In this episode of On The Set Podcast, host Steven Strickland sits down with producer, director, and showrunner Ashlee McShan. A 15-year industry veteran whose credits span Vibe, BET, MTV, and SpringHill Company, and a Webby Award winner for her work on HBCU Virtual Homecoming. This conversation dives deep into the realities of freelancing, the power of relationships in Hollywood, learning documentary filmmaking by doing it, and what it takes to build a career while staying true to your own story.

From putting on assemblies in high school without knowing it was "producing," to landing an internship at Vibe magazine that turned into her first title, to taking the terrifying leap into full-time freelancing with nine months of surviving on ramen and spaghetti, Ashlee pulls back the curtain on a career built on trust, community, and refusing to ...