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Susan Flanagan, Emmy Award Winning Writer, Exec. Prod.

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Executive Producer at BSI Films / a subsidiary of Brilliant Stories Inc.
📍 Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States

Susan Flanagan is an Emmy® Award-winning Executive Producer and writer at BSI Films. With an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management, she specializes in adapting books and scripts for major studios. Colleagues describe her as encouraging, collaborative, and detail-oriented.

Susan has a clear passion for storytelling and empowering authors. She serves as Managing Editor for Word First Publishing, guiding writers through the entire publishing process, and is a best-selling author herself, having co-written several books.

Unique fact: Her company, BSI Films, is a Prime Vendor for major Hollywood studios, creating and producing content directly for them.

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Current Role
Executive Producer
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
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Priorities

Topics Susan cares about

Book-to-Screen Adaptation
Her professional focus is on adapting scripts and books for film and television, and she frequently discusses studio interest in pre-existing intellectual property.
Empowering Writers
Through BSI Films and Word First Publishing, she provides comprehensive services to help both new and published authors get their work produced by major studios.
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Career

Work history

10-2013 - 6-2024
Executive Producer
BSI Films / a subsidiary of Brilliant Stories Inc.
6-2013
Managing Editor
Word First Publishing
8-2007 - 10-2013
Executive Producer
Creative Entertainment & Media Inc.
2007
Chief Executive
BSI Films & Media LLC
2005 - 2010
Executive Producer
Discovery Communications
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Susan – Hollywood Script | Word First Publishing. Featured in Word First Publishing
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Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Thunderbird School of Global Management
B.A.
California State University, Long Beach
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