CANDY WASHINGTON

WRITER | PRODUCER | ACTOR | MANIFESTATION + SELF-LOVE MUSE

If you’re looking for the next Shonda Rhimes meets Gillian Flynn
with a dash of Kerry Washington
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then you’ve found her.

1214 Media
Meet Our Founder

Candy Washington is a Georgetown alumna with a B.A. in Philosophy and is the founder of 1214 Media Productions.

She credits her approach to screenwriting to her invaluable experience of working with Emmy award-winning writer, producer, and actor, Lena Waithe.

She executive produced, wrote, and starred in the film, Narcissist, which is available on Amazon Prime Video and SofyTV.

Candy also enjoys partnering with like-minded brands on meaningful social media campaigns in beauty, fashion, wellness, and lifestyle.

As an on-camera talent, she played a lead role in The Salon which was produced by Kelsey Grammer and Tom Russo, and won Best Comedic Ensemble at the Indie Series Awards.

Candy’s published five books and hosts a popular iHeartRadio podcast called, 'The Soft Life: Self-Love, Manifestation, and Healthy Relationships,' which was named a “Podcast We Love” by Elizabeth Banks’ WhoHaha network of inspiring women.

Additionally, she volunteers at the LA Covenant House for at-risk youth when she’s not bingeing true crime podcasts in her spare time.

 
 
 

MEDIA KIT

 

Let’s Get Social

 

FILMS + TV/DIGITAL SERIES

How far would you go for fame?

'Narcissist' is an instant cult classic and a psychological thriller about accountability in the digital era.

When the charmed life of a beautiful social media starlet and reality TV star, Sienna James, comes crashing down in the wake of a young follower’s demise, her journey turns dark and deadly as the question emerges, "Who's really to blame?"

 

THE SALON

Candy played a series regular role in RMC Film’s "The Salon” from producers Kelsey Grammer and Tom Russo.

The series won the “Best Ensemble Cast - Comedy” award at the 2022 Indie Series Awards. It can be seen on SofyTV.

About Roxanne Messina Captor and Messina Captor Films: Emmy nominated director/producer Messina Captor, a protégé of Francis Coppola, was recently appointed by Governor Newsom to the CA Arts Council. She is developing "Dream Moms," a project she wrote, with Hallmark. Formerly Executive Director of the SF International Film Festival, she was one of the founding original programming executives for TNT. Her documentary "Homecoming: Veterans, Wives and Mothers" won Best of Festival at the iHollywood Film Festival. It is distributed by Typhon on Demand, Sofy TV, and Shorts Oscar TV. "Thank You for Your Service" received the "Best Narrative Award for Hall of Fame Women's History Month and was an official selection in the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. Distribution is Shorts Oscar TV and SofyTV. Her diverse and socially conscious work has won the Ohio State and Humanitis Award and the Chevalier De L'Ordre des Arts et Des Lettres from the Republic of France. She is prepping "Pearl," a historical romance based upon the life of the Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl Buck starring Judith Light, William H. Macy, John Cho, Leehom Wang, and Jing Tian, with support from The Pearl S. Buck Foundation.

 

PODCASTS

The Sugar Pills Self-Care Podcast: A Practical Guide to Self-Love empowers you with down-to-earth tools to reclaim your self-worth and the spiritual techniques to step into the highest and most confident version of you.

Notable guests include BravoTV’s Vicki Gunvalson, BET’s Rose Catherine Pinkney, HBO Max’s Divij Vaswani, and more.

It was also named a “Podcast We Love” by Elizabeth Banks’ WhoHaha network of inspiring women.

Subscribe to 1214 Media Premium on Apple Podcasts for early and bonus episodes: https://bit.ly/3il9TtW

Every proposition comes with a price. 

Sadie Walsh is an emotionally stifled yet fiercely ambitious digital copywriter who finds herself in an unlikely place - in the middle of a sexual moral dilemma that could be her ultimate awakening or her inevitable demise.

