Coffee with Colleen

Creators Co. TV

Coffee with Colleen is a live video podcast hosted by Colleen De Silva on Creators Co. TV, where she sits down over coffee with artists, entrepreneurs, moms, and fellow creatives for honest conversations about faith, family, work, and what it actually takes to keep making things. Each episode is an unhurried, encouraging look at the real lives behind the art—especially the women building careers and families in Northern California and beyond. Grab a cup and pull up a chair.

Episodes

  1. Oct 19 ·  Video

    Costume Designer Kate English on Fantasy Costumes, Women in Film & Finding Your Voice | Coffee with Colleen Video Podcast

    Costume designer Kate English joins Colleen on Coffee with Colleen, a Creators Co. TV video podcast. Kate has nearly a decade of experience designing costumes for fantasy and period independent films, including three features. She recently moved back to Redding, California after working with the Upstate California Film Commission and spending time in Los Angeles. In this episode: How Kate went from childhood Halloween costumes and homemade harvest festivals to a career in costume design, with no formal trainingMaking elven cloaks for a fantasy short film and designing Western wardrobe for a web series on a tiny budgetWorking with directors and actors on color palettes, and improvising on setFacing the fear of acting and stepping in front of the cameraLessons from a month in Guatemala at age 12Promoting Shasta County as a film location with the Upstate California Film CommissionThe new Shasta County Women in Film chapter: classes, table reads, movie nights and monthly film daysKate’s period drama series about a screenwriter in early Hollywood, and the women who shaped silent filmAI in filmmaking, self-education, perfectionism, shame and the “Let Them” mindsetHire Kate for film wardrobe or custom costumes at KateEnglishCostumes.com. Subscribe to Coffee with Colleen on Creators Co. TV for conversations with creatives from Northern California and beyond.

  2. Oct 5 ·  Video

    Viral Reddit Horror Writer Cory De Silva: How to Write a Script in 14 Days | Coffee with Colleen

    Grab your coffee, because Colleen is on a date with her husband, and he brought a camera crew (us). Cory De Silva is a viral Reddit r/nosleep author, a screenwriter, and a dad of two. In this episode he and Colleen talk about the writing life, the road trip, and what happens when you stop waiting for permission and start posting. In this episode: -Why he started writing creepy stories online after years of calling short stories lame-Posting one story a week for a year and what it did for his writing-Writing a full script in 14 days (speed beats perfectionism)-Why your first idea is usually the right idea-Outlining tips, with and without an outline-Tales from the Bucket, his upcoming horror anthology series for Creators Co. TV, with 12 stories narrated by actors in the spirit of Tales from the Crypt-His stunt script for the CarnEvil arcade game-Books and writers who shaped him: Clive Barker, Charles Bukowski, Raymond Carver-Why horror works (the stakes are instantly 100%)-Getting up at 3 AM to write before the kids wake up-Two months, a dozen states, and a road trip that Colleen says made her realize she's not just a mom-Encouragement for creative dads: don't give up Chapters:00:00 Welcome and intro03:30 The two-month road trip11:40 Writing on Reddit's No Sleep20:12 Tales from the Bucket22:41 Write faster, trust your first idea30:33 Outlining and finishing scripts41:35 Carnival stunt script43:21 Clive Barker, Bukowski and favorite books46:00 Why horror works51:05 Dad life, 3 AM writing and balance56:00 Hardest part of the road trip1:01:14 Advice for creative dads Watch more Coffee with Colleen on Creators Co. TV. Like, subscribe, and tell us in the comments: what's the creepiest place you could get stuck, the ocean or the cold?

  3. Sep 19 ·  Video

    Bailey’s Book Nook with Bailey Bethard: Opening a Downtown Redding Bookstore, Following Your Dream & Building Community

    Colleen sits down inside Bailey’s Book Nook on Market Street in downtown Redding with owner Bailey Bethard — wife, reader, and first-time shop owner who went from a book-club “what if” to a signed lease in a matter of weeks. Bailey shares how the idea started in March 2025, why the long “shotgun” storefront between Kobe’s and Maxwell’s felt like the right building, how family funding and the Women’s Business Center at JEDI helped her move fast, and what it actually takes to stock a used bookstore that looks and feels new. She and Colleen also talk marriage (they met and later married on St. Patrick’s Day), the balloon-and-anchor dynamic with her husband James, the fear of being alone, and the simple morning gratitude practice they use to stay grounded. Along the way you’ll hear about: First-line mystery books and traditional “blind date with a book” packages from local makersThe monthly reading club (first Wednesday) and the shop as a lounge / community hubWhy fantasy is her favorite — plus recs including Throne of Glass, The Knight and the Moth, and moreSupporting local women and micro-businesses (Kenzie Quilts book sleeves and more)Grabbing a latte at Theory Coffee and coming back to read, play Connect Four, or just hang outVisit Bailey’s Book Nook at 1330 Market Street, downtown Redding. Follow the shop and drop by for books in excellent condition, bookish gifts, and a place that wants you to stay awhile. Coffee with Colleen is part of Creators Co. TV. If you enjoy conversations about small business, creative work, marriage, and life in Northern California, subscribe, leave a review, and tell a friend.

  4. Sep 11 ·  Video

    Coffee with Composer Hannah Mae Green

    On the first episode of Coffee with Colleen, host Colleen De Silva sits down with composer Hannah Mae Green for an honest, unhurried conversation about making music while life is happening. Hannah talks about the path into composing, how a score actually gets built, and what it takes to keep creating when the calendar is already full. The two get into the real tension so many artists know well: the pull between family and vocation, the quiet seasons when motivation dips, and the work of showing up anyway. They also touch on acting, collaboration, and the small daily choices that keep a creative life from going dim. Warm, grounded, and specific — a first-episode coffee date that sets the tone for the show: women telling the truth about their craft, their kids, and the long road between a calling and a finished piece of work. Coffee with Colleen is a live video podcast from Creators Co. TV.

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Coffee with Colleen is a live video podcast hosted by Colleen De Silva on Creators Co. TV, where she sits down over coffee with artists, entrepreneurs, moms, and fellow creatives for honest conversations about faith, family, work, and what it actually takes to keep making things. Each episode is an unhurried, encouraging look at the real lives behind the art—especially the women building careers and families in Northern California and beyond. Grab a cup and pull up a chair.

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  • Creator
    Creators Co. TV
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Creators Co. LLC