36: Valerie Van Galder, Movie Marketer

Valerie Van Galder has had a successful career in Hollywood, including her time as President of Marketing at Sony Pictures for 10 years, where she was responsible for developing the marketing strategy for movies including The Da Vinci Code, Casino Royale, and Superbad. Now she works as a marketing consultant for films, and runs Depressed Cake Shop, a grassroots mental health campaign that has raised over $200,000 for mental health charities around the world.  This episode is a true fireside chat, where we sat down cuddled up by the fireplace in Val’s home, and chat about her career, how we met, and our love/hate relationship with social media.