40 - Networking Authentically with Parissa Koo (Liv and Maddie, Pixel Playhouse, Funny or Die)

Today’s guest is Parissa Koo, an actress, singer, and model who has appeared on the Disney Channel, USA Network, Funny or Die, For the Record Live Onstage, Pixel Playhouse, and the Norwegian Cruise Line Escape. You can catch her in commercials for Capital One, Freeform, and Chevron but more imminently - this weekend in HBOhNo…It’s a Musical!

Today we get into the often overlooked place to find jobs in entertainment, how to make a first impression that leads to lasting collaboration, and the one question you should ask while trying to network.

BREAKDOWN: 

2:30 - HbOhNo…It’s a Musical!

5:30 - Meeting a longterm collaborator on a cruise ship 

8:00 - The key to creating a lasting relationship

10:00 - Creating your own work, taking control of your art 

14:00 - Liking genres that aren’t see as “high art” (shoutout Glenn Powell)

19:25 - Say yes, stay in touch - people come back around

21:00 - be genuine in networking 

23:00 - rejection: push harder or walk away? 

24:30 - What to ask for when networking!

27:00 - Auditioning for American Idol

31:50 - Auditioning for the Glee Project & getting noticed by Robert Ulrich

33:10 - Deferring & then skipping college + signing to Osbrink 

35:00 - Auditioning for Mulan (vs. Jamie Chung)

35:50 - Auditioning for Deadpool without knowing

39:50 - Gaining perspective through geographic distance from the industry 

41:04 - YouTube surpassing Netflix for TV watch time and: Pixel Playhouse! 

46:00 - Balancing short-term opportunity with long-term strategy for a career

50:10 - TIME CAPSULE

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IG: @ParissaKoo

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