They Told Her No. Hollywood Powerhouse Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas Made Them Say Yes.

Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff · Aug 28, 2025 · 37m

She fought her way into 1980s Hollywood when the boys’ club ruled everything… and she refused to back down.

Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas went from an ambitious Valley girl to one of the most powerful agents in entertainment, representing Julia Roberts, Madonna, and Jennifer Lopez, who later became her producing partner at Nuyorican Productions.

In this episode of Superwomen, Elaine gets real about surviving the sexism of Hollywood’s golden era, why she walked away from the top of her game to reinvent herself as a writer and producer, and how her viral debut novel Climbing in Heels is pulling back…