Karen Worden

Karen Worden is co-founder and editor-in-chief of FilmCourage.com, which features articles, podcast episodes and video interviews from filmmakers, actors and other artists worldwide. FilmCourage.com originated in April 2009 as a weekly Sunday podcast via LATalkRadio.com where Karen and husband David Branin (co-host/co-founder/videographer of FilmCourage.com) interviewed indie filmmakers and actors for 50-minutes on thriving and surviving the business. MovieMaker Magazine selected the Film Courage podcast as one of the '10 Best Podcasts for Movie Makers in 2011.' Born on the East Coast, Karen grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area (Palo Alto), raised by a single mother, leaving home at 17 to work full-time corporate job in Silicon Valley. Karen held numerous corporate and odd jobs throughout the years, switching between the safety of a regular 9-5 life, freelance/acting to running FilmCourage.com with Branin. In addition to running FilmCourage.com with Branin, Karen acts and shoots her own short films including the documentaries 'This Journey Could Not Stop in Tucson' and 'Letting Go of Angst: An Actor's Portrait.' Karen co-produced 'Goodbye Promise' (voted one of the most unique crowdfunding campaigns of 2012 by Crowdsourcing.org) and 'Night Before the Wedding.' Her latest venture as a co-writer/videographer/producer with Branin is the weekly web series CanIGoViral.com featuring New York entertainer David Waugh on his life and times in Los Angeles. Waugh takes viewers on his days working a 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. desk job, auditioning and performing stand-up comedy on his days off, while attempting to create a viral video to further his career.