How Lyn Paolo Became an Emmy Award-Winning Costume Designer with No Formal Training (and Created Olivia Pope's Iconic Style!)

LEAVE YOUR MARK: Freshly Brewed Career Advice with Aliza Licht

Aliza Licht

Business, Careers

5.0 • 585 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Lyn Paolo is one of the most iconic and sought-after Costume Designers in Hollywood today with credits in hit TV series to major films. As an Emmy® Award-winning Costume Designer, she has decades of experience including "ER" and "The West Wing" back in the day. Lyn was the force behind the impeccably dressed Olivia Pope on the ABC-TV hit television series "Scandal," "How to Get Away With Murder," "Shameless," "Animal Kingdom," "Little Fires Everywhere and most recently, "Inventing Anna." Learn how she came up in an industry with no formal training, built her credibility on the back of her talent and network, and tells incredible stories through fashion.

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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.
0:38.5	Because having a strong personal brand means that your name gets dropped in rooms,
0:43.2	you're not in, and that you're thought of for opportunities that other people haven't
0:47.9	even heard of yet.
0:49.2	So pick up a copy, and I can't wait to hear what you think.
0:57.0	Hi, this is Elisa Licked and this is Leave Your Mark the podcast where I brew fresh
1:01.7	career advice in conversation with some of my most inspiring and successful friends.
1:06.6	It's professional advice that you can action immediately, whether you're just starting out in your
1:11.2	career or well on your way. With a massive to-do list and a large cup of coffee, I promise that you can
1:17.5	get it all done and still have time to post about it. Lynn Palo, I am so excited to speak to you.
1:25.6	Thank you so much for coming on Leave Your Mark. How are you? I'm great. How are you? It's such a pleasure. And you know, I love you. So I'm so happy to be here. Oh, I adore you. I adore you. And I miss seeing you and I miss your voice. And I feel like we only like speak online now. So it's great to hear your voice right now. Oh, thanks, honey. I miss you too. Maybe next
1:45.0	trip to New York will have a little chat. Oh, I would love it. I would love it. So for everyone
1:50.3	listening, Lynn Paolo is one of the most iconic and sought-after costume designers in Hollywood today.
1:58.3	With credits in hit TV series and major films. I mean, Lynn, you are an Emmy
2:03.8	award-winning costume designer, the force behind the impeccably dressed Olivia Pope on ABC's scandal,
2:11.3	which was created by Shonda Rimes and starred Carrie Washington. And if working on this fan favorite, must-tweet series wasn't enough,
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