Episode Details

Matthew Farrugia is an assistant editor in Hollywood who’s recent two projects are both so high profile and high security, I can’t name them yet (Hint: They’re for Apple+ and Marvel). What’s crazy is that despite his young age (and more impressively his extremely short amount of time in the industry) Matthew went from working in a paint store to landing his dream job working for Marvel in just short of 2 years.TWO. YEARS. After becoming a student of my Optimizer coaching & mentorship program, Matthew quickly learned the fundamental mistakes he was making with his cold outreach that were leading to zero success. Let’s just say once he learned how to become a networking ninja the game totally changed for him.

Whether you’ve been in the industry for 2 years or 20, you’ve most likely experienced the frustrating bridge between where you are now and where you want to be next. And inevitably you won’t bridge that gap alone - you’ll either need a mentor, an advocate, or ideally both. If you’re tired of writing cold outreach emails that don’t get responses - or at least useful ones - this conversation will illuminate what it is specifically that you might be getting wrong, and more importantly how to do outreach the right way.

My interview with Matthew will cover the exact cold outreach email networking steps he learned in the Optimizer program that took him from working in a paint store to, as he calls it, “working jobs he thought would be his endgame.” (pun intended Marvel fans) You’ll learn what a great outreach message should consist of, how to write a great follow up message, and you’ll also learn the key mindset shifts it takes to turn your ‘failures’ into wins and make the most out of every moment in your career.

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Here's What You'll Learn:

• How Matthew went from working in a paint store to working for Marvel…in 2 years
• The number one tool Matthew used to rapidly advance his career
• KEY TAKEAWAY: Having a strong skill set is not enough to land you your dream job. You have to learn to properly network so that people know you (and your skill set) even exist.
• The number one mistake people make when they network
• KEY TAKEAWAY: You want to network with people who are working the job you want to be doing next
• The Philosophy Matthew lives by that directly led to his success despite any setbacks along the way
• How ‘career anxiety’ doesn’t ever leave, but how and why it can lessen over time
• What Matthew found out he was doing wrong when it came to networking, and what changes he made led to him landing him his dream job
• Exactly what you should be including in your outreach emails in order to get a response (and therefore useful guidance, mentor, or job)
• KEY TAKEAWAY: People WANT to help you, so the more clear, detailed, and authentic you are in your outreach emails, the more likely you are to get a response
• What quality you should have that makes you more hireable than others (even if they have a higher skill set)
• What you can do at work that makes you stand out above the rest
• KEY TAKEAWAY: If you’re not where you want to be in your career (yet), don’t be hard on yourself. Building a career takes time and patience, but with the right networking skill set IT. WILL. HAPPEN. Just don’t give up before you see the results :)

Usefu