Shawn Tolleson
Shawn Tolleson is the premiere career coach for entertainment industry professionals of all disciplines. She has coached actors from being on the outside of the industry, looking for a “break,” to being working professionals who book TV, film and commercials regularly and earn six figures as an actor. She has coached writers to landing TV staff writing jobs, directors to attaching star actors to their projects, and producers to securing financing for their projects. Recently, her clients have booked jobs working with James Franco, Julia Roberts, Tarsem, Peter Berg, Ray Liotta, Jay Mohr and on shows for AMC, TNT, Discovery, USA, ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX, and more. Her entertainment industry career includes climbing the ladder from PA to producer of commercials, music videos and high fashion stills, working with some of the biggest names in the industry including the Rolling Stones, Jennifer Aniston, Steven Meisel and Gwen Stefani on 100+ projects. As a filmmaker, she’s sold a pitch to Warner Bros., directed acclaimed theatre, won a screenwriting contest, attached A-list talent to her projects, and seen her films play around the world in film festivals. She brings her real-world experience to her work with her coaching clients. www.entertainmentcareerstrategy.com.

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Articles by Shawn Tolleson
How to (Actually) Accomplish your New Year’s Resolutions: The Five Keys to Success
It’s a new year. You’re rested, well fed, and got your batteries charged up over the holidays. You’re excited, darn it, to get going on with those infamous resolutions.
So, what are they? Lose ten pounds, stop biting your nails, exercise and meditate? Right. Now let’s talk about your career. Sell a script? Write every da... (read more)