Leading Ladies is brought to you by our amazing producer, Sarah Birnie, this podcast is all about celebrating the incredible women making waves in our industry.
Sarah will be chatting with inspiring ladies from all corners of the industry world, the response has been overwhelming—women are lining up to share their stories and insights!
Join us as we uplift and amplify the voices of women in our industry. Stay tuned for more episodes, and let’s make waves together!
WELCOME
Episode #259 - Claire Heat
Claire is a highly motivated individual with over 25 years experience in the industry, specializing in events and special projects for the music, television and film industries, she has huge amounts of energy, a strong work ethic, bags of enthusiasm, common sense and professionalism.
Claire started working in the industry as stage crew whilst studying at university and has had different roles within that time from, event manager, backstage artist liaison, driven bands and sold merch all over UK, Europe and the US, tour management, Worked for BAFTA, production assistant, VIP manager and now, LED tech.
Claire has worked with some of the biggest bands including Sir Elton John, Eric Clapton, ColdPlay, Maria Carey and Roger Waters to name but a few.
Episode #286 - Colleen Wittenberg
Colleen is a Freelance multi-cam director, media server programmer and operator. Colleen has worked for some incredible artists such as ColdPlay, Aerosmith, Alanis morissette, U2, Lizzo to name but a few. And is currently on tour with Hozier.
Colleen has not only had an incredible career so far in our industry but also started out in the cruise industry as the Entertainment Technical Manager, Senior Lighting and Special Effects Technician. During the pandemic Colleen was one of the very few people able to leave the States and actually went to work for Universal in China.
Colleen is an incredible human, strong, passionate, loving and full of energy for life. Please welcome Colleen, my second guest, my great friend to the Leading ladies Podcast, part of Geezers Of Gear.
Leading Ladies Sponsor
We're thrilled to welcome Lightswitch as the exclusive sponsor for Leading Ladies. Their incredible support is a fantastic addition and Geezers Of Gear welcomes them to our Special Podcast addition of Leading Ladies.
Lightswitch is a collective of internationally recognised lighting, media, and visual designers committed to changing how people experience the world. Lightswitch’s dedicated team serves clients from full-service studios all over the globe, united by the core values that guide everything we do.
For more than 30 years Lightswitch has been practising ‘Pragmatic Design’
Lightswitch believes it is their responsibility to keep clients' CREATIVE, LOGISTICAL, and FINANCIAL objectives in equilibrium. Aligning these three objectives while bringing their client's projects to life produces ideal results.
Lightswitch’s range of expertise is extensive, from working one-on-one with clients and artists to multidisciplinary teams collaborating on all visual aspects of temporary and permanent projects.
Lightswitch creates unforgettable moments and powerful experiences. Their process draws inspiration from their team, other artists, and the needs of each project, creating distinctive work infused with unexpected wonder and deep connection.
Lightswitch celebrates its team, clients, and all our industry's diverse and talented people. To honour their pledge to support inclusion in all aspects of entertainment and experience design,
Lightswitch is proud to sponsor Leading Ladies.
