Hi everyone, Sophia Bush here. Welcome to work in progress, where I talk to people who inspire me about how they got to where they are and where they think they're still going.

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She's a phenomenal woman. She's bold, collaborative and an absolute boss. She's Jenny Connor. Jenny is a television writer and producer who's worked alongside Lena Dunham as the co executive producer and showrunner of Girls for all six of the hit shows seasons.

She continued her partnership with Dunham on HBO's Camping, while also working with her to create the popular feminist newsletter, Leni Letter. Just last year, Jenny signed a multi-year overall deal with Fox 21 television studios.

We'll be creating, overseeing and producing various series for the studio's platforms.

I know I speak for many of us when I say that I am so excited to see what Jenny is going to create next, now that she is helming her very own studio world.

In my conversation with Jenny, we discuss in Postor Syndrome, hippie progressive schools, the ins and outs of running a show, and how restaurant experience translates to producing.

We also touch on Jenny's early career stints in development and as a Hollywood assistant, and how she forged her path as a TV writer under the mentoring wing of Judd Apatow.

For anyone interested in the entertainment industry, this conversation really pulls back the veil and gets into much of the unseen work that goes into each and every production.

You're going to love this one. Enjoy.

Do you remember when we met? I can't remember.

For the first time, no. I don't. I don't. I like you just were in my life.

I know. And I feel like it was like it's been, it was like three times before the Laura Brown dinner, which was the most recent time.

But I cannot think of one of those locations.

I mean, neither. I just know that I see you at things. And I think we really got into it because we started to follow each other.

Yeah. Yeah.

So there was already, you know, sometimes you have this thing where you, you become like a digital friend of a person who's work you know.

And then you realize they're also a cool person and it's so leaving.

And I felt that way about you because I'm such a fan of your work and your writing and obviously, you know, what you guys did with girls and how that show came on the scene.

And what you've done since I just was like, this woman is cool as shit. And you are.

So thanks for that. Thank you. Yes. No, that was one of those Instagram friendships that really transitioned.

Yeah, it worked into real life. Yeah.

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