COHORT 2 PARTICIPANT

Suzy is an experienced series producer who has been creating content for both US and Canadian broadcasters for over 13 years. As the showrunner for such shows as Holmes and Holmes 3, Holmes 911, Save My Reno, Canada’s Handyman Challenge and many more, Suzy has learned the ins and outs of renovation/design production. While she has a passion and expertise in lifestyle and reality programming, Suzy has also worked on several children’s tv series for PBS Kids (Odd Squad) and TVOkids (Cutie Pugs, Now You Know). She has a diverse and eclectic television production background that includes scripted union-based shows as well as lifestyle series with “real people” casting. She is as comfortable on set with Mike Holmes shooting a scene about load bearing walls, as she is working with union puppeteers and animation markers in a green screen studio. In 2013, Suzy started her own production company, Chatterbox Productions, with the help of the Ontario Self-Employment Benefit Program. Shortly after founding Chatterbox, Suzy produced her first documentary short film, Synapse Dance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4yXyZjmWMI), through a bravoFACT grant. Synapse Dance saw great success as an award winner at the 2015 Austin Revolution Film Festival for Best Foreign Short Documentary. The film was blogged about by the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and featured in a BBC News story in 2018. Suzy continues to develop her own factual television projects while working as a content creator and series producer for HGTV, DIY Network and CTVlife.