Turning One Professional Opportunity into Many More with Emmy Award Winning Director and Producer Amy Sabreen

Amy Sabreen (she/her) is a director, producer, writer and 3-time Emmy Award winner. She's directed and produced top-rated unscripted television shows as well as award-winning documentary and branded content on 14,000-foot peaks, in the remote Alaskan tundra, below the ocean's surface, and in 17 countries. Career highlights include producing NBC's Primetime Paralympic coverage in Beijing, producing features for NBC Olympics, X Games and a wide array of sports, adventure and socially conscious programming. This year, Amy began a new adventure, transitioning from freelance to a full time position as Director, Creative Production for Alterra Mountain Company.   In this episode, Justine and Amy chat about: How Amy turned her first professional opportunity into many more The importance of building trust and maintaining relationships with clients Asking great questions is better than pretending you know more than you do Being nervous means that you care and want to do a great job Choosing your criteria for what work to say yes or no to The tricky line of being a high performer and trying to avoid overworking Working as a woman in a male-dominated industry and the pressure that comes with it Freelancers need to follow up with potential clients; people are busy and emails slip through the cracks How Amy figures out whether a freelancer is a great fit for a project Amy's dad's three questions to ask yourself when you're debating taking a job    and more!   Connect with Amy Website: https://sabreenmedia.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amysabreen   Connect with Justine: Website: https://www.justawildthought.com  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justawildthought    Was this episode helpful? Screenshot this and tell a friend to go to justawildthought.com/podcast! Please rate and review Creatives in the Wild on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.