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Happier in Hollywood

Ep. 61: Lead with Enthusiasm!

Happier in Hollywood

Lemonada Media

Education, Business, Self-improvement, Careers

4.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

As Liz and Sarah prepare a story pitch for their new ABC show The Fix, they discuss why it’s vital to lead with enthusiasm! Then they interview Steven Tylor O’Connor and Dreux Moreland, the creator and admin of Awesome Assistants, a Facebook group where Hollywood assistants come for advice, to vent, and to network. This week’s Hollywood Hack: put “a” before lunch or dinner to give the impression that you’re working through mealtimes. Finally, a topical Celebrity Sighting: Roseanne star Sarah Gilbert. Links:The Fix: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7942774/Steven Tylor O'Connor: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4209685/?ref_=nv_sr_1Dreux Moreland: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4390861/?ref_=nv_sr_1Assistants Show Hollywood Has A Heart: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/rambling-reporter/assistants-show-hollywood-has-a-heart-1064756What Does A Casting Director Do: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/kate-mcclanaghan/what-does-a-casting-direc_b_9799558.htmlSarah Gilbert: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004960/Roseanne: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094540/?ref_=nv_sr_1John Goodman: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000422/?ref_=nv_sr_1The Talk: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740718/?ref_=nv_sr_1 Photo by Ian Schneider on Unsplash To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, so the one or two stories that you call it got pushed 40, 5 minutes?

0:04.2

Oh, great. We need more time.

0:06.1

Alright, let's figure out who's saying what.

0:09.0

You're saying everything.

0:11.1

I don't think so.

0:18.5

Hi and welcome to Happier and Hollywood.

0:20.9

The podcast about how to be happier, healthier, sane, or more creative, more successful,

0:25.4

and more productive in a backbiting, superficial, chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane

0:30.8

world.

0:31.8

I'm Liz Kraft, a TV writer and producer living in LA, and with me is my high school friend

0:36.7

and writing partner of 18 years, Sarah.

0:39.9

That's me, Sarah Fane.

0:41.2

On this podcast, we talk about being writers in Hollywood, how we balance a career and friendship,

0:46.4

and how to survive the war of a trition that is life in Los Angeles.

0:50.0

In this episode, we'll talk about the importance of leading with enthusiasm.

0:54.4

Did that sound enthusiastic enough?

0:56.4

That's not bad.

0:57.6

Keep working on it.

0:59.2

We'll also talk to Stephen Tyler O'Connor and Drew Moreland of the awesome assistance Facebook

1:05.0

group.

1:06.0

And we have a very Hollywood, Hollywood hack and a particularly topical celebrity sighting.

1:11.2

Yes, but first a couple updates.

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