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My guest today is Carole Kirschner who, after spending fifteen years as a television development executive, a former Vice President of Television for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and a Comedy Development executive at CBS, decided to switch to the other side of the desk to help creative professionals build a thriving career in the entertainment industry. If there is anyone who has been on the studio executive side who 'gets us,' Carole is the one.

In today's conversation, Carole shares the unadulterated reality of what it takes to have a successful creative career. We dive deep into the qualities you need to have as well as the right way to tell your story in order for you to stand out. Carole shares her strategies for networking to help you draw attention and leave a lasting impression, whether you're doing it in a mixer, cold outreach or through social media.

My conversation with Carole is filled with strategies and mindsets from an executive’s perspective to set you on the path to creative success.

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Here's What You'll Learn:

• Why Carole transitioned from a successful career in the entertainment industry to becoming a coach
• Why you need to have 'Entrepreneurial' in your list of qualifications
• How to structure your story so people will give you their time
• What makes a story bad and how do you make it better
• How to make your story about the other person and not you
• Why people hate networking and how to take the pressure off of you
• How to make yourself memorable to people
• The right way to provide genuine value
• Building relationships via social media
• How to make sure you're not killing yourself while going the extra mile at work

Useful Resources Mentioned:

How to Break Into Any Industry (Without Having Experience) | with Niceole Levy

Using the Hero’s Journey to Write Better Stories (and Live a Better Life) | with Chris Vogler

The Science of Storytelling, Why We Need Stories, and How to Rewrite Our Own | with Will Storr

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell

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How to ‘Get In the Room’ and Work with Producers Who Will Value & Respect You | with Matt Nix

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