Seizing opportunity is essential to getting ahead in media and entertainment. It is not a passive, I-think-I'll-wait-until-it-comes-to-me kind of a business.
You not only have to seize the day - carpe your diem - you have to do something with the opportunity if you want to move forward in your life and career.
My guest for this episode, Hena Doba, generously walks me through how she did just that, going from a local news producer, behind the camera in Watertown, NY, to anchor and contributor on national programs from CBS News (where she became one of the first Pakistani anchors in America) to Cheddar (where we met) to NewsNation where Hena now hosts the weekend edition of Morning in America.
Key takeaways:
- Be adaptable
- Take smart risks
- Listen to feedback
- Invest in training
- Learn how to write and tell a story
- Know how to use video and communicate with your audience through a lens
- Observe industry standards (as well as the competition)
- Know the competition
- Study your weaknesses
- Work through insecurities
- Play to your strengths
Connect with Hena on Instagram and LinkedIn.
If you have a word, phrase, or topic you'd like me to explore on Camera Ready & Abel, please shoot me a note by my website or send me a DM on Instagram or LinkedIn.
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