- October 1, 2018 -

Ever hear of a "showrunner"?

Newfangled term for me until recently.

Evidently a showrunner is the person who has ultimate creative-control of a TV series.

The showrunner is head writer...

...and executive producer

...and script editor.

Outranking even the director.

When it comes to the making of a TV show, the showrunner is at the top of the food chain...and has quite the impact on whether the show is a "hit" or "miss."

The job is part creative and part management.

Think about that:

First...that's working with two totally different parts of the brain.

Second...it's sorta like being a parent vs being a babysitter.

Suddenly that baby is ALL yours. You can't just leave at six o'clock when mom and dad come home to take over.

You're pretty much responsible for it all.

+ Working within the budget (even in television, there's a limit)

+ Making sure everyone is heard and feels part of the team (you're a leader, not a dictator)

+ Having a clear vision of where you want the show to go

Are you thinking what I am??

Sounds a whole lot like being a business owner 🙂

You might have a staff or a team that supports you and does all you don't want to do...or shouldn't be doing.

But in the end, the buck stops with you.

If anything goes wrong with a customer, guess who gets the blame?

Yep...you know it.

And just like ratings are a measure of a TV show's success...reviews do the same for you.

If you get some bad reviews, you can't just reach out to the reviewers and ask them to change their review.

Whoa, Art...all of a sudden, you're making it sound like being a business owner is a gig I took on that's nothing short of lunacy.

Nah...you got this.

If owning a business was easy, everybody'd be doin' it.

If running a TV show was easy, showrunners would be a dime a dozen.

You know what sounds hard to me?

...being an emergency room nurse.

...working in a meatpacking plant on third shift.

...taking care of and home-schooling five kids.

Know what the toughest job of a business owner is?

Finding the right crew.

Whether you're a digital marketing agency.

Or you do pool installations.

Or you're in the home construction, remodeling, plumbing, medical, consulting industries. The list goes on.

You still need a team. And someone's gotta be the showrunner.

Not how you want to be spending your time and energy?

We can be your showrunner.

Make today a good one!

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