“5 things I wish someone told me before I became an Executive” with Casting Director Julia Bianco Schoeffling

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Just Do It. I was terrified to make the plunge from the security of my 9–5 to entrepreneurship and C-level life. But once the BandAid was ripped off, I never looked back. I only wish I had done it sooner. The amount of opportunity that opened up once I broke free was more than I could have imagined.

As a part of our series about powerful women, I had the pleasure of interviewing Julia Bianco Schoeffling. Julia is the Chief Operating Officer and in-house Casting Director of The Halp Network, a company created to match trusted creative entertainment professionals and vendors with the best opportunities within the ever-changing world of entertainment. From gaming through traditional production, Julia has built a network of incredibly talented industry professionals, who have assisted companies in achieving their creative goals. Over the past 16 years, Julia has had a hand in some of the most influential interactive franchises in history including Gears of War, God of War, Call of Duty…