Paul Alan Smith, resident of Los Angeles, is an entertainment professional. Paul grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, he was heavily influenced by the political activism he saw in the 60s and 70s. Paul used this influence to push for social change in the companies he work for. For example, Paul urged the companies to include recycling procedures and incentivize alternative transportation for employees (Voyagela).
Paul Alan Smith was a student of theater at the New York University and University of California – Los Angeles. He got a chance to travel the world and that exposure to the different cultures further reinforced his social views. His career started when Paul worked at Triad Artists in the mailroom and gradually made his way up in the industry. He came an executive at Lorimar TV, where he learned more about the entertainment industry and client relations. He moved on to open his own firm, New Deal Manufacturing, which acts as a client management and agency firm for TV and film directors.
Paul was motivated to launch his own company when he witnessed a lack of professionalism in client representation in Hollywood. Paul’s’ vision for New Deal Manufacturing is to be a firm that is client-centric rather than the typical company-centric agencies in Hollywood. Paul Alan Smith is very disciplined at work and believes in prioritizing work and likes to run his work through his close confidantes as often as possible. Another key to success for Paul is that he doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty. For his employees, Paul likes to do positive reinforcement for his employees to create a healthy environment at work.
Paul Alan Smith both in his personal and work life is excited by the diversity of people around the world and how the world is becoming more open to this diversity. Paul Alan Smith was to give any advice to his younger self, he would tell himself to be more patient and have the confidence to sit back and let things unfold. Paul hopes that Hollywood would take more initiative in social movements especially with all the powerful and wealthy people, who can really make a big difference to the lives of others.
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