Kerri Berney - From Literary Agent's Assistant to NBC Director of Strategic Research

Kerri Berney is currently the Director of Multi-platform and Strategic Research at NBCUniversal Media. Kerri is a badass career woman who has worked in several areas of the Television industry including production, public relations, development, and at a literary agency. She shares with us her journey from an intern for Stan Brooks (Episode 1), to a Literary Assistant at Dytman & Associates, to Scholastic Entertainment, to Sony Pictures Television, to Oxygen Media Network, to VH1/VH1 Classic/CMT, to her current home at NBC. In this episode, we talk about: • The responsibilities of a Director of Multi-platform and Strategic Research at NBC • How she landed her first internship at Once Upon a Time Films for Stan Brooks • Shutting down her life in LA to drive cross country alone for a job at Scholastic Entertainment • Working Comic Con - How she took the initiative to read and pitch comic books • Making the decision to go back to school to get her Masters in TV-Radio-Film at Syracuse • Starting her first real job in Research at Oxygen Media Network • Attending the Glee Concert with the Network Executives • Having to try out for her position when the company was taken over • Thoughts on the future of Television Resources: Kerri's instagram: @newyorkerinewyork @klberney Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerri-berney-718137/ Recommendation: If you like this episode, check out Episode 1.10 with Hollywood Producer and Manager Ron West. Host: Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle