In one of our membership Zooms last week, as we were discussing SHOULDS, the convo turned toward “taking the high road.” If this phrase isn’t familiar to you, it’s a should — usually uttered when…
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Set the World on Fire
This stylish fella on the left is my grandfather, Edd. He’s the one I’m talking about when I mention “The Ducktown 8.” 💥 My grandfather blew up power lines and took part in other (sometimes…
Everything Will Be Okay
In March of 2020, I found this “Everything Will Be Okay” printable out there on the internet, printed it (on the back of a page from a screenplay; we’re all about reusing the paper we…
Circles of Safety
In our Expansive Capacity meeting today one of the beautiful masterminders asked, “How do we give ourselves permission to be our fullest selves in a world where there are people who want us dead because…
Creating the Hollywood We Want
Hello and welcome to all the new-to-the-Bonnie-Gillespie-experience folks (seems there’s something called “The Ava Effect” and our uptick in numbers (all over social) mirror the timing of getting regrammed by Ava DuVernay over in those…
What Actors Need to Know about Diversity in Casting
Let’s talk about STOPPERS, y’all. In showbiz, there are always stoppers: convenient ways to hand you your NO when the gig is not yours. We’ve heard them forever. “You’re too old,” “You’re not SAG,” “We’re…
Bonnie Gillespie on Episode 23 of The Ash Taba Show
Y’all. I do a lot of interviews. A. Lot. I’m ridiculously enchanted by this one… a deep, meandering, brainy convo with longtime SMFA ninja Ashley Tabatabai, an international client who has put is money where…
Becoming Anti-Racist
GROWTH: Remember, it’s NORMAL to travel among these zones as we’re building the muscles for change. Click for Instagram. Click for PDF. Click for source. This infographic is from Drew Ibrahim (adapted from the one…
Doing the Right Thing When There Is No “Right Thing”
My life’s work is to leave Hollywood better than I found it. To help creatives live the lives of their dreams, telling the stories they were born to tell at the highest possible tier for…
A Letter to Members of the Dojo
I’m putting the final touches on our monthly membership page for the mind-body mastermind that is Expansive Capacity. As I’m editing and tweaking — my own focus this weekend has delayed the usual "go live"…