How To: Podcast According to Mike Janela
Podcasts are all the rage. So I was flattered when Mike Janela invited me to be a guest on his podcast. Mike took one of my TV Hosting Classes in 2015 and ran with the idea of focusing on what you can control in your career: Marketing yourself. Guess what? Not long after our interview, Mike […]
2nd Annual Abel Intermedia Gift Guide
Wondering what to give the performer, guest expert or job seeker in your life? Help is here with the 2nd Annual Abel Intermedia Gift Guide. How About Give The Gift Of… A paid subscription to Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime so they don’t have to keep using your login information. The media landscape is now […]
All Hail 50 Over 50
I had the pleasure of prepping a client over the weekend for the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit today. It’s a side bonus to be inspired by the people you work with. I am grateful – and impressed. Not the least because I really didn’t have it together in my 20s. I love to joke […]
I’m On A 10-Day Cleanse
I’m trying something new: A 10-Day Cleanse. Today is Day 3. I know I’m late to the party. How are so many of you so cheerful and functional doing this? What motivated me to give up sugar, caffeine, wheat, dairy and cocktails for several days? A nagging, lingering case of Modern Life. You get busy, […]
Ya Gotta Believe
Any sports fans out there? Ya Gotta Believe is the rallying cry of the New York Mets. They are currently leading the National League’s eastern conference. If they continue to believe they are poised to make the playoffs this year. They haven’t always believed. The team has had many legendary, late-season meltdowns. Jason Day believes […]
Talking Wintour In Summer
I am an unabashed Anna Wintour fan. At an age when most people are slowing down for retirement (she’ll be 66 in November) Anna is firing on all cylinders: Editor of Vogue, creative director of Conde Nast, career maker, cultural influencer, economic driver. Of course I find her hugely intimidating. As a talent executive on […]
What Would Benedict Cumberbatch Do?
In case you missed it, last week Cara Delevigne had a verbal dust up with the hosts of Good Morning Sacramento during her satellite media tour promoting the movie, Paper Towns. As the clip of the “awkwark exchange” went viral, the ladies at The View naturally weighed in. Whoopi thought Cara should “suck it up” […]
HOW TO BE: John Waters’ RISD Commencement Speech
I hope no one notices that I’ve re-posted-as-blog-post two weeks in a row. But seriously, John Waters’ RISD Commencement Address is a Must Read, Must Flag, Must Share. He reminds us How To Be. I had the pleasure of meeting John Waters when he was a guest on the original VH1 RuPaul Show in, gasp!, […]
How To Get It Done
A lot of us have ideas. Sometimes even great ideas. But how many of us are able to go from idea to execution to distribution? Like you, I have notebooks, journals, scraps of papers and Pinterest boards full of ideas. Slowly but surely I am putting ideas into action – this blog, for instance – […]
Rejected! Part 2
Many of you were kind enough to take the time to comment on my repost last week of Dr Darcy Sterling’s blog “Rejected. Thank you – I appreciate it – and am feeling the need to dwell a bit longer – Rejected Pt 2. This section especially resonated: “I told people I was applying to […]