Podcast Episodes

Surviving Freelancer Unemployment [Part1]: How to Manage Your Budget In the 'Gig Economy' (Global Pandemic Edition)

Editor’s Note: The following is Part 1 of my 3 part series “The Freelancer’s Guide to Managing Your Money in the ‘Gig Economy’ (and Surviving Global …

6 years, 2 months ago

How to Organize & Prepare Your Finances As a Freelancer | Mastermind Q&A

If you’re a freelancer in the entertainment industry, there’s a 95% chance you are unemployed³. Even worse, the remaining 5% who are fortunate enough…

6 years, 2 months ago

Optimizing Your Remote Post-Production Workflow (and Maintaining Your Sanity) | with Michael Kammes

As we all begin to settle into what is becoming our “new normal,” one of the most common challenges we face is the inevitability of having to work fr…

6 years, 2 months ago

The Mindful Editor | It's Okay If You're Not Ready to Be Productive

Editor’s Note: The following is a guest article from film & television editor Debby Germino (Fargo, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Smallville, Genius) who i…

6 years, 2 months ago

How To Reduce Anxiety and Take Back Control During COVID-19 | Mastermind Q&A

Amidst the chaos and uncertainty, there is very little we can control right now. And the lack of control we’re all experiencing right now as a global…

6 years, 2 months ago

How to Stay Productive (and Stop Procrastinating) During Your Next Hiatus | with Debby Germino

Picture this…it’s maybe a month or two before your next hiatus between shows. You can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and you can’t wait to c…

6 years, 3 months ago

FEAR: How to Protect Your Mental Health From the Infection Far Worse Than COVID-19

Seriously…how the hell did we get here so quickly?

Not even a week ago we were posting memes making fun of silly handshakes from the future and replac…

6 years, 3 months ago

How to Become a Production Assistant (and Keep Getting Hired) | with Aaron Schmidt

Building a fulfilling and lasting career in Hollywood definitely isn’t easy, but when you’re starting from the bottom rung of the ladder with zero co…

6 years, 3 months ago

Want a Response to Your Cold Emails? Then Every Message MUST Do These 5 Things

[Authors note: The following is Part 3 of my “Writing Great Outreach Emails” series. If you’d like to master the art of email outreach and download a…

6 years, 4 months ago

The 5 Most Common Mistakes You're Making With Your Cold Emails (and How to Fix Them)

[Authors note: The following is Part 2 of my “Writing Great Outreach Emails” series. If you’d like to master the art of email outreach and download a…

6 years, 4 months ago