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A podcast about changing the culture of Hollywood by leading with kindness, inclusion, professionalism and internal calm. Transcripts on podcast page.

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A sneak preview of the @leadwkindness season 2 vodcast! More to come soon, and it’s been a pleasure to see these workshop episodes coming together in post thanks to the outstanding editing of Saleem Aziz. @jonathanjordanmedina and @courtneyscheuerman were just two of the ten awesome actors who collaborated on these ten episodes - so grateful!

#leadwithkindness #bts #episode1

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https://a.co/d/00wF69Au

Met an internet friend IRL. I met Melinda Hsu at @careeractivate online meetup. And volunteered during her panel to get a chance to meet her in person.

I was not disappointed. She's one of the nicest people I had the pleasure of talking to. She even sent me a copy of her book.

A little background. Melinda has been leading TV and Film writing rooms for years. Writing for series like Lost and Nancy Drew. Her book Lead With Kindness is the culmination of the lessons she's learned over the years.

I was originally going to take a picture with the book then write a little blurb about it. I decided to make this my first attempt at a UGC ad. Its a win win. I help a homie advertise her book and try content that I'm unfamiliar with creating.

#kindness #tvandfilm #leadership #ugc #bookstagram

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Every book deserves an introduction like this one 📖
The Case of Nancy Drew: A Visual Archive opens with a foreword by Melinda Hsu, Showrunner of the Nancy Drew TV series. She's someone who has spent years thinking about what makes Nancy endure as a character. If you grew up with Nancy either through the books or the show, you'll resonate with her words. We're very proud to have Melinda's foreword as a part of this project. The Nancy Drew TV show truly bridges the gap between where Nancy started and where she's going.

Preorder your copy today! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-case-of-nancy-drew-aleigha-koss/1149781916?ean=9798895658826

#nancydrew #nancydrewbooks #bookstagram #girldetective #bookworm

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So much fun moderating the book launch of my friend @melindahsula last night at @ridebackranch. The evening was in collaboration with the amazing people at @capeusa. Loved seeing some old friends from my @cw_nancydrew days, and meeting many new ones. Melinda’s book @leadwkindness is available now and well worth a read. 📖👓 #leadwithkindness #booklaunch #nancydrew #drewcrew

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It’s not hard to show up for @melindahsula when she asks, because she does things like write a whole dang book about being kind, and then also models it in everything she does. Let’s all read this book and be kinder people. ❤️

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A couple of weeks ago, I had my first book signing!

Huge thanks to @madriguez6 for organizing this through @villagewellcc indy bookstore in downtown Culver City.

We had a lively conversation about kindness in Hollywood work culture, and an awesome group of people who came out to share community and books – greatly appreciate everyone joining the kindness revolution!

#LeadWithKindness #KindnessIsStrength #booklaunch #hollywoodculture #writerslife

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On Thursday, June 18, it will be my great joy and honor to cohost a Lead With Kindness book celebration with the Coaltion of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment! We’ll be at the beautiful creative space and in the community of Rideback Ranch, where I’m a mentor and have spoken to their fellowship cohort previously.

The event will also raise money for CAPE and its programming, including this summer‘s upcoming annual CAPE Showrunners Incubator, which I helped found and am co-chairing this year with the iconic Kelvin Yu.

Joining me on stage for the evening will be my friend and former Nancy Drew colleague @rjhatanaka (now a series regular on Criminal Minds: Evolution) to discuss how kindness can rewrite Hollywood.

RSVP link in bio 📘🎤📘

Melinda photo credit: @harvgreenberg
RJ photo credit: @nickyhoge

#AAPI #InclusiveStorytelling #BookLaunch #WritersLife #showrunner

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Last week I had the best time at @atxfestival with my amazing @creativeartistsagency agent @theannblanchard – we talked about how to @leadwkindness in Hollywood, the importance of loyalty, and how to be intentional about using your voice and expanding your village. And then I signed copies of my new book! So grateful to have the event illuminated by Ann’s delightful presence, wisdom and inspiration!

#LeadWithKindness #CreativeLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #CreativeWork #Leadership

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Celebrating @melindahsula’s LEAD WITH KINDNESS book launch!

The culture Melinda’s built on shows like @cw_nancydrew is only the beginning. Viva the kindness revolution. ❤️

Fav takeaway from last night: Kindness should never be mistaken for weakness. Melinda shared a story about letting an AD go because they thought they could get away with bullying others on set — and then addressed what happened with the entire crew. 💪 # BossBABE @leadwkindness

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Confession: I started this account because I’m on a quest to change the culture of Hollywood (and the world; I never said I wasn’t ambitious).

For the past two decades, I’ve been navigating the high-pressure, dysfunctional trenches of the entertainment industry, experiencing the impact of toxic leadership in my early progress up the ranks, and more recently being in a position to intentionally create and implement respectful, humane and sustainable workplace environments *that result in better products and deeper success.*

I’ve been doing this work for years on the executive teams of TV shows and as a co-founder of the @writersguildwest Leadership Training Program.

To counter toxic dynamics & workplace harm, I’ve written a book to share my strategies with everyone who longs for more kindness _and_ for more success in their orbits.

📖 Lead With Kindness is launching June 30. 🔗 Link in bio.

📸 @harvgreenberg

#LeadWithKindness #LeadershipThatWorks #KindnessIsStrength #FutureOfLeadership #CreateBetterWorkplaces

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I was so inspired by my fellow panelists and assembled creatives from @filmfatalesorg – with insightful questions from @newamericaorg’s @vicki_shabo, @ellejay1850 @keishazollar @womencallaction and I talked candidly about the process and opportunities and necessity for female-forward storytelling in today’s world.

Grateful for this uplifting conversation! For more about how to empower your team through inclusion (and in doing so, elevate creative results), stay tuned for my upcoming nonfiction book, Lead With Kindness.

📸✨Photos: @deni.vision

#FemaleFilmmakers #WomenInFilm #StorytellingMatters #CreativeCommunity #FilmIndustry

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An April Fools’ memory from a summer day on The Gifted in 2018 🗓

In this Marvel/Fox show from the X-Men universe, our mutants were hiding from the law and living off the grid, and sometimes they would go to our rooftop set for heart-to-heart conversations. Beyond the actors, VFX would later swap in a starry night sky in place of the greenscreen on the soundstage. But in reality, we could bring a camera dolly to the edge of the building and “boom up” for an angle looking onto the roof.

In this BTS gem, while our actors @seanjamesteale and @blairredford were filming an intensely emotional conversation as mutant heroes Eclipse and Thunderbird, our EP @brightidea asked the dolly grip to raise him up with a delivery box in hand so that he could interrupt their scene with the news that he had a pizza 🍕 for Wolverine (who, as much as we would have loved to have had him on @thegiftedtv show, was busy in movies elsewhere).

#xmen #marvelstudios #marvel #bts #ontheset

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