Business
Kelsey L. Schulz is an entertainment attorney with a super busy job - she's the senior counsel for female-driven media company Kin Community, managing all of their talent, vendor, and crew agreements, distribution and licensing deals, COVID-19 industry regulations, and advising on all corporate, pre-litigation, production, and intellectual property matters. It's a big job, but if anyone can handle it, it's Kelsey. We talk about how she got into this area of law and her advice for others looking to get into the entertainment industry, be it music, TV, film, or theater law, either on the talent or the production side. Kelsey's the mom of the cutest baby ever, and we talk about her advice for other new moms with big jobs and how she manages all of the important things in her life. Another big part of Kelsey's life is volunteer work and philanthropy. She volunteers weekly with Chrysalis, helping people in Los Angeles find jobs and reenter the workforce. We have a really honest discussion about Kelsey's expectations for how she thought she'd be able to help people as an attorney, why doing pro bono work wasn't realistic, and why she decided to work with Chrysalis on job preparation and readiness instead. Kelsey is such an inspiration and I was so happy to get the chance to chat with her! Find her on LinkedIn here. 00:05:00: What is Kelsey's job and where does she work? 00:06:10: What has her career trajectory looked like? 00:09:32: What is the day-to-day of a busy entertainment attorney? 00:17:48: What's the difference between being an attorney for talent, a production company, an agency, and the other different niches in the entertainment industry? 00:24:52: What are some of the misconceptions about Kelsey's job? 00:28:42: What are the rewards and challenges of Kelsey's job? 00:31:12: What does she look for when hiring staff? 00:34:48: What type of nonprofit work does she do? 00:43:23: How does someone advance as an entertainment lawyer - what does that look like? 00:50:00: Back to the Future - what advice would Kelsey give to her younger self? What were some of her biggest career mistakes and what did she learn from them? 01:02:00: Listener questions and our lightening round