Cady stands with Directors (L to R) Carla Garapedian, Lizzie Borden, Finola Hughes, and Bethany Rooney at a screening of Seeing is Believing at Pepperdine University.
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Nationally, Ms. McClain has been invited to speak on current social issues related to women. Appearances include:
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Panelist with Marcia Nasitir, Catherine Hardwick, and Tamika Lamison - Catalina Film Festival (2017)
Guest speaker interviewed by Maikiko James (WIF) - WEHO Women and Leadership Conference (2017)
Host and Moderator of Panel with Marianna Palka, Li Lu, Finola Hughes, and Grace Lee - WEHO Women and Leadership (2018)
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Keynote speaker - Johnson County Community College (2018)
Keynote Speaker/Moderator of Panel with Bethany Rooney, Finola Hughes, Carla Garapedian, and Lizzie Borden- Pepperdine College (2018)
Guest lecturer on Crowdfunding through Audience Building - Webster University (2018)
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Speaker on "Diversity in Film" - Heartland Film Festival (2018)
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Guest lecturer - Rochester School of Technology and Animation (2018)
Guest lecturer - LA City College Film Studies Course (2018)
Guest lecturer on Women and Leadership - Hahn Loesser Law Firm (2018)
Leader of post screening discussion - Huntington Beach High School (2018)
Leader of post screening discussion- Women in Film (2018)
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Keynote Speaker - DRI Women in the Law conference (2019)
Guest lecturer - University of San Diego (2019)
Panel organizer and host "Powerhouses of Female Fortitude" - Artemis Film Festival (2019)
Panel organizer and host - "Indie Film Distribution NOW" panel at the DTLA Film Festival with Keith Ochwat, Liz Manashil, Deborah Riley Draper, and Andrew Van Den Houten (2019)
Keynote speaker - Digifest Temecula (2019)
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Host of "Understanding the African Experience with Ingrid Rogers" - Glass Elevator (2020)
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Speaker/Teacher of "The Art of Mentorship" - Glass Elevator (2020)
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Guest Speaker - Making Movies is Hard - podcast (2020)
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Panelist - Mystic Film Festival Panel on Women in Film and TV w/ Maria Giese, Sarah Pirozek, & Alecia Orsini Lebeda (2020)
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Guest - Oxford Film Festival Podcast "Off to the Movies" Celebrating Women Directors (2020)
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Guest - QFest Houston Panel (2021)
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Moderator - Kids in the Spotlight Industry Night (2022)
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Guest Speaker - National Student Leadership Conference at UCLA (2022)
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Guest Speaker - Kids in the Spotlight at USC School of Social Work (2022)
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Guest Speaker - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2022)
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Host - Sarcoma Foundation Gala, Capitale - NYC (2023)
Guest Speaker - Natalie Ford Master Class (2023)
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Guest Speaker, Women and Leadership - Roadtrip Nation (2024)