Vince Chan
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6,989 appearances
347 recordings
1 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard Jun 2025
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We were introduced through a former guest, Chris Hare. And right away, I knew we spoke the same language. Real talk, human-centric ideas, and sharp thinking with no fluff. Sienna started college at 14, interned at the Weinstein Company by 17, and later led music and content at Spine Glass Media.
Today, she is the CEO and co-founder of Notera, a B2B software company helping large enterprises control the risk of employment litigation and automate HR compliance. And yes, AI plays a big role in that. In this two-part series, We talk about chasing excellence without burning out, navigating boardrooms as the only one in the room, and why equity has to be measured if you want it to matter.
Let's get into it. Sienna, good afternoon to you in LA. Thank you so much for joining me on Chief Change Officer.
You were introduced to me by our common friend, Chris Hare. In fact, Chris has so far connected me with more than five amazing people for this show. All of them have come on board the power of real human networking. Sienna, let's set the stage for today's conversation. You are in the US, you are based in LA, but tell us, what are you doing now? And just as importantly, what were you doing before?
Walk us through how that transition happened, and then we'll dive into the details, your insights, your high side, and everything in between.
You are in the SaaS B2B space. What kind of software are you building? Who is it for and what problem is it solving?
You've spent over a decade in the TV and film industry, including time at the iconic Weinstein Company, which, as we know, produced many major movies. Just a few weeks ago, I rewatched Kill Bill, one of my all-time favorites. But of course, there are many others. How did you first get into TV and film? Was it a childhood dream? A deep passion for entertainment?
Or did something else pull you into that world?
By the way, I also really enjoy The King's Speech. Colin Firth was fantastic and the whole production was beautifully done. So you started off as an intern and eventually joined full-time. Your role was more behind the scenes, exactly what you were doing there.
And like you said, it was a lean, high efficiency team doing a huge volume of work. So you had the chance to touch almost every area. How did you feel about the experience? I know you once thought of yourself as a bit of a rebel, not planning to enter this industry at all. But then you got the job offer and eventually became a driving force behind the scenes.
Was it just go, go, go every day, no time to pause, just riding the momentum? Or even when things looked great from the outside, great income, exciting projects, fantastic encounters with these stars, did part of you already start sensing, this isn't the full story of who I am? Were you quietly searching for something more?
I can see that you are like me. Even when you have a full-time job, you're not just checking boxes. You are constantly thinking, what else can be done? What's a better way to do this? No one's asking you to take on more, but you do it anyway. Because there's that inner fire, that curiosity. is that instinct to expand beyond what's expected.
From the outside, the entertainment industry looks glamorous, just like when I worked in finance and investment. I interned at Goldman Sachs New York headquarters. I was an investor in LA for a firm called TCW Asset Management, a multi-billion dollars institutional fund manager. On paper, that was someone else's dream job.
Los Angeles, global deals, high stakes, first class air ticket, all the parties, all the prestige. But behind that shine, It was exhausting. And eventually, I had to admit, I wasn't fulfilled. So that's why I asked, even when you were deep in the world of movie making, doing exciting work and moving fast, was there a part of you that thought, this isn't it. This isn't the whole me.
And at what point did that awareness push you towards a different path? something that felt more aligned with who you really are.
You've left the movie industry, but I want to ask you about something big that has shaken it. A.I. Over the past two years or so, it's become a huge disruptor. We've seen strikes, partnerships between AI and media companies, and a growing reliance on machine-generated content. You've worked in the real creative trenches with people, not problems.
So I'm curious, how do you feel about AI entering the world of storytelling? What does it mean for the human side of creativity?
We talk a lot about convenience, smartphones, smart apps, smart everything. But I wonder, how high is the cost we've paid for that convenience? Long before generative AI, we were already handing over bits and pieces of our thinking to machines. WhatsApp makes global texting easy. In exchange, we've lost other things like attention span, quality time, memory capacity, even basic writing skills.
I grew up in the analog world. I transitioned into digital, but I still carry that early training with me. I still check my spelling. not spell check in the software, but in my own brain before I hit a button. I still do mental math. I want to keep certain muscles sharp because once they are gone, they are hard to get back.
And when it comes to AI, especially in creative industries, I worry the cost of convenience is growing. And we haven't really calculated the laws clearly.
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