From Zurich to NYC: Nina Froriep on 30 Years of Pivoting, Filmmaking, and Finding Your Voice on LinkedIn

Nina Froriep grew up in Zurich being told her job was to become an interesting wife. She moved to New York at 23 and never looked back.What followed was 30 years of figuring it out: film sets, production companies, forced pivots, mentors who saw something in her before she saw it herself — and eventually, a second act helping coaches and consultants show up on LinkedIn.This is a conversation about the winding road. Nina is direct, funny, and unapologetically real. If you're in the middle of your own next chapter, this one's for you.--SHOW NOTESNina Froriep is a filmmaker, producer, and LinkedIn coach who helps coaches and consultants build awareness and relationships on the platform. She's Swiss by design, savvy by New York — and she's been pivoting her whole career long before that was a buzzword.In this episode:Why Nina's upbringing in Zurich left her with no career plan — and a lot of fantasiesThe Houston trip at age 11 that gave her her first taste of the wider worldComing to NYC for one semester at 23 and realizing she didn't have to follow anyone else's scriptThe broken printer two minutes before airtime — and the moment she knew she was in the right worldBuilding Clockwise Productions from scratch, surviving 9/11, and navigating the slow death of the traditional film businessThe friend who said "you need to do this for a living" — and why she was finally ready to hear itEight years of building something new in the online spaceWhy LinkedIn isn't just social media — and why she's not worried about AI killing curiosity (for the curious)The best advice she ever received: "I hope you never find it"Connect with Nina: LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nina-froriep Email: [email protected]