“Telling stories is a beautiful, messy, exhilarating, and imperfect process. I help make those stories fascinating.”
Jeremy is a four-time Emmy award-winning producer based in the Washington D.C. area.
Currently, he produces and manages videos, podcasts, and visual stories for CFR Digital, at the Council on Foreign Relations. Jeremy has his MFA in film production from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts and BA in anthropology from the University at Buffalo.
He’s worked in the media industry since 2002, including stints at Pixar and Miramax, along with experience on feature-length documentaries, animation projects, special effects, and television. Jeremy has spoken at a number of conferences and special events including, ONA and Docs in Progress.
Principles
Lead, Don’t Manage
Leadership is about looking forward. It's about looking to the future to what is possible. Management, on the other hand, is about looking backwards to the pack, worrying about all the little details, many of which are completely out of your control.
Empathy
To have empathy is a beginning and not an end. It's the start of a conversation, not the finish. And from it can come healing and growth. But damn it's hard.
You Can Only Pick Two
This one comes from my dearly missed mentor in grad school, Norman Hollyn, the author ...
If You Don’t Care, They Won’t Either
If you discard something or show no interest in it, people around you won't either. However, the opposite is luckily true.
Build Legos, Freeform
Lego sets in the "olden day" were freeform. There were no instructions. No movie tie-ins. You just built stuff.
Always Say “Yes” in an Email
If someone wants you to do something and your answer is "yes," put it in an email.
Never Say “No” in an Email
Don't put a "no" response back to some in the written word. There are many, many reasons for this but here are my top ones.
Thoughts Aren’t Real
We "think" that what goes on up in our heads is the be-all and end-all manifestation of our true inner core, or soul, or self. Nope. They are just thoughts.
The Secret to Talking is Listening
The truest form of listening is when you can remove yourself from the act and just focus on what the other person has to say.