Ep. 464: Meet Our Pitch Coach!

Happier in Hollywood

Lemonada Media

Careers, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Liz and Sarah sit down with their amazing pitch coach, Jordana Oberman, to talk about how to create and deliver a pitch that will actually sell. One piece of advice? Lead with theme and emotion. Save plot for later. Also — practice, practice, practice. This week Sarah has a Hollywood Adjacent/Ojai Hack for her fellow gardeners — use Vego Garden seed trays and Happy Frog potting soil. Finally Sarah recommends the delightful novel, The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion, by Fannie Flagg. Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCraft Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com Sign up for Liz & Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter at https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com and Sarah’s Chickening Out Substack at https://happierinhollywood.substack.com. They’ll come right to your inbox! Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/ Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, andSide Hustle School . If you liked this episode, ’S please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends! LINKS: Jordana Oberman: https://www.jordanaoberman.com/ Vego Garden Germination Cell Bundle: https://www.vegogarden.com/products/standard-1020-germination-cell-bundle Happy Frog potting soil: https://amzn.to/40SpVi5 The All-Girl Filling Station’s Last Reunion: https://amzn.to/3PCaBUf Fannie Flagg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fannie_Flagg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Liz, the other thing we have to do is schedule Benny Hana with Brooke.
0:04.4	Yes, that is on my list.
0:06.8	I was so excited when she says she likes Benny Hana.
0:10.0	I was shocked and surprised and delighted.
0:18.8	Hi, and welcome to Happier in Hollywood, the podcast about how to be happier, healthier,
0:23.4	saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a backbiting, superficial, chaotic,
0:29.2	unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.
0:32.1	I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer living in Ohio right outside L.A., and with me is
0:37.4	my high school friend and writing partner Liz.
0:40.0	That's me, Liz Kraft.
0:41.6	On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how we balance a career
0:45.7	and friendship, and how to survive the war of attrition that is life in Los Angeles.
0:51.1	Today, we are so excited to talk to our pitch coach, Jordana Oberman, about how to
0:56.2	improve both the content of your pitch and how you perform it. This week, Sarah has an oh-high
1:03.0	hack for your garden, and finally, she shares a book recommendation. But first, Liz, I have a chickening
1:10.2	out update. Okay, so for anyone who doesn't know,
1:13.7	chickening out is your substack where you write about how every week of this year you are roasting a
1:21.2	chicken, you're using a different recipe, and you give the recipe, and you rate the recipe,
1:25.4	and you tell a little story and it's wonderful.
1:29.5	Yes, and this week what's so exciting is I did my first giveaway. This was for paid
1:33.8	subscribers. I didn't plan anything for paid subscribers because I didn't think I would have any.
1:38.1	But then I have them. So I did a giveaway of Kalu Henry's new cookbook better at home,
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