How To Be A Champion
Is it just me or does your dad send you tons of email forwards? I don’t know how he has time for golf or gets anything done in retirement with all the email forwarding he does. The good news is he finally learned to cut and paste and bcc… I cannot lie I hit delete […]
How To: Podcast According to Mike Janela
Podcasts are all the rage. So I was flattered when Mike Janela invited me to be a guest on his podcast. Mike took one of my TV Hosting Classes in 2015 and ran with the idea of focusing on what you can control in your career: Marketing yourself. Guess what? Not long after our interview, Mike […]
7 Ways to Make An Entrance
If you’ve ever painted your apartment you know it is 90% preparation and only 10% holding a brush to transform a room. Making a successful entrance – and by extension making a good impression – is much the same. The work you put in before you arrive makes all the difference and pays dividends. Every […]
2nd Annual Abel Intermedia Gift Guide
Wondering what to give the performer, guest expert or job seeker in your life? Help is here with the 2nd Annual Abel Intermedia Gift Guide. How About Give The Gift Of… A paid subscription to Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime so they don’t have to keep using your login information. The media landscape is now […]
How to Nail Every Audition & Interview
Please forgive the click bait title. I’m experimenting with following best practices marketing advice from successful bloggers. The subtitle is Everyone Needs a Haka. Because developing your personal Haka will allow you to nail every audition and interview. Most of them, anyway. Mental preparation is huge. We talk about getting in the zone. Do you have […]
All Hail 50 Over 50
I had the pleasure of prepping a client over the weekend for the Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit today. It’s a side bonus to be inspired by the people you work with. I am grateful – and impressed. Not the least because I really didn’t have it together in my 20s. I love to joke […]
I’m On A 10-Day Cleanse
I’m trying something new: A 10-Day Cleanse. Today is Day 3. I know I’m late to the party. How are so many of you so cheerful and functional doing this? What motivated me to give up sugar, caffeine, wheat, dairy and cocktails for several days? A nagging, lingering case of Modern Life. You get busy, […]
Ya Gotta Believe
Any sports fans out there? Ya Gotta Believe is the rallying cry of the New York Mets. They are currently leading the National League’s eastern conference. If they continue to believe they are poised to make the playoffs this year. They haven’t always believed. The team has had many legendary, late-season meltdowns. Jason Day believes […]
Talking Wintour In Summer
I am an unabashed Anna Wintour fan. At an age when most people are slowing down for retirement (she’ll be 66 in November) Anna is firing on all cylinders: Editor of Vogue, creative director of Conde Nast, career maker, cultural influencer, economic driver. Of course I find her hugely intimidating. As a talent executive on […]
What Would Benedict Cumberbatch Do?
In case you missed it, last week Cara Delevigne had a verbal dust up with the hosts of Good Morning Sacramento during her satellite media tour promoting the movie, Paper Towns. As the clip of the “awkwark exchange” went viral, the ladies at The View naturally weighed in. Whoopi thought Cara should “suck it up” […]