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Game Designer Tim Schafer Says Creatives Need to ‘Fight’ for Their Vision
The storied industry leader explains why “it’s not enough just to have great ideas”
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Olivia Metzger Broke Out of ‘Big Agency’ by Focusing on Her Strength: ‘I Know the News Business’
Office With a View: After working at NBC and CAA, the founder of OManagement believes being “smaller and purer” works for her boutique firm
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Media Mogul Mo Abudu Says Entertainment Should Look to ‘Afrofuturism’: ‘Be a Little Bit Less Risk-Averse’
Office With a View: The founder and CEO of Nigerian conglomerate EbonyLife Media says stories of slavery’s legacy “are not the only thing that defines who we are”
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For Hollywood Attorney Elsa Ramo, ‘Creative’ Dealmaking and ‘Courage’ Are Key
Office With a View: The managing partner of Ramo Law PC revealed how she went from a backlot attorney to representing the industry’s biggest names
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Mattel TV Development Exec Phil Breman Says What Matters Is a ‘True Emotional Connection’
Office With a View: The head of live-action series development for the toymaker says “a concept will only get you so far”
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CBS News and Stations Chief Took a ‘Why Not’ Approach to Career Growth – and It Gave Her an Edge
Office With a View: Wendy McMahon took a risk in embracing a new digital role, setting her up to lead the news broadcaster’s streaming strategy
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Hulu Documentary Execs Say ‘Entertainment’ Isn’t a ‘Bad Word’: ‘We Have to Get People to Listen’
Office With a View: Belisa Balaban and Beth Osisek recount the constant evolution of the streamer’s vérité and investigative slate
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Hollywood Kept Calling and Coach Craig Robinson Saw an Opportunity to Create a Content Studio
Office With a View: The Coaches+ Media CEO (and Michelle Obama’s brother) applies skills learned from basketball and Wall Street at the production company
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How Kobe Bryant Helped Religion of Sports Cofounder Gotham Chopra Discover His Passion
Office With a View: The basketball icon taught the filmmaker and TV producer about the importance of “putting in the work”
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Cashmere Agency’s Top PR and Marketing Execs Say Overcoming Impostor Syndrome Starts With ‘Counting Your Wins’
Office With a View: The lifestyle-marketing group’s public relations SVP Brianne Pins and CMO Rona Mercado discuss helping businesses reach diverse consumers
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BET’s Head of Media Sales Says Diversity Needs to Be a ‘Business Decision’
Office With a View: Louis Carr says he has watched the Black consumer market grow to $1.5 Trillion annually. “You would think… people would rush to that marketplace looking for opportunities,” he says
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IMDb’s CEO Says Hollywood Should Embrace Tech: ‘There Are Better Ways to Tell Their Stories’
Office With a View: Col Needham, founder of the Internet Movie Database, says its mission to share entertainment data “has remained the same — but the way you do it is constantly evolving”
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PBS Kids Head Sara DeWitt Says ‘Creativity Is Most Exciting’ Outside of Traditional Media
Office With a View: The executive sees gaming’s narrative storytelling as a growing area of potential in children’s education
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Team Downey President Says It’s Important to Nurture Early-Career Connections: ‘Build Your People’
Office With a View: Amanda Burrell’s work is ultimately about building a “community of like-minded individuals” and then “fiercely” protecting their vision, the “Sweet Tooth” producer tells TheWrap
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Paul Lee, CEO of ‘Mare of Easttown’ Producer Wiip: ‘Our Special Sauce Is That We Can Break the Rules’
Office With a View: “Our shows at their best help define the platforms that they’re on,” says the former head of ABC Entertainment, who’s behind hits like “The Summer I Turned Pretty”
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