What Does a Producer Do?!
By Rebecca Green
In October of 2025, I had the pleasure of being a guest on the podcast The Producers Guide: Todd Garner and the Future of Hollywood to address the age old question... what exactly does a producer DO?! I meant to share it with you all when it was released, but I got caught up in my new job at AFI and getting settled back in Los Angeles.
Since my appearance, Todd’s guest have included:
Oscar winning producer of EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE Jonathan Wang.
Legendary agent and WME Senior Partner Robert Newman.
Oscar winning producer/writer/director/actor and Smokehouse Pictures co-founder Grant Heslov.
Warner Bros Co-Charis & CEOs, Michael De Luca & Pam Abdy.
87North co-founder and Bullet Train/Atomic Blonde producer Kelly McCormick.
And many more!
Todd’s podcast is a great resource for producers so be sure to check it out.
My episode on Apple Podcasts can be found HERE or you can watch the video below.
This was such a good episode…well, they all are but I particularly liked this one :)