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Pamela Mitchell

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
174 total appearances

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The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

And I said to him, well, I'm sorry I couldn't come up with the answer off the top of my head, but I'm responsible for this knowledge, so I'll review my notes before class.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

But the rules say that if I have a B or better in statistics, that you're supposed to waive me from this intro class.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

And he says, well, I don't care about the rules.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

You haven't proven to me that you know this subject, so I'm not waiving you.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

And with that, I was dismissed.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

It took a trip to the dean of students as well as the chair of the department in order for me to get that waiver.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

And although I made a formal complaint against that professor, the lesson was clear.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

It doesn't matter that you have a transcript from Harvard.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

You still have to prove yourself.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

So I left and graduated and came to New York.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

began my standard resume building career although because it was me it had to be the gold standard of course and so I worked on Wall Street for five years and decided I wanted to change into entertainment so I was talking to all the right companies ESPN Bravo Nickelodeon but you know Playboy made the best offer it was the best

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

title and the best money and, well, you know, the most interesting job.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

So I took it.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

And in 1998, I became vice president of international for Playboy.com.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

And interesting it was.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

And dealing with clients was very different, too.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

Part of my job was to tell them what they could do under the brand in their local overseas markets.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

And at Discovery Channel, this was mostly just telling them what animals they could have on the video box art.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

Not a big deal.

The Moth
Grit and Gumption: The Moth Radio Hour

But at Playboy, I get these calls from my Dutch client, Pamela, Pamela.