They Told Her No. Hollywood Powerhouse Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Made Them Say Yes.

She fought her way into 1980s Hollywood when the boys’ club ruled everything… and she refused to back down.

Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas went from an ambitious Valley girl to one of the most powerful agents in entertainment, representing Julia Roberts, Madonna, and Jennifer Lopez, who later became her producing partner at Nuyorican Productions.

In this episode of Superwomen, Elaine gets real about surviving the sexism of Hollywood’s golden era, why she walked away from the top of her game to reinvent herself as a writer and producer, and how her viral debut novel Climbing in Heels is pulling back the curtain on that world.

It’s raw, it’s inspiring, and it proves that sometimes being relentless is the only way forward.

Episode Guide:

(00:00) Meet Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Author & Producing Partner to Jennifer Lopez (02:25) The heartbreak that launched her Hollywood hustle
(09:15) Cracking the code to get past gatekeepers
(11:58) Surviving sexism while climbing the agency ladder
(15:28) Leaving agenting at the top of her game
(18:10) Lessons from working with Jennifer Lopez
(19:52) Climbing in Heels and three women’s stories
(23:03) Turning the book into a TV series
(28:02) Facing fear, cancer, and learning to just do

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