MergeMedia, a conference on the future of branded entertainment, is next week at the MaRs Discovery Centre in Toronto.  I’ll be speaking but more importantly Illeana Douglas will be speaking.

She is my web series heroine.  She’s made the business model work.  And she’s funny.  I’ve been waiting to hear her speak for a long time, so I’m excited.

There’s only one problem — I speak right after her.  First of all, who is responsible for that?!  Me following Illeana is just plain wrong.  I don’t want to go after her.

Secondly, how am I going to pay attention to what she has to say when I’m going to be so nervous about going on after her?

So, you better come and take notes for me.