In this interview we profile the inspirational Founder of WONDERLONDON FILMS, Danielle Scott-Haughton, whose web series include Dear Jesus and The Alexis Show. Her shows have not only been a huge hit online but have also shown that you can do anything you put your mind to. Read on and be inspired by this amazing woman.
Please
tell us what is a typical business day for you?
I currently work full time at a television post production facility and run WONDERLONDON FILMS as a side hustle. Currently as we are on hiatus from production on Dear Jesus and The Alexis Show I currently spend the evenings writing.
I currently work full time at a television post production facility and run WONDERLONDON FILMS as a side hustle. Currently as we are on hiatus from production on Dear Jesus and The Alexis Show I currently spend the evenings writing.
What
made you start the business and how did you get started?
After opportunities to work in film production fell through I decided to make create my own and started WONDERLONDON FILMS in 2011. I bought a camera and just got on with it.
After opportunities to work in film production fell through I decided to make create my own and started WONDERLONDON FILMS in 2011. I bought a camera and just got on with it.
What
would you say has been your greatest accomplishment in the business world to
date?
My greatest accomplishment has been winning
Favourite Web Series at the Screen Nation Digital-Is Awards in 2015. It meant
that my work was recognised not only by the organisers of the event but that social
media supported us too.
What has been your biggest challenge in business so far?
Securing funding.
What
are your future plans for the business?
Currently I plan to rebrand
WONDERLONDON FILMS was a poor choice as we are often confused with Wonderland
Films and more recently Wondervision Films.
If you
had to do it all over again, what would you do differently?
Just have more patience, understand
that Rome wasn’t build in a day. Not run into long term financial decisions
with short term understanding and trust my instincts. They’re never wrong.
Why
is it so important to inspire young women in particular to follow their dreams?
Women are powerful when they have the
tools and the access to achieve their goals, the key to the future of our
planet’s survival might be in the mind of a young woman who doesn’t have the
opportunity to do what she was put here to do. We must inspire young women
because equality hasn’t been achieved yet and we need more women to show why we
are important and why we matter.
What
advice would you give to somebody who wants to start a business in your
industry?
Make sure you understand your USP. What
is special about you? Why is your company important? That way when things get
hard and you face challenges, you wont be deterred, you’ll find solutions and
keep going because you know you matter and your industry needs you because
there is no one else who does what you do the way that you do it.
What
or who inspires you in business and why?
Shonda Rhimes. She runs a production
company and she owns Thursday nights on ABC. I look up to her. I love what she
represents, a powerful black woman who understands why representation is
important and is a doer, not a talker alone; making sure that nearly everyone
can watch her shows and see someone who looks like them.
What
is your favourite inspirational quote?
“God
didn’t call you to be busy, He called you to be effective.” – Joyce Meyer
Danielle
Scott-Haughton
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