Award-worthy Career Advice for Women in Media from Kim Martin

Listen to the full version of the podcastamp160here time codes for the main topics are indicated or listen anywhere you subscribe to podcasts includingamp160Spotifyamp160iHeartRadioamp160GooglePodcastsamp160Appleamp160Stitcheramp160andamp160TuneInamp160I kicked off our discussion by asking how she39s gained recognitionamp160amp160Kim Martin 235amp160 I don39t think anybody sets out to be an award winneramp160 I think people want to be successful in their careeramp160 They work hard They39re team playersamp160 They have a great attitude and surround themselves with likeminded peopleamp160amp160Much of my success is a reflection of the really smart people that I worked withamp160 Many times we put our heads down and we39re focused on the result and not the acknowledgementamp160 But to get that award particularly in the presence of your peers and senior executives at your company goes a long way to give you additional confidenceMossamp160 Were there any mentors who gave you confidence as wellMartin amp160I actually have one unfortunate story amp160I reached out to a senior executive in the cable industry I really admired and asked her to be my mentoramp160 Her response was quotI did it on my ownamp160 If you39re really smart and work hard you will tooquotamp160 It was such a kick in the pantsamp160 But I walked away from it saying quotI will always have a responsibility to pull up younger women with mequotamp160amp160And I have been a mentor from that point forwardamp160and Iamp160 set up the mentoring programs at AMC Networksamp160 I have been fortunate to have many women an entire Betsy Magness Leadership class that have been kind enough to work with me and stay in touch over the yearsMoss 745amp160 You left Meredith in 2017amp160 With hindsight and distance and the freedom to advise perhaps a network head today what would you sayMartinamp160 All three companies I worked for are publicly traded companies and it39s so easy to get caught up in the quarterly returns and making sure that you39re meeting all your financials as opposed to stepping back and saying quotOkay let39s look at the big pictureamp160 I39m going to be in this role for at least a couple of yearsamp160 How do I make a major impact for the companyquotamp160 That puts them on the right path of growing their business as opposed to just focusing on quarterly resultsamp160 Probably one of the biggest mistakes leaders make is getting caught up in just the budget conversationMoss 850amp160 How does it feel now to actually advise people as an executive coachMartin amp160I really try as a coach to help my clients come to their own solutionsamp160 Yes I will nudge and ask the questions and guide the conversation But true change that you39re going to embrace as a leader or as an employee comes from what you have convinced yourself is the right path not a path that someone39s told you aboutamp160 You come to that conclusion through indepth research for your own reflection not for a consultant to come in and solve some of these problemsMoss 955amp160 You had long tenures at several companiesamp160 What it39s like to change to a new culture let alone changing to an entirely different career Martinamp160 This is definitely advice that I give my clients actively manage your careeramp160amp160I had great experiences and success at all my previous jobsamp160 But if I had it to do over again I actually would have been at each of them a shorter amount of time learned as much as I could then moved onto the next opportunityamp160 Changing jobs whether it39s a role within the same company or new companies new bosses new colleagues is the way that you learn more particularly today with all the changes in technologyamp160 The amount I learned at Meredith in those two years was extremely valuable and as much as I probably learned in all the years of the role before1130amp160 On moving into the coaching role I had decided after I left AMC Networks that I wanted to be an executive coach in the media entertainment industry for womenamp160 I actually had created that as a life plan when I was in the Betsy Magness programamp160 When I left AMC Networks I was on the path of getting my coaching certification when I ended up getting the offer at Meredithamp160 I had a great couple of years there but when I ended up leaving I came back to coaching my planSpecific Career Management Takeaways from Kim Martin 1225 You have to actively manage your careeramp160 Most women are not doing thatamp160 They have great jobs and they stay there they39re not the ones who are necessarily going in and asking for promotions or looking for other opportunities even in the companyamp160 They think that somebody is going to come to them or they end up looking for an opportunity when they39re unhappyAlways have a boss that respects you and you have a good working relationship withamp160 That is crucial or it39s tough to give 110Work in an industry you39re passionate aboutamp160 Sometimes you end up doing a role that maybe is not your top choice but it39s a great learning opportunity for you and if you39re in the right industry and you get the experience you39ll eventually find the right role for youamp160amp160And have a good attitude because people will know you for that more than anything amp160Tactical Takeaways 1350You have to have a fantastic resumeamp160 Get a professional resume writer particularly by the time you39re midlevel in your careerYou39ve got to have an amazing headshot that presents you as the next level the level that you would be interviewing forHave an extremely strong LinkedIn profileamp160 No one is hired today without somebody looking at their LinkedIn profileHave a quot30 seconds of 39me39quot your elevator pitch that wows people that in 30 seconds lets you tell people who you are and a little bit about yourself or your best skill setamp160 It doesn39t mean quotI39m Kim Martin Executive Coach at Ascendency Groupquotamp160 Instead it39s quotI39m Kim Martin and I am committed to helping women achieve their potential in both their life and their careerquotThe last thing is to have a database of your entire network and actively manage that databaseamp160 Then reach out to everybody at least once a yearClick the social buttons above or below to share this story with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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