“One thing about creativity is, when you feel confident and respected, you're more likely to pitch more interesting stuff because you're not as precious with it. You feel like, 'This is going to land, and I'm going to be supported in this.'”

American actress, talk show host, and director

Aisha Tyler is an American actress, talk show host, and director. She is known for roles on television, including Andrea Marino in the first season of Ghost Whisperer, Dr. Tara Lewis in Criminal Minds from 2015, and Lana Kane in Archer. She also appeared as Mother Nature in the final two The Santa Clause films, and had recurring roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Talk Soup, and Friends. Her work is best known from television and voice acting, across comedy, drama, and hosting.