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Bonnie Hammer

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer on AI Celebrities, Interactive TV & the Future of Content (#241)

People always talk about the change in media and that they look at every single change as the end of an era or the end of a form of content or a form of distribution and that it's going to change a whole world fortunately and unfortunately i've been in the business a very very long time and what you learn is that change is a constant there's no way to stop it in any way shape or form

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer on AI Celebrities, Interactive TV & the Future of Content (#241)

People always talk about the change in media and that they look at every single change as the end of an era or the end of a form of content or a form of distribution and that it's going to change a whole world fortunately and unfortunately i've been in the business a very very long time and what you learn is that change is a constant there's no way to stop it in any way shape or form

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer on AI Celebrities, Interactive TV & the Future of Content (#241)

But it never destroys anything. It just moves on, tweaks things, changes things. But again, within media, the only thing that will count at the end of the game is great content. So embrace that change because it's the only thing you got.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer on AI Celebrities, Interactive TV & the Future of Content (#241)

But it never destroys anything. It just moves on, tweaks things, changes things. But again, within media, the only thing that will count at the end of the game is great content. So embrace that change because it's the only thing you got.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer on AI Celebrities, Interactive TV & the Future of Content (#241)

With all the changes in the media world, when you think about box office to streamers from cable broadcast to streaming, the only thing that really counts is great content. And great content has all to do with great characters and topics that people can relate to, that they can feel, that they can emote.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer on AI Celebrities, Interactive TV & the Future of Content (#241)

With all the changes in the media world, when you think about box office to streamers from cable broadcast to streaming, the only thing that really counts is great content. And great content has all to do with great characters and topics that people can relate to, that they can feel, that they can emote.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer on AI Celebrities, Interactive TV & the Future of Content (#241)

So in my mind, the only thing that matters as we move forward with whatever distribution of media is creating great content. The other thing I would say is it doesn't matter about your age or your stage, creativity is creativity and not to be afraid to use it and try to move into whatever media world you want and use your thoughts, use your ideas and try to figure a way to put them forward.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer on AI Celebrities, Interactive TV & the Future of Content (#241)

So in my mind, the only thing that matters as we move forward with whatever distribution of media is creating great content. The other thing I would say is it doesn't matter about your age or your stage, creativity is creativity and not to be afraid to use it and try to move into whatever media world you want and use your thoughts, use your ideas and try to figure a way to put them forward.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer on AI Celebrities, Interactive TV & the Future of Content (#241)

The third is people always say, don't sweat the small stuff, but when you're in the media world, you have to sweat all stuff in order to create great things. Nothing is too small to think about or worry about for great product.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer on AI Celebrities, Interactive TV & the Future of Content (#241)

The third is people always say, don't sweat the small stuff, but when you're in the media world, you have to sweat all stuff in order to create great things. Nothing is too small to think about or worry about for great product.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer: Life Lessons for Getting Ahead (#236)

Every rung of the professional ladder, whether you're new to the work world, on the cusp of a first promotion, or on the path to a dropped job, there are too many rules rooted in pithy dictums, mantras, and maxims that too many people continue to believe. They sound nice, they roll off the tongue, they seem like an easy enough script to follow, and they feel like a time-tested playbook.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer: Life Lessons for Getting Ahead (#236)

Every rung of the professional ladder, whether you're new to the work world, on the cusp of a first promotion, or on the path to a dropped job, there are too many rules rooted in pithy dictums, mantras, and maxims that too many people continue to believe. They sound nice, they roll off the tongue, they seem like an easy enough script to follow, and they feel like a time-tested playbook.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer: Life Lessons for Getting Ahead (#236)

That's why I wrote 15 Lives to call BS or bullshit on these cliches.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer: Life Lessons for Getting Ahead (#236)

That's why I wrote 15 Lives to call BS or bullshit on these cliches.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer: Life Lessons for Getting Ahead (#236)

It is a conceit that came around when people were talking about stressing too much on little things that you lost the big picture. But I'm a believer that the details are in the small stuff and success is in the small stuff. If you ignore the little things around you, you're never going to get to think about the big stuff.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer: Life Lessons for Getting Ahead (#236)

It is a conceit that came around when people were talking about stressing too much on little things that you lost the big picture. But I'm a believer that the details are in the small stuff and success is in the small stuff. If you ignore the little things around you, you're never going to get to think about the big stuff.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer: Life Lessons for Getting Ahead (#236)

You're judged on the tiny things in life that you clearly can put to the side because you don't think it's important enough to deal with on a daily basis, whether it's literally in a deck little typos or saying thank you or being kind at a specific moment. So I'm big on sweating all stuff.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer: Life Lessons for Getting Ahead (#236)

You're judged on the tiny things in life that you clearly can put to the side because you don't think it's important enough to deal with on a daily basis, whether it's literally in a deck little typos or saying thank you or being kind at a specific moment. So I'm big on sweating all stuff.

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NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer: Life Lessons for Getting Ahead (#236)

And I believe that one of the paths to success is being aware that everything matters, not just the big picture.

3 Takeaways
NBCUniversal Vice Chair Bonnie Hammer: Life Lessons for Getting Ahead (#236)

And I believe that one of the paths to success is being aware that everything matters, not just the big picture.