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PENELOPE GLANCED AROUND the table at Talia’s production team. Here in the office—a converted loft in Los Angeles, everyone was dressed in jeans and t-shirts. Talia had warned her, so she’d worn jeans with heels and a hand-woven sweater she’d found in Ecuador—only one of the countries she wanted to feature on the series.
Talia began. “I invited Penelope here today to tell us about her new project.”
Setting aside her nervousness, Penelope began talking about the project she wanted to develop for television. “It’s a fashion travel show fusion that focuses on artisan-crafted fashion indigenous to local areas.” Once she had their attention, she went on to talk about what a mutual win it would be for everyone involved, from the production team to artisans to viewers.
After delivering her
