079 Just Tell Your Story with Erica Messer

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► SUMMARY

Erica Messer has been an accomplished showrunner, executive producer, writer and creator of dramatic television series for over twenty years. Erica recently served her ninth and final year as Executive Producer, Showrunner and Head Writer of Criminal Minds, a series that consistently ranked as TV's number one suspense thriller and is listed among a select few shows to have broadcast 300+ episodes over fourteen seasons. In 2018, Erica completed her first documentary feature film, The Biggest Little Farm, after six years of painstaking hard work. The documentary had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival in September and has gone on to win many awards at various film festivals, including seven nominations for the Critics' Choice Awards for Documentary Films. Erica is a working mother and very familiar with juggling the demands of Hollywood with those of parenthood. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her family.

In this episode, Jennifer and Erica talk about Erica’s incredible journey as a television writer, executive producer and showrunner. They share their experiences and talk about the difficult challenges they’ve both faced as female writers. Erica speaks to how she and her husband Kenny have been able to balance a hectic work life schedule. Erica talks about some of her more recent projects, including her documentary, The Biggest Little Farm, which is now available on iTunes and Hulu. Finally, Erica provides some sage advice to aspiring writers everywhere and encourages each of them to fulfill that burning desire to tell their own story.

► CHAPTERS

00:51 – Jennifer highlights one of the companies she’s been collaborating with, Unplug
02:01 – Jennifer reiterates this month’s charity initiative, Hope Scarves
03:15 – Jennifer reminds the audience to be present and in the moment for the next few days as we welcome a New Year and new decade
04:50 – Introducing today’s guest, Erica Messer
06:13 – Erica’s writing career and journey
11:11 – Moving to LA with her soon to be husband, Kenny
15:04 – Getting a foot in the door
18:52 – Jennifer highlights Erica’s work ethic as a main contributor to her success
20:06 – Writing specs for Ally McBeal, Party of Five, and other hit dramas
24:28 – Writing and co-producing Criminal Minds
26:09 – How Erica and Kenny balanced their work with raising a family
28:46 – Erica talks about becoming a showrunner on Criminal Minds
31:03 – Jennifer and Erica speak to the difficulty of being a female writer
35:09 – Erica’s current projects
38:43 – Erica’s first feature, The Biggest Little Farm
42:44 – Advice Erica would give to aspiring writers everywhere
44:56 – What does Erica think about when she hears the word ‘love’
45:06 – Where in the world would Erica most like to live
46:25 – How does Erica define serenity
46:43 – Lightning round of questions
48:15 – How working on Criminal Minds has affected Erica’s psychology and mental well-being
57:42 – Jennifer reminds the audience to visit Unplug to get a free class

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Jennifer Tracy interviews moms she admires about how they straddle the jobs of motherhood, entrepreneurship, and womanhood in general. These moms are breaking the molds of motherhood past and trailblazing a new path for us to follow.