Category : Keynotes & Cocktails

Melinc Originals: How to Ask for Money (Video)

 

Negotiate. Know who you’re dealing with. Know your value. Do not apologize.

These are some of the keys to effectively asking for money, according to senior leaders in media, entertainment and tech who spoke at the 2016 Keynotes & Cocktails: Women of NY conference and are featured in this Melinc Originals video.

Featured experts include: Karen Aviram Beatty, Google, Inc.’s Managing Director of Global Search Partnerships; TV producer Caryn Mandabach (The Cosby Show, Roseanne, Third Rock from the Sun, That 70s Show, Nurse Jackie, Peaky Blinders); Tricia Melton, President, Melton Marketing; Marie Nelson, Vice President, News & Public Affairs, PBS; and Mona Scott-Young, Founder & CEO, Monami Entertainment and Executive Producer, Love & Hip Hop on VH1.

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Keynotes & Cocktails, owned and operated by Melinc, is the premier conference for women working in media, entertainment and tech. It is held on both coasts — in Los Angeles as Women of the West; and in New York City as Women of NY.

Original Music: “8-Bit Days” | Dani Good

Melinc Originals: Networking Do’s and Don’ts (Video)

Learn the do’s and don’ts of building your professional network — and why your network is more crucial to your career than ever — in this how-to video featuring insights from senior leaders in media, entertainment and tech who spoke at the 2016 Keynotes & Cocktails: Women of NY conference.

Hear from: Karen Aviram Beatty, Google, Inc.’s Managing Director of Global Search Partnerships; Kathleen Grace, CEO, New Form; Christina Wayne, CEO, Assembly Entertainment; Jen Kavanagh, Principal, BRaVe Media Ventures; Heather Cabot, Co-Author, Geek Girl Rising (St. Martin’s Press 2017) and Tricia Melton, President, Melton Marketing.

Original Music: “8-Bit Days” | Dani Good

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Women of New York 2016 Press Release

2016 KEYNOTES & COCKTAILS: WOMEN OF NEW YORK CONFERENCE UNVEILS COMPLETE SPEAKER LINEUP INCLUDING A CLOSING CONVERSATION WITH ASTRONAUTS WANTED FOUNDER JUDY MCGRATH, MODERATED BY NOWTHIS MEDIA’S TINA EXARHOS

CO-HOSTED BY CBS NEWS CORRESPONDENT MICHELLE MILLER, THE PREMIER, OFF-THE-RECORD EVENT FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT AND TECH WILL ALSO FEATURE A WELCOME SESSION WITH CHRISTINA MILLER, PRESIDENT, TURNER’S CARTOON NETWORK, ADULT SWIM AND BOOMERANG

THREE EXECUTIVE “SUPER SESSIONS”: REINVENT YOURSELF, BRAND YOURSELF AND INVESTMENT, INCUBATION AND INNOVATION

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES INCLUDE ABC NEWS, A&E NETWORKS, AMC NETWORKS, ASSEMBLY ENTERTAINMENT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, ASTRONAUTS WANTED, CBS NEWS, DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, GOOGLE, BRAVE MEDIA VENTURES, GO90, HBO, NBCUNIVERSAL, NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE OF MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT, PBS, SCRIPPS NETWORKS, TRIBUNE CO., TURNER, UNITED TALENT AGENCY + MORE

LOS ANGELES, CA., November 30, 2016Keynotes & Cocktails: Women New York, the New York edition of the premier, off-the-record conference for women in media, entertainment and tech, today unveiled the complete speaker lineup for the Tuesday, December 6 (7:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m.) event being held at The Paley Center for Media*. This year will feature a CLOSING CONVERSATION with Judy McGrath, Founder and President, Astronauts Wanted that will be moderated by Tina Exarhos, NowThisMedia. The event will start with a candid STEAM primer and Q&A with Turner’s Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang President, Christina Miller. Miller will also lead one of the break-out sessions entitled HOW TO FIND WHAT’S MISSING IN THE MARKETPLACE.

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