Meet the Founder
Elisabeth Rohm, Founder
Elisabeth Rohm is known worldwide as an actress, film and television director, and published author. She just wrapped her third feature, GIRL IN ROOM 13, starring Anne Heche, which will premiere in Fall 2022. Rohm's second original feature that she directed for Lifetime titled, SWITCHED BEFORE BIRTH, starring Justina Machado, premiered last fall to critical acclaim. The first film she directed, GIRL IN THE BASEMENT, starring Judd Nelson, was also for Lifetime and debuted in 2021. As an actress, Elisabeth has a long list of film credits, including BOMBSHELL for Lionsgate by director Jay Roach and Ted Melfi's THE STARLING. She has collaborated twice with David O. Russell in JOY and, most notably, AMERICAN HUSTLE, for which she won the SAG Award for Best Ensemble. The film was also nominated for an Oscar and won a Critic's Choice and Golden Globe award. Elisabeth is most known for her Emmy-nominated television work on LAW & ORDER, which she co-starred in for five years. She also co-starred in HEROES, JANE THE VIRGIN, STALKER, FLAKED, and many more. Elisabeth is the author of the book Baby Steps. She’s an active philanthropist and one of the founders of her thought forum called The Respect Project.
Currently, Elisabeth is acting consistently and has several films that just came out: The Royal, Notorious Nick, and The Runner. She has a feature in development at Village Roadshow and is directing network episodic television. Her production company Rohm Glatzer Productions is active in both film and television.
Instagram: @ELISABETHROHM
Contact: ELISABETH@THERESPECTPROJECT.ORG
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MARNIE ALTON - Fitness Expert, Founder & CEO of M/BODY
PETER ARTHUR - U.S. Navy Veteran, Bio Engineer
ASHLEY AVIS - Screenwriter, Director, Producer
ERIC BALFOUR - Actor, Entrepreneur
CRAIG BORTEN - Academy Award-winning Screenwriter
ROBBIE BRENNER - Producer, Executive Vice President of Mattel Films
BOBBI BROWN - CEO of Beauty Evolution
SUZANNE BRYANT - Yoga Instructor, Filmmaker, Wellness Coach
DOUG BUDIN - Actor, Host
LAURI BURNS - Writer, Philanthropist, Founder of The Teen Project
KIERA BYLAND - Athlete at Special Olympics Great Britain
RYAN CHIAVERINI - Host, Musician, Actor
INGRID CLAY - Competitive Bodybuilder, Personal Trainer
JUDGE JONATHAN T. COLBY - Retired Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit
AUSTIN CROSHERE - Retired NBA Player, TV Broadcaster
EMILY CROSHERE - Yoga Instructor
NEDA DEMAYO - Founder of Return to Freedom
NYASHA DERERA - Athlete at Special Olympics Zimbabwe
JOHANN DIAS - Founder of MediaHound, Inc.
NAZIE EFTEKHARI - Founder of the Araz Group, CEO & Principal Architect of HealthEZ
FUNMILOLA FAGBAMILA - Professor, Speaker
JOELY FISHER - Actress, Singer
JUSTIN GARNER - Fashion Designer, Visual Artist, Owner of Prophetik
CHRIS GIALANELLA - Group Publisher at Modern Luxury
DIANNE GRAY - Grief & End of Life Care Expert
ZULAY HENAO - Film & Television Actress
LISA HENSON - CEO of the Jim Henson Company
KELLY HU - Actress, Voice Artist
JASON HUMPHREY - Artist at Original Ink Art
MOLLY BICE JACKSON - Actress, Speaker, Blogger
GURU JAGAT - Founder & CEO of Ra Ma Institute
JON JASHNI - Media Investor & Advisor, Founder of Raintree Ventures
AMIN JOSEPH - Actor
NERIDA JOY - Esthetician to the Stars
HOLLY KEMP - Entrepreneur, Business & Community Leader
KYLA KENNEDY - Actress
JIM KEYES - CEO, Entrepreneur
ALAN KLEIN - President of Modern Luxury
CAMERON KLEIN - Actor
KARIMA LADHANI - CEO & Founder of Barakat Bundle
RICH LARU - Videographer, Photographer, Content Creator
EVA LARUE - Emmy Award-winning Actress
SCARLETT LEWIS - Founder of the Choose Love Movement
NINA LISANDRELLO - Actress, Producer
JENNIFER LYNCH - Director, Screenwriter
JUSTINA MACHADO - Actress, Producer
CHRISTINA MECKLENBURG - Life coach, Holistic Health Advocate
SEPIDEH MOAFI - Artist, Ambassador for the International Rescue Committee
GENEVIEVE MORRILL - CEO of West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce
GWENDOLYN OSBORNE - Actress
SCOTT PAGE - Musician, Technologist, Entrepreneur
ANITA PARR - Mind-Body Health Expert, Yoga Instructor
BENJAMIN ROSS - Rabbi at Leo Baeck Temple
DR. VICKEN SAHAKIAN - Fertility Doctor
GOLI SAMII - Acting coach
CHRISTINA SANDS - Nutritionist
LARRY SANDS - International Businessman
EDEN SASSOON - Entrepreneur, Reality Television Personality
YANCY SCHWARTZ - Yoga Instructor
BLAKE SHIELDS ABRAMOVITZ - Actor, Musician, Yoga Instructor
TIM SHRIVER - Chairman of the Board at Special Olympics, Founder of UNITE
GLENN SONNENBERG - CEO, Philanthropist
EMANUELLE DUTRA FERNANDES DE SOUZA - Athlete at Special Olympics Brazil
TASHA SMITH - Director, Actress
DAVID SWIFT - Agent at Don Buchwald Agency
JESSICA SYKORA - Professional Beach Volleyball Player, Personal Trainer at Sykora Fitness
FELICIA TOMASKO - President & Editor-in-Chief of LA Yoga Magazine
STEVE VALENTINE - Founder of Valentine PR
TODD VANDE HEI - Founder of Stark Fitness
REBECCA WATSON - Yoga Instructor
EVAN WESLEY - Vice President for Student Activation at Thirst Project
JUSTIN MICHAEL WILLIAMS - Author, Speaker, Musician
SEAN WILLIAMS - Personal Trainer
KELLEY WOLF - Life & Personal Development Coach
GABRIELLA WRIGHT - Actress