Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau is a mom, wife and former drug pusher (legally) turned filmmaker. At 35, with no prior filmmaking experience, she wrote, directed, and co-produced the independent feature film Side Effects (starring Katherine Heigl) as well as the documentary Money Talks:Profits Before Patient Safety. These two little, independent feature films have received international acclaim. Kathleen has learned first hand how to rock the boat and shake things up.

From drugs, to film, to radio...Kathleen's road to the microphone was anything but a straight path.

Here is her story...

Kathleen grew up in the small town of Ladysmith, Wisconsin. A collegiate racquetball player, she graduated with a Political Science degree from the University of Wisconsin. After college, Kathleen spent a decade working for the pharmaceutical industry as a drug sales representative. During this time, she documented both amusing and frightening incidents about the marketing tactics of Big Pharma. In an effort to raise public awareness, Kathleen wrote a screenplay based on these experiences and left her career in the pharmaceutical industry.

When her LA agent wanted her to dumb down the script into a generic Hollywood story to make it more appealing to the studios, Kathleen decided to take a leap of faith and make the film herself. She raised the funding within a month, cast Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy, Knocked Up) as the lead, and filmed in less than 16 days in and around Madison, Wisconsin. The independent feature film Side Effects was Kathleen’s debut as a director and opened to unprecedented international press attention.

Because of the questions posed by enthusiastic Side Effects audiences, Kathleen felt compelled to take a more comprehensive, academic approach to the topic of pharmaceutical marketing tactics for her second film, Money Talks: Profits Before Patient Safety. Featuring interviews with investigative journalists and medical professionals from Harvard, Columbia and UCLA, the film is a straight-shooting documentary that delves deeper into the issues.

Seen by the media as an expert in her field, Kathleen’s credentials include interviews featured in The New York Times, USA Today, CNN, The Economist, Atlantic Monthly, British Medical Journal, The Lancet and Financial Times, as well as in The Associated Press, NPR and many other media outlets worldwide. Known for her warmth, humor and down-to-earth style, she has been invited to speak across the country about her inspirational journey and on various health, wellness, business and women's topics.

Recognizing a hunger for good information delivered in an entertaining way and the need for some estrogen on the airwaves, in the summer of 2006 Kathleen launched her weekly radio show, The Kathleen Show. The program focuses on issues surrounding life, health, and entertainment and features nationally renowned guests. The show has been heralded as a fun, informative, and welcome breath of fresh air in an arena dominated by negative political talk shows.

Kathleen is currently writing two other scripts and was selected by The MGH Institute of Health Professions, Inc. to produce a Continuing Medical Education documentary that will be used by medical professionals throughout the United States.That film, PeRx: Prescribing Evidenced Based Therapies, has just been released.

In an ongoing effort to make a meaningful dent in the current healthcare crisis, Kathleen and long-time producing and business partner Holly Mosher, launched a nonprofit company, Be Well Media:  Producing and promoting media for a healthier tomorrow.

To schedule an interview or to book a talk with Kathleen, please contact Kathleen's Public Relations Director, Cari Reisinger. For more information about Kathleen's films visit www.sideeffectsthemovie.com and www.moneytalksthemovie.com.