Career Path Counselor: Making It in Media and Entertainment

Career Trajectory

• Pinnacle moments
• Building a women’s network in the digital era
• The creation of “real” TV

1. Breaking into Entertainment and Creating Shows

• Advice on breaking into the entertainment business
• Spending time with the characters
• Responding to audience feedback

2. Finding and Reflecting on Your Gifts

• Your gifts
• The gift of timing

3. Relationships, Leadership, and Mentorship

• Relationships drive show success
• Relationships are everything!
• What drives Jeanine as a leader? “My team and I”
• Qualities of team leaders and ideas at BET
• Mentoring to make a difference

4. Working at BET and In Media

• Be open to learning
• Getting hired by BET
• How to break into the media industry

5. Diversity: On Becoming Not Optional

• Diversity at BET: Diversity of color is nonnegotiable
• Breaking through the glass ceiling: Creating a more diverse workplace and world

6. Personal Life Lessons

• Vulnerability in leadership
• Fears that inform leadership
• Lessons from my children
• Career life balance

7. BET: The Hit Secret Sauce

• BET is igniting change in all of the industry
• Jeanine: Making a difference
• Being Mary Jane
• Boomerang and American Soul

8. Leave Your Legacy

• Authentic leadership
• Lessons from Jeanine’s mentors