DeDe Brown on Leveraging Your Experience, Humility, and Curiosity to Make Bold Industry Moves

LEAVE YOUR MARK: Freshly Brewed Career Advice with Aliza Licht

Aliza Licht

Business, Careers

5.0 • 585 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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DeDe Brown and her career exemplify what it means to carve your own path and leave your mark. From studying broadcast journalism at the University of Alabama to finding her way through the bright lights of Hollywood, DeDe proves that if you put yourself in the right places, are humble enough to learn, and stay curious, people will take a chance on you. Today, DeDe is the senior vice president of multicultural marketing and publicity at Paramount Pictures, one of the biggest production companies in Hollywood. DeDe's journey is the story of having no connections at the start, waiting many, many tables, and being clever enough to know when opportunities present themselves for you to take that leap to the next rung on the career ladder. When she's not helping run the show behind the scenes at Paramount, she's co-hosting a podcast, BLK ON THE SCENE, featuring Black voices who are helping to drive change and representation in entertainment. In this episode, we talk about the concept of putting your trust in the skills you have acquired and taking a chance to grow your career in a new industry. We talk about what it takes to succeed in marketing and public relations, especially in a high-stakes industry, and why DeDe believes that her humility, curiosity, and willingness to admit when she doesn't know the answer have contributed to her ability to thrive in her roles.

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone.
0:08.7	It's Elisa Likt here, your host, and I'm so thrilled to share that my new book, On Brand,
0:14.3	Shape Your Narrative, Share Your Vision, Shift Their Perception, is out now.
0:20.6	I hope you'll pick up a copy because personal branding is for
0:23.9	everyone. It's for the new graduate starting out, the middle manager looking to level up,
0:28.9	the executive who wants to be a thought leader, the entrepreneur starting from scratch.
0:34.2	It's for anyone who wants to pivot or transition into something new. Because having
0:39.4	a strong personal brand means that your name gets dropped in rooms, you're not in, and that
0:44.7	you're thought of for opportunities that other people haven't even heard of yet. So pick up a copy,
0:50.4	and I can't wait to hear what you think.
0:57.1	Hi, this is Alie the Lict and this is Leave Your Mark the podcast where I brew fresh
1:01.8	career advice with some of my most inspiring and successful friends.
1:05.9	It's professional advice that you can action immediately, whether you're just starting out
1:10.2	in your career or well on your
1:12.0	way. With a massive to-do list and a large cup of coffee, I promise that you can get it all done
1:18.0	and still have time to post about it. I am very excited to welcome Dee Dee Brown to leave your mark.
1:26.5	Didi, I admit, I told you already. I was
1:28.7	stalking you on LinkedIn. I was like going down the rabbit hole of like, what has this girl done
1:33.6	in her career? And I love that in one or two DMs, here we are. And yet we've met before at my
1:41.3	book party with Kirsten back in the day. And listen, you have crushed it.
1:47.6	And I'm really excited to share your story. So welcome to the show.
1:52.3	Yay. Thank you. I mean, it was a mutual, like, stalking scenario. I've been a fan for a long time from
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