Jennifer Lopez: Actress, Singer, and Producer with Writer and Producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas

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🗓️ 24 December 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Everybody knows that before Jennifer Lopez was the multihyphenate superstar she is today, she was Jenny from the block. But most people don’t know how she made the leap from a dancer to an actor to a singer to an icon. “I always knew from a very young age that I loved performing,” Lopez tells Hillary Kerr on episode 44 of Second Life. With the help of Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas (then her agent, now a producer), who’s had a few career swaps of her own, J.Lo catapulted herself to international success. Lopez’s philosophy for mastering the pivot? “If you feel like you need to move, move.” Find out how both women paved their own paths.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, I'm your host Hillary Kerr and this is Second Life, a podcast spotlighting
0:11.9	women who have truly inspiring careers.
0:15.4	We're talking about their work journeys, what they've learned from the process of setting
0:19.3	aside their doubts or fears and what happens when they embark on their Second Life.
0:24.5	Today I am beside myself with excitement to share that we have two dynamic guests.
0:30.8	The first is actor, singer, film and TV producer, designer, author, entrepreneur, philanthropist
0:39.4	and icon, the one and only Jennifer Lopez.
0:44.8	She is joined by Elaine Goldsmith Thomas, who heads Jennifer's production company and
0:49.7	also wrote and produced her new movie Second Act, which is currently in theaters everywhere.
0:56.1	Of course, since it's the Second Life or 15th Life in Jen's case, you know that these
1:01.3	two ladies didn't start out as a global superstar and producing dynamo, respectively.
1:08.0	As I'm sure you might be aware, Jen started her career as a dancer before quickly pivoting
1:12.8	into the TV film and music industries before becoming a legendary entrepreneur on top of
1:18.3	all of that.
1:19.2	Elaine has a fascinating backstory as well.
1:23.4	She actually started her career as a talent agent at William Morris back in the 80s, versus
1:28.8	the secretary and then as an insanely powerful agent herself, with clients like Julia Roberts,
1:35.6	Jennifer Connolly, Madonna and of course, Jennifer Lopez.
1:40.6	After being at the top of her game for 15 years, she also had a major pivot and left the
1:45.8	talent world behind to start producing films, including Made in Manhattan and Mona Lisa's
1:51.8	smile.
1:52.8	Needless to say, these two women have seen it all and they have the most interesting perspective
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