THE TEAM

Cathy Campo (Netflix)

Cathy Campo is an MBA candidate at the Kellogg Northwestern School of Management and a first-year director for the Media & Entertainment Club. Previously, she worked for three years at Netflix in unscripted development and current programming. A former NBCUniversal Page and a Brown University graduate, she is passionate about mentoring others. In addition to founding The Hollywood Assistant, she has mentored high schoolers through nonprofit Good City Mentors and undergraduates through Brown University's career lab. Her writing has appeared in CNBC.com, E! Online, and the Kellogg Business Journal.

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Articles

Podcast Co-Host
-January 2024 - July 2024

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"Introducing... Your New Co-Editors-in-Chief" Interviewer -April 2024

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"One Year of the Hollywood Assistant" 
-February 2024

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"Dear Hollywood Assistant, I Need More Money" -December 2023

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"Ask an Assistant" Interviews​

(Various, Feb 2023 - March 2024)

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"Ask a Former Assistant" Interviews

(Various, Feb 2023 - March 2024)

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Natalie Lifson (Buchwald)

Natalie Lifson is an Executive Assistant and Agent Trainee in Comedy at Buchwald, a JHRTS (Junior Hollywood Radio & Television Society) board member, a producer at The Aurelians Collective, and a graduate student in USC Gould School of Law's Entertainment Law certificate program.

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Natalie is a proud alum of New York University, where she studied Media at Steinhardt, Producing at Tisch, and the Business of Entertainment at Stern.

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Natalie has lived many different lives in the entertainment industry, having worked on Broadway, scripted and unscripted TV, film, comedy, podcasting, broadcast journalism, fashion, and more.

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Articles

"Hollywood Glossary" Running List -August 2024 - Present

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"Hollywood Buzz" column 
-March 2023 - Present​

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"DEI Rollbacks - How Companies are Responding" -March 2025

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"What DEI Rollbacks Mean for the Future of Hollywood" -February 2025

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"Who's On Strike?" -August 2024, September 2024, October 2024, November 2024

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"What's a Carriage Dispute? A Timeline of Disney's Battle with DirecTV" + Updates -September 2024, October 2024

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"What Are Antitrust Laws, and could Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox be guilty of violating them with their joint sports streaming service?" -October 2024

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Assistant Highlights -August 2024

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"Ask a Recruiter" Column -June 2024 - August 2024

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"July Layoffs: Can The Industry Bounce Back?" -August 2024

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"The Paramount Acquisition: Why Should We Care?" + Updates -August 2024, September 2024

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"Streaming Media NYC: A Conference About Disruption" 
-June 2024​

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"Ronda Rousey - From Fighter to Screenwriter" -May 2024

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"What are NewFronts & Upfronts?"
- Roku Interview -May 2024

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"Ask a Recruiter: Interviewing (with Paul Tranchese)" -May 2024

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"Introducing... Your New Co-Editors-in-Chief" -April 2024

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"Hollywood Assistants: The Forgotten Casualties of the Strikes" -October 2024

-Featured in Business Insider

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Lucy Stover (More Medavoy Management)

Lucy Stover (she/her) is a New England born & raised creator who hopped a plane to Los Angeles in January '23 and never looked back. Proud Syracuse graduate (go Orange!) & dedicated self-starter, she is currently working in talent management as an Executive Assistant and Manager-in-training with Emmy Award winning manager, producer, and co-founder of More/Medavoy Management, Brian Medavoy. As Lucy navigates her career, she prioritizes opportunities to be surrounded by other driven, like-minded young professionals hungry to make an impact on the industry. This motivates her dedication to The Hollywood Assistant as Co-Founder-in-Chief as well as mentorship efforts with Syracuse LA's student programming. While she cannot be sure where her career path will lead, she maintains the goal of championing diverse creators and storytelling that will promote social change. Outside of entertainment, Lucy is passionate about human rights advocacy, golden retrievers, and indie music concert-hopping.

