An Entertainment Industry Pioneer: An Interview with Ellen Snortland
b'On this special episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton interviews an entertainment industry trailblazer: Ellen Snortland. Ellen is a lawyer, teacher, coach, entrepreneur, celebrated author, long-time women\'s rights activist, self-defense instructor & many other things. Amongst many other positions, Ellen serves as a board member for the National Women\'s History Alliance, which helps fulfill her lifelong love of women\'s history.\\n\\nIn this wide-ranging, fascinating discussion, Ellen shares her incredible journey from helping her family survive a horrible, life-changing flood in South Dakota t0 forming the first all-female theater company in Santa Barbara, California - - and beyond!\\n\\nEllen discusses many of the obstacles & injustices that she has had to overcome in her career, as well as some of the lessons learned along the way, which she has shared with others. Ellen & Scott also discuss some of the heavy-lifting that still must be done today, so that truly those from all walks of life can have opportunities to chase their own passions and pursuits of happiness.\\n\\nAdditional Links & Resources:\\nSubscribe to This Week in Business History and all other Supply Chain Now Programming: https://supplychainnow.com/subscribe\\nTrailer to Ellen Snortland\'s Documentary "Beauty Bites Beast": https://youtu.be/DsCy8QFRehw\\nLearn more about "Beauty Bites Beast": http://beautybitesbeast.com/\\nLearn more about Ellen Snortland: http://www.snortland.com/\\nLearn more about the National Women\'s History Alliance: https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org/\\n\\nThis episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/business-history-43.'