Personal Brand

Audience
1. Hiring managers
  1. Age range 30s-50s
    1. Theatres
      1. Technical directors
      2. Cleveland Playhouse
      3. Broadway
    2. Event services companies
      1. Eighth Day Sound
      2. PRG Worldwide
      3. LPS Production
    3. Theme parks
      1. Disney World
      2. Universal
      3. Disneyland
Presentation tools
1. Power Point
2. Prop
  1. T-shirt from Progressive
  2. Stacks of papers for STAR moment
Who am I?
1. Skills I have
  1. Leadership
    1. Director personality
    2. Take charge to get things done
    3. Coordinate with others
    4. Ensure that team gets along
    5. Help filter ideas to find the best solution
  2. Teamwork
    1. Work well with others
    2. Team player
  3. Fast learner
    1. Teach self new tasks quickly
    2. Good at watching others and imitating
  4. Hard worker
    1. "There's always something to do"
    2. No standing around
  5. Efficiency in all tasks
    1. I believe in getting things done with SPEED and ACCURACY
  6. Eager to learn
    1. You can train anybody to do anything, as long as they WANT to learn
2. Jobs I've held
  1. Management
    1. 7 years at one job
      1. Shows commitment
      2. Shows loyalty
    2. Hired and fired
      1. Know what to look for in potential employees
      2. Not afraid to have hard or uncomfortable conversations
      3. Made decisions to better the company
    3. Trainer
      1. On-going training for every shift
      2. Able to watch others while also doing my own work
      3. Learned how to teach in a variety of ways
      4. Change tactics if one form isn't working
    4. Worked with people
      1. Customer service
      2. Excellent problem-solving skills
      3. Deal with unruly customers
      4. Make sure that the customer always leaves happy
      5. Think on feet
      6. Ensure that team gets along
      7. Solve disputes
      8. Plan events to facilitate good relationships
    5. Variety of ever-changing tasks
      1. Ordering
      2. Creating new office systems
      3. Customer service
      4. Training
    6. Created new and more efficient ways of doing things
      1. Implemented company-wide
      2. Trained peers to do the same
3. Entertainment industry experience
  1. Shows I've worked on
    1. 6 lives theatre shows
      1. The Butler Did It (2004)
      2. Sound crew
      3. Sound effects
      4. Microphones
      5. Godspell (2005)
      6. Sound crew
      7. Microphones
      8. The Diary of Anne Frank (2005)
      9. Sound crew
      10. Microphones
      11. Sound board
      12. Romeo & Juliet (2006)
      13. Sound crew
      14. Sound effects
      15. Microphones
      16. The Curious Savage (2006)
      17. Sound crew
      18. Microphones
      19. Sound effects
      20. Footloose (2007)
      21. Stage Manager
      22. Directed practices
      23. Blocked scenes
      24. Curtain pull
      25. Technical director
      26. Assisted Director and Assistant Director
    2. House of Blues
      1. 10 shows
  2. Live Labs
    1. Over 40 productions
      1. Video Director
      2. Camera crew
      3. Microphones
      4. Individual mics
      5. Stage mics
  3. Classes I've taken
    1. Principles of Electronics
    2. Video
      1. Advanced Video Production
      2. Camera set-up
      3. White-balance
      4. Best locations
      5. Video director
      6. Call out camera shots
      7. Alternate between cameras
      8. Coordinate all cameras to work together
      9. Edit video footage
      10. Create an excellent video
    3. Sound
      1. Mixing Techniques
      2. Sound board set up
      3. Arrange sound system in any room
      4. Audio Workstations
      5. Set up microphones
      6. Organize stage to optimize sound
      7. Sports Broadcast Production
      8. Variety of arenas
      9. Optimize sound for each location
      10. Audio Measurement Systems
      11. Operate all eqipment
    4. Lighting
      1. Automated Lighting Technology
      2. Lighting Concepts and Design
      3. Operate light board
      4. Use correct lights and gels for any setting
      5. Safety when flying lights
      6. Concert Media Design
      7. Light any stage or arena
      8. Design optimal lighting plan
    5. Leadership and Organizational Behavior
      1. Live Production Management
      2. Tech director
      3. Ensure shows begin on time
      4. Work with FOH and BOH to make the best show possible
      5. Professional Writing
Target Industry - Live Theatre Performances
1. Many different avenues
  1. Broadway
  2. Local theatres
  3. Theme park shows
2. Why I'm Passionate
  1. Lots of thinking on your feet
    1. Problem solving
    2. Fixing issues before it's noticed
  2. Working as a team to produce something for audiences
    1. Make new friends
    2. It's fun to watch an audience have fun
