The Lesson: 

Expressing genuine interest in learning, in a job, in what other people have to say, in showing up even when you aren't necessarily needed, this is a behavior which boardrooms around the world will want to vacuum up, as long as one makes certain they see it. 

Notable Excerpt:

“One of the things I've learned is that every human adds value to our collective story; you have to believe that. If you're really going to believe in making the world a better place, you have to believe that every human adds value. And if you believe that then you're open to having meaningful conversations with everyone no matter where they are in this moment in life, so I don't care if I'm on a bus, or a plane, or a train, or the street, or the slum, or the boardroom, I'm genuinely interested in learning from the people next to me." 

The Lesson: 

Everyone can make an impact if they give 10%—effort, time, money, etc. to ensuring that across all dimensions of life they are making a positive impact rather than a negative one. Sometimes it takes a hard look in the mirror, but it's always worth it in the end.

Notable Excerpt:

"[Do] an audit of your life across all the different categories. So career and job is one of them, but also your money, volunteering, your side-hustles, your family or the institutions you're part of, look at all your life and first start rating it by how much time are you spending on these categories and then whether you're having a positive-neutral-negative effect."

The Guest:

Alex has spent over 15 years working in the social impact space for one of the largest children's nonprofits. Save the Children and the Clinton Foundation. She now leads MIT SOLVE.

As a founding Executive Director of Solve. Alex has built and now oversees a fast-growing team whose mission is to drive innovation, to solve global challenges. How do they do that? Their team finds funds and supports the most promising social innovators in entrepreneurs all around the world.

To date solve has brokered funding commitments of over 60 million to their solver teams and entrepreneurs worldwide.

The Lesson:  Numbers don't speak untruths, and for a female minority in a bro-business like Hollywood movie production, they're sexy that way. Saga Elmohtasen has produced hundred million dollar productions, but regardless of how successful she is, she doesn't let it go to her head, remembering that it's her roots and natural attitude that lead her to be successful. 

Notable Excerpt: "I don't take any of my work seriously, with all due repect, but I'm serious about my work. Do you see the dicotomy here? At the end of the day I'm a daughter, I'm a sister, I'm an auntie, I'm way more than a producer, and I don't take any of it seriously but I'm so dang serious about the job. Being able to sever those two has been a lifesaver." 

The Guest: Saga Elmohtaseb is a seasoned Hollywood producer, consultant and professor.  With a passion for film, Saga has worked on box office hits such as The Devil Wears Prada, A Good Year,Eragon, Just Go With It, Jack & Jill, and Iron Man 2.

Saga is the president of Hollywood-Consulting.com where she works closely with clients on productions from development to completion. She has been a professor at Chapman University’s Dodge School of Film & TV for over 6 years now and teaches film & TV.

Episode Resources:

• Saga Elmohtaseb | Instagram
• Hollywood-Consulting | Website

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