speaker
speaker.creator.advocate
about:
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Breaking Into the Industry (Without Selling Your Soul)
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The Business of Show Business
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Women in Entertainment: Leading, Surviving, Thriving
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Fat Liberation & Representation in Media
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Storytelling with Guts
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Sober, Queer, and Unbothered: Thriving in Entertainment
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How to Work with Artists (Without Burning Them Out)
Bold. Edgy. Real.
V. Leigh is a seasoned entertainment industry professional, talent manager, filmmaker, and unapologetic advocate for fat liberation and artist empowerment. With over 20 years of industry experience, she brings a people-first, radically inclusive approach to every panel, classroom, and stage she steps onto. V. speaks truth to power—unfiltered, unshaken, and fiercely human.
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*Please note that V. is generally booked as Kacie Newport for Entertainment Industry events.
speaking topics:
previous engagements:
V. blends humor, grit, and compassion in every talk. She's known for telling it like it is while lifting people up, always centering real stories, real bodies, and real futures. Expect truth bombs, belly laughs, and practical takeaways.
style/approach:
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Philly Fat Con – Panel Moderator: Filmed While Fat: Thick Skin
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Panel Moderator - Various Film Festivals
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Guest Expert – Various Acting Classes (Ongoing)
accolades/credentials:
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BFA in Motion Pictures & Television (Academy of Art University)
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MFA in Creative Writing (In Progress)
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Member: Authors Guild, NYWIFT, Television Academy
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Founder/CEO: BAM Management
