Paula James Martinez

Born in Essex, just outside of London and now living in Los Angeles with her daughter, husband and two dogs. Paula started her career in media when she moved to the big city aged 17 to start fashion school. However, when her father died suddenly just a year into her studies, she dropped out and got an assistant job at one of the UK’s best known indie style magazines, Dazed and Confused. This almost accidental choice meant she went on to spend ten years as Fashion Editor at magazines both in Europe and the US, her most recent role was as Fashion Director of Refinery29.

She now works as director, producer and writer and is currently in development with a scripted project about the fashion industry and a second documentary film in the women’s health space.

She speaks professionally as a women’s health advocate and created the non-profit Mother Lovers which she co-chairs with philanthropist Sara Ojjeh, as well as sitting on the board of 4Kira4moms.