The Hollywood Blueprint

Creative executive turned writers assistant, leaving ego at the door with Alec Engerson

The Hollywood Blueprint pulls back the curtain on Hollywood, offering an inside look at the entertainment industry through candid conversations with the people shaping its future — from assistants and executives to creators and anyone in between. What does your job title mean and what do you do? We’re here to help our listeners learn enough to get past the gatekeepers. Alec is a current Writer's Assistant on Baywatch while previously serving as a Showrunner's Assistant and Creative Executive. We talk about leaving ego at the door, where the power in Hollywood went and his relationship with Showrunner Matt Nix (Burn Notice)

Unscripted Development with Million Dollar Nannies Producer Kaitlyn Ryan

The Hollywood Blueprint pulls back the curtain on Hollywood, offering an inside look at the entertainment industry through candid conversations with the people shaping its future — from assistants and executives to creators and anyone in between. What does your job title mean and what do you do? We’re here to help our listeners learn enough to get past the gatekeepers. Kaitlyn Ryan has been in the unscripted world for 10 years and worked her way up from being an assistant to a director under the same guy. We talk about the market and how to proactively show interest in becoming an executive, as an assistant.

From unscripted assistant to Executive Story Editor - Chynna Ladage

The Hollywood Blueprint pulls back the curtain on Hollywood, offering an inside look at the entertainment industry through candid conversations with the people shaping its future — from assistants and executives to creators and anyone in between. What does your job title mean and what do you do? We’re here to help our listeners learn enough to get past the gatekeepers. Chynna got her job on All-American and worked her way up by saying yes to every opportunity she could, including being an indispensable PA on reality tv shows.