About this episode
Will Coley shares his journey of overcoming multiple rejections to finally get a 'yes' for his pitch about public nudity.
Short Cuts said no. WNYC said no. Hell Gate said no. Even Transom said no. Finally, after about six months of pitching, Will Coley heard "Yes." Will regales us with his story of how he made it to "yes" with his pitch about public nudity on the latest Sound School .
People in this episode
Host: Rob Rosenthal
Guest: Will Coley
Topics covered
- pitching
- public nudity
- storytelling
- rejection
- success
Keywords
- pitch
- public nudity
- rejection
- storytelling
- success
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Short Cuts, WNYC, Hell Gate, Transom
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