The Third is filled with sharp-edged wit that immerses you into Sadie’s world of being in the sleepy place between codependency and confidence. 


So when a high-powered client unknowingly awakens her sexual curiosity the question becomes, will the new version of Sadie emerge - and at what cost?

 

COURSES + COACHING

 

BOOKS

1214 Media published it’s fourth book, Triggered., a fictional story of a young woman coming into her own while harboring dark secrets. She's faced with awakening to her true self while searching for her missing best friend with the pool of suspects being closer than you think.

WHERE TO BUY

Amazon Kindle
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Every proposition comes with a price. Minnie Welsh is an emotionally stifled yet fiercely ambitious digital copywriter who finds herself in an unlikely place - in the middle of a sexual moral dilemma that could be her ultimate awakening or her inevitable demise.

The Third is filled with sharp-edged wit that immerses you into Minnie’s world of being in the sleepy place between codependency and confidence.

But when a high-powered client threatens to unnerve Minnie’s distorted view of herself that she sees through the lens of her overly arrogant best friend and absentee mother, the question becomes will the new version of herself emerge - and at what cost.

Through provocative and addictive prose, the novella follows Minnie's newfound sexual freedom and her unexpected journey to self-discovery.

 

Say goodbye to seeking validation from others. It’s time to find inner peace through your own words. Learn how to love yourself without conditions with this guided self-love journal.

The Journey to Self-Love Journal guides you into stepping into the most empowered and the highest version of yourself that's lovingly waiting for you.

Find self-acceptance through the practice of identifying your self-limiting beliefs and consciously cultivating a compassionate relationship with yourself.

What sets the Journey to Self-Love Journal apart from other self-help books:

  • Step-by-Step Guide: This motivational journal provides a how-to when comes to creating compassionate self-awareness, cultivating a mindset shift from scarcity to abundance, and harnessing the healing power of self-forgiveness

  • Easy-to-Follow: This inspirational journal has spacious room to write down your thoughts based on engaging journal prompts along with self-love and self-care checklists.

  • Down-to-Earth Approach: There’s no jargon, fluff, or buzzwords here. Get a practical approach to awakening your intuition while boosting your self-confidence and gaining love, joy, purpose, and inner peace.

After going through this self-love journal, you'll know how to create healthy boundaries, make your own well-being your first and best priority, become your own best friend, and derive your self-worth, self-esteem, and self-value from within.

 

Are you ready to shift your mindset in order to awaken your inner confidence, creativity, and abundance?

Then the latest book by writer, actor, and influencer, Candy Washington, is a must-read for you. Sugar Pills: 10 Days to Awaken Your Inner Power, is an interactive guide to becoming your first and best priority through self-awareness.

Each day guides you through awakening a core power principle from having a vision for your life, the power of surrender, being mindful of who you allow in your inner circle, and much more.

Accompanying each day, there’s an interactive mindset shift guide that helps you set your intentions and goals for the day while reflecting on what you have to be grateful for and how to manifest more abundance in your life.

It’s time to make the shift and start living the life that you deserve.

 

In her latest book, The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Personal Branding, she creates an easy and tangible blueprint for building a profitable personal brand that will grow your business and ultimately make you more money. If you’re seeking more freedom, autonomy, and creative license in your life and career, then this is the guide for you.

Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to up-level your current brand, Candy guides you through the process of turning your personality and passions into a revenue making career. She helps you to assess the current state of your brand to see what’s working and what needs improvement.

It also provides easy to understand definitions of branding, personal branding, and brand strategy. Next, Candy goes in-depth with step-by-step guides to creating the foundation of your personal branding blueprint, from naming, the tagline, the brand vision, the brand mission, to your brand’s presence, that you can use in a real way to bring your brand to life both online and in-person. She reveals how to create a consistent look-and-feel for your brand that you can implement across all of your brand’s touch-points while identifying your ideal client and how to solve their problems and add value to their lives. READ NOW.