Women really can lead a tech company…seriously! And, the new original YouTube web series “NEXT” is out to 显示 you.

The series comes from a female team, including actors Taylor Brock, Anne Hallinan and Lisa-Marie Newton, who co-created and 星, 星级 in the project. Writer/Director Serena Shulman first developed the concept, which she based on her own experiences in the tech industry.

I recently caught up with Taylor Brock to find out 更多 about “Next.”


Give us an overview of your new project “NEXT, the web series.”

TAYLOR: 下一个 chronicles what happens as the male-dominated tech world gets an injection of female leadership. It’s a scripted 5 episode dramedy created, written, directed, and produced 由 women about a Silicon Valley Tech start-up led 由 women. The season begins when the company CONNEXT, which has created a personal assistant device, the YES DEAR (voiced in a loving man’s voice after each request), goes on a retreat at a pivotal time to regroup…ironically, without any mobile device.

What can 你 tell about your character in the series?

TAYLOR: My character, Ilona, is the founder and CEO of the company who desperately wants her company to succeed. This leads to her trying so hard to be cool and be just like the other startups which are founded 由 20-somethings.

What would 你 consider your characters ‘best’ quality? And their ‘worst’?

TAYLOR: My character’s best quality is her determination. Worst: Inflexibility.

How was it creating your own project – would 你 do it again?

TAYLOR: It’s a lot of work and a lot of fun creating my own project. I absolutely would do it again; I’m thinking about Season 2. I’ve also produced a play that I acted in; Edward Albee’s The Goat or, Who is Sylvia?

Any interesting stories from the set 你 can share with us?

TAYLOR: While filming in Berkeley, CA a clock tower 钟, 贝尔 would ring every 30’ for a couple of minutes, so we had to stop filming frequently because of sound issues. We also filmed in a building while a wedding was taking place …we had a couple of intoxicated guests visit the set who would not leave.

What do 你 hope audiences gain from watching your new series?

TAYLOR: Enjoyment and awareness of the capabilities of women in tech and entertainment.

And, now just for fun:

What’s your 最喜爱的 food?
TAYLOR: 花生 butter

Cats 或者 dogs?
TAYLOR: dogs

Favorite movie from your childhood.
TAYLOR: Romeo and Juliet

Tell us one thing that would surprise our readers to learn about you.

TAYLOR: I was an Intensive Care Nursery Nurse

How can 粉丝 keep up with 你 and the show?

TAYLOR:
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