Profiles

Raquel Calhoun is an Audience Writer for TheWrap. She previously served as a senior multiplatform reporter for Forbes. Some of Raquel’s producing credits include former daytime talk show “The Real” and the nationally-syndicated talk show “Dr. Phil.” In addition, her print and on-camera work has been featured on several platforms, including Ebony magazine, NPR, Fox…

Daril Fannin is the co-founder and CEO of Kino. He is an executive producer, writer and army veteran. Fannin has created, sold and produced multiple multi-million dollar film and TV projects with A-list talent such as Matt Damon, Peter Berg and Jimmy Kimmel.

Dan Fill is the President and Co-Founder of Dark Slope Studios, a metaverse and virtual production company that specializes in games and television production. In his role, Fill spearheads the development of innovative projects ranging from fully immersive theme park rides and spectacles, to cutting edge television programs that combine world class animation, motion tracking…

Before joining The Wrap, Scott Mendelson got his industry start in 2008 with a self-piloted film blog titled “Mendelson’s Memos.” In 2013, he was recruited to write for Forbes.com where he wrote almost exclusively for nearly a decade. In that time he published copious in-depth analytical and editorialized entertainment industry articles specializing in (but not…

Domenic Venuto joined Progress Partners, a full-service merchant bank providing M&A, capital raising and SPAC advisory services for emerging tech and media companies, in December 2020. The Chief Operating Officer’s previous roles scaling technology, product, agency, publisher and adtech businesses, gives him a unique and valuable 360-degree view of the media, marketing, advertising and content…

Michele Willens is a bicoastal journalist. She writes a weekly theater report — “Stage Right or Not” — for an NPR affiliate and published the essay collection “From Mouseketeers to Menopause” in December 2021.