"Succeeding in Hollywood is 50% talent and 60% marketing"

Workshops and Presentations

Calling on two decades of true stories and lessons learned from the Hollywood trenches, I provide real world, practical advice. Highly interactive, participants leave energized and ready to put their new skills into practice.

Honest and funny, she easily conveys information that might otherwise seem overwhelming or daunting. Using relatable stories and hands-on interactive exercises, Carole provides invaluable inside information on getting ahead in the fiercely competitive world of the Entertainment Industry.

Topics:

For college students and others wishing to break into the Entertainment Industry:

  • Marketing Yourself to Hollywood: Creating Your Own Hollywood GamePlan
  • Hollywood Success Strategies: Making the Right Connections
  • Making the Most of Your 20-Minutes: Mastering the Hollywood Meeting
  • "You've Got 60 Seconds" - Developing Your Personal Story

For professionals in the entertainment industry seeking to improve their networking skills and/or advance their careers:

  • Making the Right Connections through Authentic Networking
  • Great in a Room (Presentation Skills for Meetings, Interviews & Networking)
  • It's Who You Know: Building and Using a Dynamic Database
  • You've Got 60 Seconds: Developing Your Personal Story

For International Entertainment Professionals:

  • Making the Most of Your 20-Minutes: Mastering the Hollywood Meeting
  • Understanding American Entertainment Industry Executives
  • Understanding and Applying the Hollywood "Creative Collaboration" Process

Upcoming Workshops and Seminars

  • Strategies for Success in Hollywood: Making the Right Connections (UCLA Extension, May 5 & 12, 2007)
  • Breaking Into the Film Industry (USC School of Cinematic Arts, Summer Session, May 26 - August 2, 2007)

Previous Workshop Clients

  • CBS Television
  • NBC Television
  • Writers Guild of America
  • USC Marshall School of Business
  • American Film Institute
  • NATPE (National Association of Television Producers and Executives)
  • California State University (Northridge and Los Angeles)
  • Australian Film and Television School