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==Career== ==Career==
Sachs obtained her B.A. in journalism from ].<ref name="h676" /> While working as an associate producer at ] Sachs was mentored by Soraya Gage, whose part-time schedule was "revolutionary in the late 90s/early 2000s” for a senior producer.<ref name="p944">{{cite web |last=Vuleta |first=Christina |date=2018-01-31 |title=Eight Women Leaders On Their Mentor's Best Advice |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinavuleta/2018/01/31/eight-women-leaders-on-their-mentors-best-advice/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Forbes}}</ref> For her book ''How She Really Does It'', Sachs interviewed over 100 women about balancing career and motherhood.<ref name="s410" /> Sachs's book ''Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch Their Careers'' discussed "failing fast and learning from your failures".<ref name="y292">{{cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Stacey |date=August 2, 2018 |title=20 Things Women Should Never Feel Guilty About |url=https://www.popsugar.com/love/things-women-should-stop-feeling-guilty-about-45102236 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |website=Popsugar}}</ref> Her 2020 film ] was film was "literally shot through a female lens", using only female cinematographers.<ref name=":0" /> Sachs obtained her B.A. in journalism from ].<ref name="h676" /> While working as an associate producer at ] Sachs was mentored by Soraya Gage, whose part-time schedule was "revolutionary in the late 90s/early 2000s” for a senior producer.<ref name="p944">{{cite web |last=Vuleta |first=Christina |date=2018-01-31 |title=Eight Women Leaders On Their Mentor's Best Advice |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinavuleta/2018/01/31/eight-women-leaders-on-their-mentors-best-advice/ |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=Forbes}}</ref> For her book ''How She Really Does It'', Sachs interviewed over 100 women about balancing career and motherhood.<ref name="s410" /> Sachs's book ''Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch Their Careers'' discussed "failing fast and learning from your failures".<ref name="y292">{{cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Stacey |date=August 2, 2018 |title=20 Things Women Should Never Feel Guilty About |url=https://www.popsugar.com/love/things-women-should-stop-feeling-guilty-about-45102236 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |website=Popsugar}}</ref> Her 2020 film ] was "literally shot through a female lens", using only female cinematographers.<ref name=":0" />


==Works== ==Works==

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American filmmaker and author

Wendy Sachs is an American filmmaker and author who is known for her books Fearless and Free and How She Really Does It, and for directing Surge (2020).

Career

Sachs obtained her B.A. in journalism from Northwestern University. While working as an associate producer at Dateline NBC, Sachs was mentored by Soraya Gage, whose part-time schedule was "revolutionary in the late 90s/early 2000s” for a senior producer. For her book How She Really Does It, Sachs interviewed over 100 women about balancing career and motherhood. Sachs's book Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch Their Careers discussed "failing fast and learning from your failures". Her 2020 film Surge was "literally shot through a female lens", using only female cinematographers.

Works

  • Surge (2020 documentary)
  • Fearless and Free: How Smart Women Pivot and Relaunch Their Careers (AMACOM, 2017) ISBN 978-0814437698
  • How She Really Does It: The Secrets of Successful Stay-at-Work Moms (Da Capo Press, 2005) ISBN 978-0738210629

Awards

  • Forbes' Forty over 40, 2017

References

  1. "Surging Forward Documentary follows three female candidates during the 2018 midterm election". Northwestern Magazine.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Q&A with Wendy Sachs (BSJ93), Co-Director and Producer of SURGE". Northwestern Medill. August 20, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "SURGE -Texas Premiere". DallasFilm.org. September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Campbell, Phil. "Grassroots Action - Student Groups Bring Campaigns to NC". The Daily Northwestern.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Wendy Sachs". Forty Over 40 – Forty Women to Watch Over 40. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  6. Vuleta, Christina (2018-01-31). "Eight Women Leaders On Their Mentor's Best Advice". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  7. ^ "Secrets of successful 'Stay-At-Work Moms'". TODAY.com. 2005-06-01. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  8. Nguyen, Stacey (August 2, 2018). "20 Things Women Should Never Feel Guilty About". Popsugar. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  9. Zebrak, Julie (March 5, 2020). "Extending the Female Political Pipeline Through Film". . Retrieved March 5, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ZURAWIK, DAVID (September 11, 2020). "Showtime's 'Surge' - How good documentaries explain the world to us in this revolutionary moment". Baltimore Sun.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. "SURGE - Women in Politics". Women Texas Film Festival. August 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Virtual Screenings Available In the USA Only Available Friday, October 16 – Sunday, October 25". Montclairfilm.org.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "The Impact of Women Running for Office". AthenaFilmFestival.com. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Montpelier, Rachel (September 15, 2020). "Hannah Rosenzweig & Wendy Sachs on "Surge" & Why We Should Tell (Many) Stories About Women in Politics". Women and Hollywood.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. Reviews of Fearless and Free:
  16. "Moms Debate: To Stay Home or Work?". ABC News. March 31, 2006.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. Franklin, Ruth (July 3, 2005). "The Missing Joy: Why are American mothers driving themselves crazy?". New Republic.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. Reviews of How She Really Does It:
  19. Johnson, Whitney (October 10, 2017). "40 Women To Watch Over 40 Celebrates Possibilities Ahead For Women". Forbes. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
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