Tag: the pitch 101
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My Takeaways From The Practice Your Pitch Event [Video]
It’s soooo important to practice your pitch! I was one of the panelist at BRIC’s Practice Your Pitch event and saw and gave feedback to around 15 pitches. I’ve comprised my takeaways from the event. They cover the most common issues I witnessed with answers to resolving the problems. I also discussed the difference between […]
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Let’s Go #100 Times Harder!
So, the year is rounding out and I realize that there is so much to do to dominate this year as I planned to in January. “I have to go harder!” As I look over the content I’ve been putting out on social media and the things I’ve been doing to progress my career, I […]
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Storytelling: The Right Stories Told the Right Way
Squeaky Then, Squeaky Now: Let me tell you my story… What skill do most pitchers have that makes them stand out from the pack? Well, let me tell you a story about two people I know, Squeaky then and Squeaky now. They’re both creative content creators. They’re both unrepresented by an agent. They both are […]
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I locked in a 24 times Emmy Winner!
Today, I locked in a panelist who is a 24 time Emmy Award Winning Director, Writer & Producer! (Thanks to the amazing writer and VP of Original Programming at TV One, Robyn Greene Arrington!) He’s made some mistakes while on his journey to rise to the top, you best believe! I can’t wait to hear […]
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5 Ways To Maximize Your Time at Conferences and Film Festivals!
5 Ways To Maximize Your Time at Conferences and Film Festivals! Hey Content Creators, I’ve come up with 5 ways to maximize your time at conferences and film festivals! You may know this about me already but if you don’t, my mission in life is to inspire, motivate, and educate women and minorities so they […]
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You Need to Be Radical! TAKE A RISK!
No matter what type of success you are trying to achieve, you have to be radical! Take a risk! Don’t play it safe. Learn from my mistakes. Playing it safe has never, EVER, reaped a great reward for me. Safe has always pretty much landed me not much further than I was before I took […]
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5 Ways to Save Yourself Time and Mistakes!
Want to save yourself months of time from making mistakes? Here are 5 takeaways I had after asking an expert for help! I had a phone meeting with a radio show producer. I asked her if she could help me with my media kit and my pitch for interviews. After, our talk I cringed at […]
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I’m a BOSS Pitch: 10 BOSS ways to pitch your heart out every time!
I'm a boss pitch and here are 10 BOSS ways to pitch your heart out every time! On a recent pitch meeting, (that went well by the way), I did a few things differently that I want to keep in my regimen for future pitches. These new things helped me to gain even more clarity […]
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Still Pitching From Your Paper? (TIP)
Still pitching from your paper? Here's a tip. Choose 5 of the most important things about your project / product and practice pitching them without paper. You'll find it easier to pitch from your heart, if you order them by importance. (BONUS TIP): these 5 "must talk about" topics will help you with your elevator […]
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The future of TV is changing! Stay woke. Get Ready.
So, anybody preparing content for Facebook TV? The future of TV is changing! Stay woke! Get Ready! Soon they'll be looking for ideas from you! I quickly did a run through of all the content on my pipeline that I would want to pitch them. Then began brainstorming on possible content I'd want to create […]