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Marlene Sharp is a creative and business-savvy entertainment multi-hyphenate who originally hails from New Orleans but is now a (San Fernando) Valley girl. Firmly ensconced in LA life, Marlene is top dawg at Pink Poodle Productions and emeritus Head of IP Strategy and Acquisitions for Rainshine Entertainment.
Noteworthy clients and collaborators include Autism in Entertainment Conference; Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan; WowMax Next; Dumpster Dorks; Filmocracy; BoredPanda.com; WeFixYourScript.com; ToonBo; Society Theatricals; Euramco Pictures; WeirdAss Comedy; the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation, and The Center for Learning Unlimited/CLU Transitions/Brainstorm Productions.
Prior to Pink Poodle and Rainshine, Marlene served as Director, Production at LEVEL-5 abby, home of YO-KAI WATCH and other Japanese hit video game-based franchises. Formerly, as Producer, TV Series, at Sega of America, Marlene worked on much more than Teen Choice Award-nominated Cartoon Network series SONIC BOOM. For example, her extensive Hedgehog duties took her to the heights of the nerd-iverse as an official San Diego Comic-Con panelist. She also contributed to the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog feature film.
As a freelance journalist, Marlene concentrates on pop culture for noteworthy fan destinations, such as Global Toy News, GameDeveloper.com, DOGTV, ToonBarn.com, Geekified.net, Medium, and CultureSonar.com.
As a short film auteur, she has snagged recognition at La Femme Film Fest, Austin Comedy Film Festival, KIDS FIRST! Film Festival, Canine Film Festival, and San Luis Obispo Film Festival. Marlene is the proud winner of the 2019 LA Shorts International Film Fest Script Competition (an Oscar- and BAFTA-qualifying fest), at which her backdoor sitcom pilot received a staged reading courtesy of The Groundlings.
As a human being, basically, Marlene Sharp loves all kinds of pups. For proof, please see her website www.pinkpoodleproductions.com. For extra proof, look at this: https://linktr.ee/marlenesharp
- Autism
- Family-friendly on-screen and audio content
- Comedy
- Film festivals and script competitions inside and outside Hollywood
- Roots in the Deep South
- Animation
- True Crime
1. How did you start your career in entertainment?
2. What is your experience in working with autistic/neurodiverse/neurodivergent individuals?
3. How did your childhood in New Orleans affect you?
4. Tell me about your dog!
5. What are the most noteworthy creative projects on which you've worked?
6. What do you want to accomplish in your career?
7. How do you take negative experiences and find the positives in them?
8. Describe your experience in moving from New Orleans to Los Angeles.
9. Describe your overseas work and travel experiences.
10. What is your advice for aspiring media moguls?
For representative screen media appearances, please see www.imdb.me/marlenesharp.
For select podcast guest appearances, please see https://www.listennotes.com/top-episodes/marlene-sharp/.
For sample podcast host duties, please visit https://bleedingcool.com/movies/samurai-rabbit-scribe-reddick-rainshine-talk-young-captain-nemo/.
Bonus crowd pleaser: https://usadailytimes.com/2022/10/20/dear-ugly-sonic-the-marlene-sharp-story/.
Thank you!
I am happy to promote podcasts via my social channels, especially LinkedIn, on which I am a micro-influencer with over 15K followers. In addition, I am the LinkedIn moderator for the award-winning Women in Animation group, which has over 25K followers.