About this episode

Producer Lauren Neustadter discusses her experiences in building a brand and navigating the film and television industry.

Producer Lauren Neustadter , President of Film and Television at Hello Sunshine, discusses building a brand from the ground up, meeting a tumultuous marketplace with optimism, the best way to present your material to buyers, her love of reading and writers, and more. THE WRITERS PANEL IS A COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. Follow and support the show by subscribing to Ben Blacker's newsletter, Re:Writing , where you'll also get weekly advice from the thousands of writers he's interviewed over the years, as well as access to exclusive live Q&As, meet-ups, and more: benblacker.substack.com SOCIALS: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/benblacker.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bablacker/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Ben Blacker

Guest: Lauren Neustadter

Topics covered

• film production
• television industry
• brand building
• marketplace strategies
• writer support

Keywords

• Lauren Neustadter
• Hello Sunshine
• film
• television
• writers
• marketplace
• presentation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hello Sunshine

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