Making Connections

I WANT TO BE _

A “fresh out” told me her story about having a hard time finding a gig since she graduated. She went back to her professor and asked for advice. The prof offered up this pathetic solution.…

My Time and Your Money

Creatives, visionaries, inventors and “dreamers”, all share one limitation, the desire to create. Yup! You read that right the desire to create is a limitation. Limiting how? You ask. Usually financially!  Most people who have…

You Need Us…We Need You!

Before I begin this week’s writing I want to extend my deepest condolences to Jeff Beck’s family, friends and dedicated fans. This week the music industry lost one of its’ most talented and innovative musicians.…

Keep Your Fire Burning

You know that feeling the first time you found yourself out in the woods completely out of your element and the temperature dropped to below freezing.  Your face and hands started becoming numb. The only chance…

Reflection Time…

This past Thanksgiving found me sharing my holiday dinner with some of my broadcast production family. Yes, if you’re watching TV on a holiday many of us are working to make that happen. This blog…

The Internet is a Resource, Not a Mentor

I know I’ve written about this before but it is so important that I thought I’d do it again. Before you get all, “Your generation doesn’t understand how we get our information. Your old ways…

Speaking First Doesn’t Make you the Leader

Waiting your turn and laying back in a creative collaboration environment is more beneficial then leading the conversation. The creation of an episodic show, a movie, a play, a song, etc. all need to blend…

Capturing 9/11 Historically

TOO LONG FOR A POST …BUT WORTH YOUR TIME With the passing of yet another 911 anniversary I am always drawn to the day and the flood of emotions it created. For all of us…

Pushing a Broom can Jump Start Your Career

That may sound like a weird title for career in the entertainment production industry so let me unpack it a little more. A few weeks ago, my team and three other vendors were renovating a…

Making New Connections and Expanding Your Network

MAKING NEW CONNECTIONS AND EXPANDING YOUR NETWORK Industry friends may not be good industry connections and good industry connections may not be a good friend. Not everything is as you may think it is and…