Tag: the pitch 101
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Atlanta: Meet one of our Panelist!
Meet Tina thompson, Director of Programming at AspireTV. Tina has a heart for content creators! Besides having impressive credentials in programming and original development at networks like MTV, UPTV and ASPIRE TV, Tina cares about content creators! It’s actually how I came to know her. After a brief introduction, It was Tina that said yes […]
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Where to Start?
Where to start my pitch? It is the question I’m asked the most from my coaching clients, no matter if they are pitching a film, a product, or themselves as a brand. I suggest starting with the premise. There is something about starting with the premise of your story. No matter what story you are […]
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Are you playing safe?
Lately I’ve been feeling so uncomfortable with comfortable. The idea of being “okay” with where I am in life though I haven’t reached all of my goals, forces me to ride a fine line of contentment and complacency. I love living in the moment and enjoying it for what it’s worth. I love celebrating all […]
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PICS #100Pitches: Book Tour – “Exceeded Expectations?”
When content creator, Aida Sanchez, said to me while I signed her copy of my book, “This event exceeded my expectations!” I was thrilled! A few goals for my book, (#100Pitches: Mistakes I’ve Made So You Don’t Have To), and tour were to enlighten content creators on the how to’s of pitching, give strategies for […]
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You deserve a seat
If you don’t believe in yourself, you will probably never sell your story. You have to believe that you deserve a seat at the table. Don’t second guess that the story that lived in you deserves to be told!
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Be Bold. Be Confident. Pitch Your Heart Out – with Squeaky Moore
Have you every just felt you were under an anointing? Like, when you were speaking, it was so good that you felt like it wasn’t you? Well, I don’t know if it was the questions that Laura Meoli-Ferrigon asked of me in this interview or if I had just finished my Miracle Mornings routine from […]
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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 pretty known in the industry, and have helped many projects […]
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Honest moment:
I didn’t write my #100Pitches: Mistakes I’ve Made So You Don’t Have To book for others, I wrote it for me. It’s the first journal I’ve ever written in my life! It’s one of my first honest career moments I’ve had where I admit I failed miserably. I didn’t go on a journey to pitch […]
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How to Expand The Life Of Your Film Projects
Hey Content Creators, You don’t want to miss tonight’s call with FUBU TV’s, J. Alexander Martin! ARE YOU JOINING TONIGHTS FREE TELE-SEMINAR?” Some of the best advice given to me was, “Never start a business, [or do anything else], until you go through every reason why it won’t work! And once you go through all […]