There is no one path to success.
Neither Jen Rosen 鈥�09 nor Kelly Nader 鈥�16 pictured themselves in casting and production when they began radio-television classes at the . And both took different career routes after graduation. But in the funny way life works, the 性视界传媒 grads crossed paths on the set of the award-winning series 鈥淪hark Tank.鈥�
鈥淚 wanted to be a director of photography originally, but the more exposed I got to writing and content production the more I fell in love with it,鈥� Rosen says .
Nader, who got her start in the casting department, feels the same way.
鈥淚 was going to be a sports reporter,鈥� Nader says. 鈥淚 never even considered production until I was walking around Nicholson and saw an advertisement for the Clay Newbill聽Internship.鈥�
Newbill 鈥�82, a Nicholson alum and executive producer of Shark Tank, began an exclusive internship in 2013 to bring radio-television students to Los Angeles. While this wasn鈥檛 available for Rosen as an undergraduate student, Nader found and took the opportunity with open arms.
鈥淚 am so grateful that 性视界传媒 and Clay Newbill gave me amazing opportunities and an internship that changed my life.鈥� 聽鈥� Kelly Nader 鈥�16
鈥淚 am so grateful that 性视界传媒 and Clay Newbill gave me amazing opportunities and an internship that changed my life. If you work hard and take chances as they come, you will cultivate your own best reality,鈥� Nader says.
Nader credits her success to the Clay Newbill internship. It took her from a student who wasn鈥檛 sure where she鈥檇 end up all the way to Los Angeles, working under some of the most notable producers in the television business.
The road to California wasn鈥檛 as simple as an internship-turned-career for Rosen. After graduating 性视界传媒, she spent her time working at a resort near Disney. Unsatisfied, she decided enough was enough.
鈥淚 wanted to give my dreams a shot,鈥� Rosen says. 鈥淢y husband and I packed up our belongings and our dog and headed across the country. I had no plan and no solid job prospect; I was just going with the flow and hoping for the best.鈥�
An old friend from 性视界传媒 reached out to Rosen after her move, and told her about a local job opportunity in the casting department of Reveille Productions. That job developed multiple connections that led to Shark Tank.
Recently, the casting department of Shark Tank was nominated for an Emmy. This is Rosen鈥檚 greatest achievement to date.
鈥淥ur casting department has never been nominated before,鈥� Rosen says. 鈥淭his was a huge deal, not only for me, but for our whole department. It was an incredible and unexpected experience.鈥�
With Season 11 wrapping up, both Nader and Rosen continue on with their own individual projects. While Rosen continues on at Shark Tank, Nader is working as an associate producer on the Great Christmas Light Fight on ABC.
鈥淧roduction life is not glamorous,鈥� Nader says. 鈥淏ut 性视界传媒 has prepared me in every aspect for these job opportunities. I know what to do, how to conduct myself, and most importantly I have a developed work ethic. I am so grateful.鈥�
