32 - Signing with a Manager w/ Andrew Nallathambi (Range Media Partners)

Andrew Nallathambi is a manager in Film & TV at Range Media Partners. Andrew began his career in the early days of Range as one of their first Associate Trainees in November 2020, fresh out of USC. He went on to work as an Associate for two years on the literary side, and then held the Coordinator of Film & TV position before being promoted to Manager in the Film & TV group in March of this year. Today Andrew and gets into how to navigate an uncertain time in the industry and advance into a career you love, what managers currently look for when signing new talent, and how to be comfortable with the uncomfortable.  EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 2:09 - Andrew’s journey to being a manager at Range 4:11 - Landing a first job in the mailroom at CAA, losing it to the pandemic  7:20 - Being accepted into Teach for America as an English teacher when covid shut the entertainment industry down before pivoting back to an entry-level job in management 8:50 - Landing a job through lateral connections and being intentional with your time  12:28 - Balancing planning ahead with being adaptable: being comfortable with the uncomfortable! 15:30 - The joy of letting go of control: no one is 100% self-made 18:18 - Pursuing a career as an agent vs. manager 19:20 - Why not liking something is a good thing 22:55 - Pursuing things that are true to you, not things that everyone else says you should do  24:50 - Can you be a rep if you’re not extroverted? 29:10 - What if you don’t see people like yourself in the position you want?** 31:00 - How to make rejection useful  34:28 - What managers look for in clients to sign 41:10 - What sample should a writer have? Are we entering an era of a tonal shift?  47:20 - What is Andrew’s Range connect up to now?! 48:38 - Questions in a Hollywood assistant interview 52:37 - Being true to yourself will put you in the right place  53:10 - Andrew’s journey from childhood: drums, immigrant parents, inclinations toward art over academics, Blockbuster Video —> studying Cinema-Media Studies USC School of Cinematic Arts 59:28 - Advice for aspiring managers and aspiring clients  1:02:30 - How to do outreach effectively! 1:04:06 - How people got jobs through sending Andrew a cold email 1:05:00 - How to keep going when things get discouraging  1:09:45 - TIME CAPSULE KEEP UP WITH THE SHOW: All Platforms: @NoSetPathShow bio.site/nosetpath www.NoSetPathShow.com