Biggest Challenges Faced By A Comedy Talent Manager At Framework Entertainment
As a Comedy Talent Manager, Rachel from Framework Entertainment finds that the biggest challenge in the role is the "amount of patience" required when clients don't achieve the expected success, often leading to difficult decisions about whether to continue working together, because sometimes "the trajectory is not going, you know, as, as kind kind of quickly as" expected. Rachel notes that patience is an essential skill in the entertainment industry.
Patience, Industry Realities, Client Management, Career Trajectory, Parting Ways
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Rachel Heffler
Comedy Talent Manager
Framework Entertainment
Syracuse University
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Film, Media Arts, Visual Arts
Arts, Entertainment & Media
Sales and Client Management
Honors Student, Greek Life Member, LGBTQ
Video Highlights
1. Patience is a significant challenge in talent management, especially when clients don't achieve the expected traction.
2. A key consideration is evaluating whether to continue working with a client if their career trajectory isn't progressing as anticipated.
3. Navigating the industry requires patience as a crucial skill for talent managers.
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your role?
That's a great question. I think the amount of patience is probably the biggest challenge.
Sometimes clients don't get the traction that you think they might. It becomes a challenge of whether we continue working together and what the next step is.
There have been people we've parted ways with because the trajectory isn't moving as quickly as I might have expected. So, I'd say patience is the biggest challenge.
It's also definitely a skill that you need to have in this industry.