That Place

Imagine this. At an early age, a woman realizes her creative talent in conceptualizing and developing ideas. Her passion in production grows as she makes her way through the departments utilizing her experiences to build her craft and excel creatively. She finds her moment as she navigates through the obstacles and processes to reveal her creative place. That place is a visionary, producer, and entrepreneur. Her name is Tonia Pound.

But first. We join Tonia’s story where she held the position of Production Manager/Line Producer at CMT for five years. She thrived at creating and supervising budgets up to $3 million dollars while overseeing all logistics for multiple live performances, show episodes and special events produced for the network.

And then, it happened. Tonia began to feel burned out. Not because of the position itself. But because she felt the need to be more creative. So, to bring a little variety into her work, Tonia offered to produce the CMT 330 Studio promo. Jumping into it with enthusiasm, Advanced Imagination: CMT Studio 330 won Best Commercial in the San Francisco New Concept Film Festival. Tonia’s supervisor told her ‘You’ve missed your calling.’

But there’s more. Taking her passion to more creative endeavors in the entertainment industry, Tonia’s instinct and imagination made her an award-winning director/producer for multiple projects.