4 Rules Of Success I Learned From Working In Hollywood For 10 Years
If you spend some time in an industry as extreme as entertainment, you’ll find that the lessons you learn are applicable wherever you go next.
By Sami Rusani, CRO of ShipChain
I worked in the entertainment industry for more than two decades as an agent, a manager, brand strategist, and consultant.
And during my stint in the industry, I learned that in Hollywood, the normal issues and dynamics you’ll find in any industry are dialed up to 11. For instance, people like to say that in business, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.” In the entertainment industry, that’s literally true.
Sure, there are a few exceptions out there-someone happened to get their script picked up or a demo tape falls into the right hands unexpectedly-but 99% of anything that gets done is due to someone knowing the right person.
If you spend some time in an industry as extreme as entertainment, you’ll find that the lessons you learn are applicable wherever you go next. My time in Hollywood, for example, seared into my brain the importance of a strong network.
