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>> In the media industry, and if someone
wants to specifically work for a TV network

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or a movie studio, definitely be up
on the know about the new trends,

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which I assume most college kids are.

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You know, what's going on with iPads, with Roku,
with Netflix, with Hulu, with Amazon Prime.

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We have a think called cord cutters,
people who cancel their cable subscription

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and solely get their TV over the internet.

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And as I mentioned in the
beginning of this interview,

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that's taking up a huge chunk of my job.

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So anyone we hire nowadays, we
want them to know all about that.

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And what are the different tools
that people use to watch content.

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But I would imagine a lot of college
students already know that more

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than I do to be perfectly honest.

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And a piece of advice that someone gave me
early on in my career, and it's very clichéd,

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but I believe in it 100%, actually
helped me out, is always bet on yourself.

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When I went to work for JPMorgan, I
had no finance background whatsoever.

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I took one finance class at Penn State.

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I did not like it.

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I did not have any interest in finance.

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But they offered me a job doing
interest rates derivatives

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on the trading floor, being
a trader's assistant.

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They just thought since I was smart and
my analytical skills would transfer well

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and they thought they could train
me, as I said I was a Penn Stater,

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so they were like alright, you're smart.

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I think I can train you to do this.

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If I hadn't, to be honest, I
was very scared going into it.

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And you know, it was something
completely new to me.

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If I had even an inkling of hesitation
I probably wouldn't have taken it.

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And I would have, who knows
where I would have ended up.

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But I took that.

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And then I went to Showtime and I
knew nothing about the TV world.

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But I bet on myself.

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And I said you know what, I can do this.

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I can learn this.

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So I know whenever we're interviewing
candidates and we're looking for people to work

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for Showtime, I don't care
if you have experience.

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I don't care what you know.

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I care that you're smart
and you're willing to learn.

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And that's really what I look for.