He Quit Banking to Make Movies. Now He’s a Miramax Executive (Spencer Ela)
About this episode
Spencer Ela discusses his transition from banking to becoming a senior vice president at Miramax and the unique economics of the film industry.
Spencer Ela had a steady job at a bank and a clear path to management. Then he quit — with no job lined up — to try to make it in Hollywood, an industry where (despite growing up in LA) he knew almost no one. Today, he's a senior vice president at Miramax — the studio behind Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, and No Country for Old Men. Spencer talks with Chris Hill about that leap, what his parents thought, and the surprisingly strange economics of moviemaking once you're on the inside. - Why ...
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