Small Talk Podcast with Marlene & Chris, Season #2, Episode #1, January 15th, 2024

Unfortunately scheduled guest Payton McDavitt was unable to come on this evening with Marlene and Chris. Peyton McDavitt, was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She graduated from Harvard with an AB in The History of Art and Architecture, citation in Spanish, and a curriculum that included several advanced graduate courses. After spending time studying and playing field hockey in Santiago, Chile, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue the arts. Early on, she gained entry into the New York Television Festival and subsequently won a development deal with LIFETIME A&E. She has written for THE GUYS CHOICE AWARDS for SPIKE/SONY, YOUTUBE Red, FACEBOOK TV, and MEDINAH, one of the first scripted shows to come out of the Arabic world, for which she relocated to the Middle East. She has written several features for THE HALLMARK CHANNEL, recently completed features for Oscar-winning production company BRANDED PICTURES, an animated project with Golden Valley Films, and a folk thriller for ARC Entertainment. She was awarded runner-up out of over 2,000 submissions for the SCREENCRAFT Horror/ Thriller competition. She was also a finalist in the SCREENCRAFT pilot competition out of over 1,700 submissions. That same pilot garnered a nomination for the 2017 Write Her List. She is a TV consultant and has worked as part of a think tank for E! Entertainment, as well as a TV and feature script editor and consultant. She is the founder and owner of thepeytonpress.com,offering TV and feature script editing and consultations, guiding several clients to script sales, development deals, and publishing deals. She is an avid athlete, former USA Jr. National Team field hockey player, Division I All-American, Radcliffe Prize recipient (awarded to the top female athlete at Harvard) and was recently inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame. #smalltalkpodcast marlenesharp #chrispomay #peytonmcdavitt #actress #writer #harvard #boston #barrycullenchevrolet #sponsorship