The Team

We are comprised of a multi-faceted team of industry veterans, as well as up-and-coming talent who are passionate about creativity.

Deborah Hutchison — Founder of Gutsy Gals Inspire Me and Writer/Producer of The Improbable Journey of Berta Benz

"I believe in the word 'possibility.' With possibility ... can't becomes can. Complicated becomes simple. Challenge becomes opportunity. I believe in driving your destiny, realizing your dream, and if the rules don't work—challenge them."

Deborah Hutchison is the Founder and President of Gutsy Gals Inspire Me, a independent media content company specializing in film, publishing, and product design.

A devoted entrepreneur, she fostered success as a casting director, member of the Director’s Guild, online product creator and author.

Blending 25 years of business savvy with a lifelong desire to positively impact the lives of others has made her an interesting and inspiring business owner.

Deborah's latest and boldest undertaking is Gutsy Gals Inspire Me. Teaming up with a cadre of leading media professionals, she plans to inspire people of all ages—with a special emphasis on girls and women—to follow their calling and promote positive female role models for all!

Hall Hutchison - Co-Producer

Hall holds a BA in Archaeology from Cornell University, specializing in remote sensing. Hall brings more than 20 years of technology experience in companies ranging from film/TV productions to start-up film studios, world expos and museums. He worked with Mattel to create their first interactive laser disc, designed motion control equipment for Xenon, and developed the systems design for a real-time animation studio, Modern Cartoons. Hall has been an influential technology leader who brings a proven track record providing technology of the highest level reduced to the simplest form.

Currently, Hall has created virtual sets for TV broadcast, working with NBC, CNBC, DVD on TV, and in feature film, working recently on Speed Racer, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Alice In Wonderland, Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters, and currently Oz: The Great and Wonderful. 

Hall is a current Board member for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Phyllis de Picciotto — Executive Producer

Phyllis de Picciotto, is the originator/founder, and was the Executive and Artistic Director of the Santa Barbara Film Festival for 14 years.  She is the owner of a full service marketing, promotion, advertising and public relations firm: PHYLLIS DE PICCIOTTO PRESENTS  and has been active in the film industry for 30+ plus years as an Independent Film Exhibitor in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego, Palm Springs and Santa Barbara. 

Phyllis and Deborah Hutchison partnered to create Gutsygalsinspireme.com .

GGIM is a unique, inspirational multi- media company now in production of an animated film: The Improbable Journey of Berta Benz. 

Presently, Phyllis serves as a Judge for film awards for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s International Film Award, the FUND for Santa Barbara’s  Social Justice Film Award, and the International Wildlife Film Festival in Missoula, Montana.  

2009, 2010, 2011 she organized the Santa Barbara Green Shorts Film Festival.

In 2010 she was instrumental in creating the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, a group that encourages participation and free membership to all artists from all disciplines through social networking strategies via the internet.  In 2008, de Picciotto initiated Lights Out Santa Barbara a grass roots campaign publicizing energy conservation through social networking strategies via the internet. 

Currently, de Picciotto is Chair of the City of Santa Barbara Arts Advisory Committee, and a member of the Santa Barbara Visual Arts in Public Places Committee. 

Phyllis has taught and lectured at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Shandong University, China, University of Montana, Antioch University, The Chautauqua Institute and Santa Barbara City College where she taught a Contemporary Cinema class for 14 years. 

She organized and coordinated film and cultural exchange programs from many countries including: France, Canada, Australia, Hungary, Great Britain, PRC China and the former USSR. 

Phyllis loves to work on film projects that inspire, excite and open up to the magnificent world of possibility.    

Phyllis believes that what your mind can conceive and believe.  YOU will achieve!

Brenna Osborn - Visual Media Director  

Brenna Osborn is currently a student at the University of California - Santa Barbara studying Film Studies and Art Studio. In pursuit of her passion in filmmaking and animation, she has worked on a number of student films as well as animated projects.

She is currently directing her own hybrid Stop Motion and Flash animated short film, which will be completed in March. Also, working with a variety of digital media, she is editing film newsletters, creating posters and ads, as well as designing and managing various Gutsy Gal websites for Gutsy Gals Inspire Me.

Brenna is very excited to be helping promote Gutsy Gals around the world through Gutsy Gals Inspire Me.