    3. Amazing feeling to see your hard work in action
  3. Creative outlet
    1. Design of lights
    2. Sound mixing
    3. Create a memorable video
  4. Hard work
    1. Lots of moving around
      1. Kinesthete
    2. Often spend full 12-16 hour days working without a break
      1. Bond with teammates
      2. Creating something amazing
  5. It's a rush
    1. Standing backstage and watching the audience
    2. When something goes wrong but you fix it before anyone notices
  6. Organization is a must
    1. Keeping equipment organized
      1. Know where to find things
      2. Cords can't be tangled
      3. Labels help locate things quickly
      4. Assists in problem-solving
    2. Keeping tech areas neat
      1. Safety
      2. Ease of finding things
3. Next steps in industry post-graduation
  1. 1. Work at Disney
    1. Love stage shows
    2. Fantasmic
  2. 2. Work on Broadway in NYC
    1. Experience the best of the best
    2. Amazing shows to be a part of
  3. 3. Travel the world
    1. Experience theatre in other countries
4. Skills necessary in industry
  1. Willingess to learn
    1. Every theatre is different
      1. Every tech manager is different
      2. Must be able to learn new or different systems than I've used in the past
  2. Willingness to push boundaries
    1. Push a little to keep the industry moving forward
    2. Experiment with new systems or techniques
    3. Don't settle
  3. Adaptability
    1. I am replaceable, so I must make myself as valuable as possible
    2. Things can change at the drop of a hat
  4. Familiarity with general theatre workings
    1. How sound and lights work together
    2. Know stage left vs. stage right ;)
    3. Knowing inner workings necessary to be useful OR to make changes
  5. Teamwork
    1. Work together to produce something
    2. Must "play well with others" to succeed
    3. Nothing in this industry is about "me", it's about the bigger picture
    4. Make myself an irreplaceable part of the puzzle
5. Effective forms of presentation
  1. Video
    1. Clean
    2. Well-executed
  2. Short and sweet speech
    1. Demonstrate knowledge
    2. Don't be boring
      1. They don't have all day
      2. Creativity is necessary
    3. Hit necessary points without embellishing
My future in this industry
1. Why I am unique
  1. I have management experience
    1. See "Who am I"
  2. I have experience in theatre
    1. See "Who am I"
  3. I have a high GPA
    1. Shows I am a good learner
    2. Demonstrates willingness to please
    3. Shows ability to follow directions and follow through
    4. Demonstrates adaptability
    5. Smart
2. How I will excel
  1. Always put forth my best effort
  2. Ask questions when I need clarification
  3. Work well alone
    1. Necessary for productivity
    2. Useful for problem-solving when no one can answer my question
  4. Work well in teams
    1. Necessary for final production
    2. Necessary for planning stages
  5. Excellent problem-solving skills
    1. Necessary when working on live shows
3. Skills I have acquired at Full Sail
  1. Knowledge of industry workings
  2. Fully-trained in current lighting techniques
  3. Fully-qualified to mix sound board
  4. Videography
4. Interests in industry
  1. Working stage shows
  2. Working theatre shows
STAR moment options
1. Memorable Dramatization
  1. "Act out" skills
    1. "I'm fast" while pretending to run across stage
    2. "I'm organized" while putting a stack of paper together
    3. "I'm a great leader" while "bossing" around members of the audience
    4. "I'm a team player" while moving something heavy with an audience member
    5. "I'm a problem-solver" while using a prop on stage
      1. Box that's open and needs to be closed
      2. Something fell out of bag and needs to be picked up
2. Emotive Storytelling
  1. "Journey" from high school to now
  2. Funny story from Romeo & Juliet
    1. Josh falling off tech table
  3. Funny story from Footloose
    1. Ashley running into lights
Flow/Structure
1. Beginning
  1. Progressive Story introduction
    1. Set it up
      1. Number of customers
      2. Find more pictures from that day
      3. Facebook
      4. Instagram
      5. Gioia
    2. Why this could've been a disaster
2. Middle
  1. Skill sets
  2. Journey from HS theatre to today
  3. Industry Experience
  4. HIRE ME BECAUSE OF REASONS
3. End
  1. Progressive Story conclusion
    1. "Why working as a team made us better"
      1. Photo from end of day
Possible Obstacles
1. Power goes out
  1. Solution = don't rely too much on slides to communicate message
2. People get bored
  1. Bring candy to throw at them
Overall message
1. This is why I do what I want to do
2. Why I would be a valuable asset
3. HIRE ME BECAUSE OF REASONS
  1. See "Skills I have"
  2. See "Why I'm Passionate"
  3. See "Why I Am Unique"
  4. See "Management Experience"