CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS...

A producer of infomercials and the VP of a Desert Hot Springs Studio are raising the profile and building a community of local women working in film and television.

Written by: Robert Julian   Photography by:  Roger Robles

Many of us were disappointed last year when the television show Hidden Palms - whose pilot was shot in Palm Springs moved to Phoenix after the show was picked up by the CW network.  Although the series lasted only six weeks, those were six weeks of shooting that could have generated work for local resident who work in the film and television industry.

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In My Closet....  written by Jorie Parr - photo by Taili Song Roth

A Head for Business, A Body for Yoga

Denise DuBarry Hay started as an actress and co-starred with Robert Conrad in "Black Sheep Squadron" on television.  She went on to co-found the global direct response company, Thane International with her husband, Bill Hay, and remains its single largest stock holder.

EMERGING CHARITIES.... written by Kimbel Westerson  - photo by Maile Klein

A NEW IMAGE AND A NEW FACE IN DESERT NON-PROFITS

Soon there will be a steady stream of invitations to elegant balls, exclusive dinners and elite receptions - the sophisticated events of another Coachella Valley season.  And while the celebrity that surrounds these affairs can dazzle, their purpose is to raise funds for area non-profit organizations.  During this season of giving, let's take a look at two of the area charities.

Denise DuBarry-Hay has passed on more than genes to her daughter Samantha Lockwood. Click the image to read the full article.

The combined elements of creative vision and business strategy comprise the company that is Thane International, headquartered in La Quinta, CA. William F. Hay, chairman and CEO, and Denise DuBarry Hay, Chief Creative Officer, are co-founders of one of the world's foremost direct marketing and wholesale distributing companies.

Denise DuBarry-Hay, actress, athlete and entrepreneur, has an uncanny sense for catching a wave way before most of the rest of us even leave the beach. For example, more than 20 years ago she discovered the benefits of Bikram yoga and even became a yoga instructor. In 1988 she became one of the first -- male or female -- to pioneer the concept of "infomercials," a concept which she has raised to an art form and to a multi-million dollar, international company. The results of her entrepreneurial efforts garnered her and her husband Bill -- with whom she developed Thane International -- the Inland Empire's 1998 Entrepreneur of the Year Award from the prestigious consulting firm Earnst & Young.