24 - Attracting an Executive Producer w/ Emily Ruhl (We Strangers SXSW 2024, Playland Tribeca 2023)

Emily Ruhl is a model, actress, producer, writer, and director. She has been the face of brands like Smashbox, KKW and MAC; acted in films like Newness (Sundance 2017), and Executive Produced We Strangers (SXSW 2024) and Playland (Tribeca 2023). Her directorial writing, directing, and producing debut, short Blue Moon, played at 100+ festivals and landed her 4 awards for Best Director. Emily is a Lister on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List 2024. BREAKDOWN: 2:57 - EPing We Strangers (SXSW 2024) 3:52 - What an EP does 4:54 - Blue Moon - lessons in making your first film 9:08 - EPing Playland (Tribeca 2023) 10:43 - What attracted Emily to projects as an EP 13:30 - Working with Jim Cummings 16:28 - Upcoming projects 25:10 - How to learn about how to develop & pitch TV 28:04 - Addiction & recovery shows - the good, the bad, and the ugly  31:48 - Founding Public School Pictures 33:50 - Making Forbes 30 Under 30 & tips for next year’s list 40:00 - Finding financing for your own projects 43:50 - Building a production company staff 47:50 - Modeling in Tokyo & NYC 51:54 - Purpose & motivation fueled by passion & rejection 55:25 - Lessons in management 56:50 - "Rejection" vs. “adapting to a ‘no’" 57:40 - TIME CAPSULE CONNECT WITH EMILY: @emilyruhl www.publicschoolpictures.com CONNECT WITH THE SHOW: All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow www.NoSetPathShow.com