Leigh Davenport: Writer, Creator, and Executive Producer of Run the World

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Clique Media, Female Founder, Entrepreneurship, Career Change, Career Pivot, Fashion & Beauty, Hillary Kerr, Personal Journals, Who What Wear, Clique, Career, Arts, Business, Careers, Second Life, Career Advice, Self-made, Entrepreneur, Mydomaine, Society & Culture

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Leigh Davenport is the ultimate creative multi-hyphenate. She is a talented director, writer, and producer creating modern content at the intersection of woke and whimsical that shifts the narratives surrounding women of color. After spending 15 years in the entertainment and editorial industries, holding impressive positions like producer at BET and VH1 and editorial director of the leading lifestyle site HelloBeautiful.com, Davenport is releasing her own scripted series, Run the World, on Starz this May that is inspired by her own life in New York. On this episode of Second Life, find out how Davenport found the courage to move to L.A. to pursue a career in writing and producing and has since become a modern voice in television.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, I'm Hillary Kerr, the co-founder and chief content officer of Who Up Where.
0:11.6	And this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting women who have truly inspiring careers.
0:18.6	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting
0:22.6	aside their doubts or fears, and what happens when they embark on their Second Life.
0:28.5	Today on the show, I'm speaking with an incredibly talented writer, producer and director, Lee Davenport.
0:36.3	Lee knows a thing or two about creating compelling content.
0:39.9	After years in the entertainment industry producing everything from pop culture shows on
0:44.4	VH1 and BET, to reality TV and everything in between, her talents landed her at Interactive
0:51.2	One.
0:52.2	There, she eventually took the role of editorial director of HelloBeautiful.com, where
0:57.2	she led the site to record breaking traffic and then became the vice president of Women's
1:02.6	Lifestyle Programming and Video.
1:05.2	By all measures, Lee had a highly successful and fruitful career, but still, she knew that
1:11.5	she had more to offer so she quit her job and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career
1:17.2	as a writer and producer.
1:19.7	Now, after creating her own series inspired by her life in New York City, Lee's scripted
1:25.6	series Run the World is set to premiere on Stars this May 16th.
1:31.4	She's also the brilliant writer behind the Wendy Williams biopic that came out in January
1:35.9	and the upcoming Netflix movie The Perfect Find starring Gabrielle Union.
1:41.7	Lee is the definition of a triple threat and a wildly inspiring one at that.
1:46.9	Now on Second Life, it's Lee Davenport.
1:53.8	So for this podcast, we like to start by taking it way back to the beginning.
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