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Articles

"The Oscars Through an Assistant’s Eyes: What Cameras Cannot Capture" -March 2025

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"Our Favorite Moments from The Hollywood Reporter x JHRTS: 35 Under 35 Panel" -March 2025

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"Know Your Worth: How to Use our Salary Survey Data to Advocate for Better Pay" -February 2025

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"Last Minute Holiday Presents for Your Boss That Aren’t a Candle" -December 2024

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"How I Tamper Anxiety Before Every Huge Networking Event" -November 2024

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"Ask a Former Assistant" with Joshua Finn (Paradigm) -November 2024

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"Assistant Highlights: DEAD GIRLS by Jackie Logsted" -November 2024

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"The Scariest Part of Being an Assistant Is..." -October 2024

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"Matthew Perry's Assistant Faces 15+ Years. Is This Justice?" -September 2024

"The 'It Girl' Networking Event of the Fall" -September 2024

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"The Paramount Acquisition: Why Should We Care?" -August 2024

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August Pod Rec: "Write in the Head" -August 2024

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Introduction to "A Homonormative Hollywood" -July 2024

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Assistant Highlights -August 2024

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"The Disabled Assistant" 

-May 2024

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"Introducing... Your New Co-Editors-in-Chief" -April 2024

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Matthew Threadgill 
(Disney Branded Television)

Matthew Threadgill is a burgeoning entertainment leader and aspiring development executive, currently serving as Development Assistant at Disney Branded Television. After graduating from Northwestern University with a degree in Theatre, Matthew began his professional career as an Assistant at Independent Artist Group.

His affinity for kids and family storytelling led him to Nickelodeon in 2023, where he served as Department Coordinator & Executive Assistant to the EVP of Noggin. Eager to broaden his understanding of storytelling, Matthew sees each day as an assistant as an exciting opportunity to soak up knowledge and build meaningful relationships. When he's not buried in a script or having a coffee chat, Matthew likes to spend time with his family and binge old clips from The Wendy Williams Show (a guilty pleasure). 

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Articles

"Ask an Assistant" Interview with Madilyn Cook (Writer’s Assistant, Disney Branded Television)" -March 2025

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"What DEI Rollbacks Mean for the Future of Hollywood" -February 2025

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"Wildfire Resources for Hollywood Assistants" -January 2025

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"The Laid Off Assistant: Navigating Mass Layoffs in an Uncertain Industry" -September 2024

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"Ask an Assistant" Interview with Audrey Henson -July 2024

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"Streaming Media NYC: A Conference About Disruption" 

-June 2024

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"What are NewFronts & Upfronts?" 

-May 2024​

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Alexa D'Ambrosio 

Alexa works in music as a singer/songwriter. Previously, she worked at Hello Sunshine, editing & producing video content for the company’s social channels, helping to tell stories that put women at the center of the narrative. Alexa has also supported social media development for Mandy Gonzalez, who starred as Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton on Broadway. Alexa graduated from Brown University, with double majors in Modern Culture & Media, and Hispanic Studies. Alexa currently lives in NYC after being in LA for a year and a half.

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John Brahan (Hello Sunshine)

John Brahan works as an Executive Assistant in the Unscripted department at Hello Sunshine. Previously, he served as an EA on Season 3 of Amazon's "Making the Cut." John graduated from The University of Mississippi with a BA in Public Policy Leadership and a BFA in Theatre Arts. Initially, he left his home state of Mississippi and moved to LA to act, write plays, and work in restaurants. In his Acting Era, John portrayed Steve Harrington in Netflix and Secret Cinema's "Stranger Things: The Drive Into Experience" and also a dinosaur in Will Geer's Theatricum Botanicum's production of "The Skin of Our Teeth." John hopes you never saw him do any improv. In his free time, John plays drums for various artists and groups including Lemondrop, Julianna Joy, and Blondonna.

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Articles

Podcasts Co-Host 
- January 2024 - July 2024

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"Ask an Assistant" Interviewee

- August 2023