Enjoy this free 5 minute sample of “Coffee with KP: The Covid Collection” with Literary Manager Daniel Vang. To hear the full, uncut and uplifting episode, consider upgrading your subscription to paid for $49 a year or just $8 a month.
In this episode of Coffee with KP, we are talking to literary manager Daniel Vang! We shared office space over a decade ago and listening to his career story is inspiring! He was born in a refugee camp in Thailand, graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design and has been in Hollywood nearly 20 years working in representation (WME, Good Fear, Benderspink, 3 Arts.) In this episode, he breaks down the difference between the two jobs (agent and manager) and how he knew that working in representation was for him and might be for you too! If you happen to run into Daniel, feel free to tell him you heard him on “Coffee with KP!”
WHAT IS COFFEE WITH KP?: “Coffee With KP” is a one-hour group informational meeting with industry professionals over a virtual coffee chat. The first 30 mins, I ask the questions and the next 30 mins I take questions from students nationwide. When stay at home orders were in place mid-March 2020, I realized that my students needed to connect with industry professionals to learn about careers they want, from the people actually doing them like; agents, managers, executives, actors, directors, singers, songwriters, showrunners, editors, business managers and more!
I ended up hosting 174 episodes of “Coffee with KP” talking with industry professionals about what they do, how they do it, and how you can do it too!
These are casual conversation presented to you uncut, unfiltered and unedited. I’m choosing select episodes of my “Coffee with KP: Covid Collection” to share with my paid subscribers on a weekly basis.
WHY YOU WANT TO LISTEN?:
1. GROW YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK: Growing your professional network can be intimidating. I want to take the intimidation out of the equation and invite you to listen to some of the most successful people working in entertainment today. If you ever have a meeting at one of these companies or with any of my guests, please tell them you heard their session of “Coffee with KP” and what you learned from it. It will make you memorable in all the right ways.
2. EXPOSE YOURSELF TO VARIOUS JOBS: This is the perfect opportunity to expose yourself to professionals and jobs you never even thought about. For example, after our last session, one of MyGrads has been working as a PA for 2 years with the intention of wanting to be a writer. After hearing 3 entertainment attorneys speak this year, she is changing direction and going to law school!
PAST GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED:
MEDIA MOGULS AND PERSONALITIES (Mark Cuban, Taylor Dayne, Nely Galan, “Entertainment Tonight’s” Kevin Fraizer, Peter Micelli, Founder of Range Media)
FILM EDITORS (Oscar-winning editor of “Ford v. Ferrarri” “Greatest Showman” “Walk the Line” “Deadpool”)
EXECUTIVES (Paramount, Bravo, Exhibit-A, Hello Sunshine, Bad Robot, Kinetic, Evolution Media)
ATTORNEYS (MRC, Dreamworks Animation & talent attorneys repping A-listers like Halle Berry)
SHOWRUNNERS (Real Housewives of NY, Real Housewives of OC and “Entourage”)
HR SPECIALISTS (Discovery and MRC)
PUBLICISTS (Fox Searchlight/Disney and celebrity publicist repping Selena Gomez and more)
TALKSHOW PRODUCERS (Co-EP of Ellen and talent executive from James Corden)
TALENT REPS (CAA, WME, UTA, Gersh, BGE, 3 Arts, etc…)
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