RE KILLING ME, Down Came The Rain

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