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Career Path Counselor: Making It in Media and Entertainment

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Career Development Courses Leadership Courses Work-life Balance Courses Mentorship Courses Television Production Courses Entertainment Industry Courses

Course Description

Overview

Get a practical and inspirational guide to breaking into the media industry.

Syllabus

Career Trajectory
  • Pinnacle moments
  • Building a women’s network in the digital era
  • The creation of “real” TV
1. Breaking into Entertainment and Creating Shows
  • Advice on breaking into the entertainment business
  • Spending time with the characters
  • Responding to audience feedback
2. Finding and Reflecting on Your Gifts
  • Your gifts
  • The gift of timing
3. Relationships, Leadership, and Mentorship
  • Relationships drive show success
  • Relationships are everything!
  • What drives Jeanine as a leader? “My team and I”
  • Qualities of team leaders and ideas at BET
  • Mentoring to make a difference
4. Working at BET and In Media
  • Be open to learning
  • Getting hired by BET
  • How to break into the media industry
5. Diversity: On Becoming Not Optional
  • Diversity at BET: Diversity of color is nonnegotiable
  • Breaking through the glass ceiling: Creating a more diverse workplace and world
6. Personal Life Lessons
  • Vulnerability in leadership
  • Fears that inform leadership
  • Lessons from my children
  • Career life balance
7. BET: The Hit Secret Sauce
  • BET is igniting change in all of the industry
  • Jeanine: Making a difference
  • Being Mary Jane
  • Boomerang and American Soul
8. Leave Your Legacy
  • Authentic leadership
  • Lessons from Jeanine’s mentors

Taught by

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