Stephanie Ariganello

I worked with a client to design, lead, carry out, analyze and report the first Producers Sustainability Survey to get a read on where film producing is today, who makes up the community, and more. The heart of this survey: Is film producing a sustainable career, as it exists today? We asked 75 questions in five categories. I created and designed the report based on the data we collected from nearly 500 respondents.

After carrying out primary research with the client, Dear Producer, I wrote a blog post and news release for them to use. This link is to the blog post.

Perhaps Hollywood itself is to blame.

The image of a producer being photographed on the red carpet, schmoozing with celebrities and sitting behind a big desk in a fancy office, is a persistent one. Yet, the reality for most producers falls far from that image. Dear Producer’s new survey provides a realistic look into what film producing is today — and why the producer as an essential part of filmmaking needs to be heard.

Looking at the top cat intelligence research categories, how does your cat measure up?
While you watch your cat attempt the “If I fits, I sits” approach to settling into a box that is far too small, your first thought might not be: my furry genius! However, cats are clearly clever. They’ve figured out how to get into our homes and hearts, how to run the internet, and, well — if you’re reading this, how to get us to think about them even when they’re not demanding anything from us.

Did your cat just let out an exasperated sigh? Does it sound like your kitty is scolding you for missing food time by five minutes? Or did your feline friend grace your arrival home with a happy little trill and meow?

Cats are constantly communicating with us — as well as the world around them. But what exactly are they saying?

From chirping and purring to night howls and yowls, cats make an array of sounds. Some of them might be specific to your cat. Yet, in general, animal behavior experts

Staying on top of new tools and technologies — and new ways people are using those technologies — can quickly become all-consuming as a business owner. You know it’s important. In fact, a recent Forbes article attributes the downfall of many independent and small businesses to a lack of technology tool adoption. But where do you even begin? When “technology” can mean anything from creating a website to figuring out when and how to adopt artificial intelligence on your website, how do you prio...

How often do you shop online? If you’re like most Canadian consumers, it’s becoming more frequent. Canadians shoppers have embraced eCommerce. More than 80 percent of Canadians reported they had used digital channels to shop at least once in the past year, according to a recent Canada Post report...

Let’s say you’re driving along, minding your business, and that inevitable asshole is zooming in and out of traffic and they cut you off. How great is it when all the stars align and you see them pulled over down the road? Perhaps this is partly why we like to watch dark and morally ambiguous characters in movies and shows — the comeuppance is too delicious to pass up. Or maybe it’s the shadow fantasy aspect; they say and do the things we wish we could.

Whatever the reasoning, one thing is becoming clear: when it’s a female character doing these things, we find her “troublesome”...

Mike and Ann Schroeder. "Schroeders undertake major renovations to make house handicap accessible." Stephanie Ariganello, St. Anthony Bulletin ......

Looking at food fish and the Michigan economy. I wrote and edited all copy.

The histories of the fish and people in the Great Lakes have been so intertwined that it is not possible to look at the progression of one without considering the other.
The people here have depended on the Great Lakes for the most essential of resources like drinking water and food fish since the region was settled first by Native Americans and later Europeans. While we are less dependent on the fishery now than ever before, many in Michigan think it may be the key to the state’s future.

You've heard filmmakers say it time and time again—making a movie is like giving birth. If that's the case, then for producers, selling a film is like givi...

(Ghost written by Stephanie Ariganello)
Cannes—From an Invisible Producer’s Perspecti...

A story I wrote as part of the MSG staff, covering the recent publication of a study on climate change and lake effect snow in the Great Lakes basin.