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No More Assistants

I’ve been watching the conversation around assistants in Hollywood and the #payuphollywood movement from a distance over the last few months. If you want to get caught up, these posts on JohnAugust.com and this podcast episode are good places to start. I have a few reasons for finally chiming in: I’m a film & TV …

Better Humans Make Better Leaders

Last month I read (*cough* devoured *cough*) Reboot by Jerry Colonna. Going through my notes and highlights now, and this is the very first one. Even better, because it is the reason he wrote the whole book. Many of us in creative fields desire – consciously or otherwise – to be leaders. That could mean …