Debra Martin Chase brought us girlhood cult classics like The Princess Diaries and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. But about 10 years ago, Chase, who now serves as CEO of Martin Chase Productions, almost gave up on the entertainment business.
“It was just a time in business where nobody was interested in making TV or movies about women, about women of color, about people of color. It just was not happening,” Chase said during a main stage interview at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on Tuesday. “I would go in and pitch stuff and people's eyes would glaze over.”
