Sunday morning, the “next generation” of entertainment industry professionals will learn what it takes to make it in the ’biz” at UBC2C’s special “Sunday Morning Mentoring Madness” with veteran marketing executive Madelyn Hammond whose talk is called, “50 Things I Learned Along the Way: How to Swim with the Sharks and Not Get Eaten.” Hammond, principal of Madelyn Hammond and Associates, a marketing and branding agency specializing in entertainment, media and technology, will give real life examples of how to succeed and survive in the entertainment industry. Most recently, she was the Chief Marketing Officer for Daily Variety, Variety and Variety.com. Hammond previously worked in various positions for Columbia Pictures, AMC Theatres, Turner Pictures, MGM/UA and Sony Pictures.
As students enter a difficult job market in a tough economy, Hammond and over 40 other industry VIPS, from ex-presidents of studios, lawyers and acquisition executives to producers, publicists and magazine editors, will provide valuable, insightful advice on how get a foot in the door to an audience of college students–including 42 UB students attending the conference from Buffalo on scholarship–UB alumni and other young professionals living and working in Los Angeles. At 9:00 a.m. Hammond’s inspirational talk will open up the session. From 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., participants will also have a chance to meet in small groups with industry VIPs including (alphabetically):
- Mitch Ackerman, Owner, A Players Entertainment, Former Executive VP of Production for Walt Disney/Touchstone Television
- Janette Baxa, Director of Publicity, Nederlander Concerts
- Jody Kleinberg Biehl, Director, UB Journalism Certificate Program
- Howard K. Brodwin, Managing Director, Team Marketing Systems
- Seth Burton, Assistant Director of Communications, Los Angeles Clippers
- Dwayne Corbitt, Co-President/Partner, FarCor Studios
- Michael Dalling, Film Festival Consultant, Formerly Executive Vice President, WorldwideFilm Marketing & Publicity, Rogers & Cowan
- Josh Dickey, Acting Entertainment Editor, The Associated Press
- Ralph Farquhar, Co-President/Partner, FarCor Studios, Producer/writer, (“The Proud Family,” “South Central,” “Moesha, “Da Jammies”)
- Carol Green, Film Production Publicist
- Karen-Eileen Gordon, Actor (“Bachelor Party2,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”)
- Andrew Hindes, President/Founder, The In-House Writer
- Steve Herbert, Chief Engineer, NPR Radio Station KCRW & KCRW.COM
- William Keck, Senior Editor, TV Guide Magazine
- Richard Lawrence, Owner, Rebel Entertainment Partners
- Glenn T. Litwak, Esq., Founding member Litwak & Havkin
- Jesse Levine, Founder, Global ALL MEDIA
- Dany Margolies, Executive Editor, Backstage
- Leonard Morpurgo, Vice President, Murray Weissman and Associates
- Julian Myers, President, Julian Myers Public Relations
- Seth Nagel, Founder of Lafayette Drive Entertainment
- Sean Nealon, Reporter, Riverside Press Enterprise
- Steven Christopher Parker, Actor (“ER”, “Juno,,” “Rebound”)
- Marcie Polier, Founder /President, Homemade Entertainment; Former Founder /President, and current Chairman Emeritus EDI–now known as Nielsen
- Carlos Reig-Plaza, Actor (“The Abandoned” “Days of Our Lives”)
- Liz Rooney, President, OCTV / Out and About TV / Red Carpet TV
- Alfonse Ruggiero, Award-Winning Screen-writer; Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker
- Lee Sacks, Principal/Owner Lee Sacks Law
- Jacqueline Saint Anne, Emmy®-winning costume designer and former President of the Costume Designers Guild
- Flo Selfman, Selfman & Others Public Relations; President, Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC)
- Paula Silver, President/CIO, Beyond the Box Productions
- Fiona Smyth, Industry multi-hyphenate
- Francis Specker, Entertainment, News and Sports Photojournalist
- Steven Sunshine, Senior Producer, Extra TV
- Eric Trules, Associate Professor at USC, School of Theatre, Fulbright Senior Specialist Director/Producer, Documentary, THE POET AND THE CON
- Carrie White, Publicity Manager/Auction Manager, Screen Actors Guild Awards®
- Lili Ungar Owner/president, Lili Ungar Public Relations
- David Urabe, President & Co-founder Convolo Productions
UBC2C HOLLYWOOD’s “Sunday Morning Mentoring Madness” will also feature a human resources station, offering job resource information and counsel. Registrants will get pointers on how and where to look for jobs, tips on creating a successful resume and other valuable resources about possible opportunities.
