Friday message to whomever needs to hear it:
Change is hard…but also full of opportunity.
Gotta keep going! 👊🏻
To my hard working and talented TV/film/entertainment colleagues severely impacted, I can also relate.
The shared article focuses way too much on high level execs and only in LA (which has definitely been hit tragically hard) but so many more geogrqphically spread out and scrappy below the line editors, producers, videographers, sound designers, creative directors, project managers, marketers, coordinators, PAs, etc. are also REALLY struggling.
Reach out if you want to schedule a chat and share strategies and/or fears. It’s OK to be scared. It’s OK to talk about it.
Remember: It’s…not…your…fault.
Also remember: Opportunities await.
To colleagues that have offered an ear, time, empathy, resources…you know who you are and it’s so greatly appreciated.
I’m paying it forward every day.
We have so much passion for storytelling, and we have so many transferrable skills to offer exciting new sectors.
Some colleagues have already made that transition into exciting new leadership roles! 👏🏻
As someone that has made it very far in the hiring process multiple times in the last year in “other” industries, I promise, it’s equally exciting.
Yes, some hiring managers and recruiters ghost over and over again, but also give those recruiters and hiring managers some grace: they’re overwhelmed with so many postings and qualified candidates and not enough bandwidth to keep up.
We ourselves can’t always followup on every lead. Just applying for one role takes hours of prep and targeted strategy and research just in the hopes of making it to a recruiter screening.
The search continues, so to those in the same boat, we need to hold our head high despite many facing the very real potential of losing their livlihood, homes, apartments, and overall security for their families. 💔
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Let’s continue to support each other, educate our extended families and loved ones and always remember that we are some of the most resilient, organized, technical, innovative, customer focused, product focused, adaptable, project leading, entrepreneurial, business minded, passionate, creative and collaborative leaders out there. 👊🏻
That next opportunity is around the corner!
We’re also really good educators that have made a career out of not only researching and learning subjects we didn’t previously know, but also finding entertaining ways to present that material to a targeted and diverse audience: while always looking to incorporate feedback from those audiences to find new and improved ways to connect with them.
You will adapt. You will survive. You will thrive again.
***You are also more than your job***
Do your best to stay optimistic and try to remember to breathe.
If you need to talk it out and vent, please reach out. I’ll ALWAYS make time. ❤️
