PUPPETMASTERS!

Wow... meet one of my puppetmasters: Designer Eddia Mirharooni from Eddia men's collections in Beverly Hills. The other is Steve Dubane, a co-Account Executive from Wingman Media Inc, but his picture was unavailable :(

So, today so far has been dedicated to my first SECOND interview in LA. It was with Eddia in his Beverly Hills flagship store. I walk in, and the main point man, Kevin, was like, "I vote for you. Good first impression!" in his seemingly European accent. Well, the pressure was on. Eddia walks out of his office with yet AGAIN another interview right before me: a sharply dressed guy about my age. Hm, boy v. girl? Who knows what they are looking for, YOU NEVER DO!

So, the interview was more fast paced this time: "What can you do for me, seriously?!" he says...

"Well, 1,2,3,4,5... I say."

He replies with, "design an ad for me, now, on this piece of paper."

WHATTTTTTTTTTTT??? OMG!!! WHAT????????????

I seriously smile, and say, "O.k..." I begin to talk to him like a client would a business owner. He stops me abruptly and asks me to just put down what I SEE for his ads. I tell him that this is not a normal process; that NORMALLY you work together to give the artist insight for their final presentations of the ad. That was a risky move on my part, but I wanted to let him know that I was simply suffering from anxiety and writer's block as a result of his unusual demand.

In the end of this fiasco, he gave this weird nod when I presented him the roughly sketched ad, and wrote, "6-print ads" in the list of "things I can do." SO WHO KNOWS.

The end of my second interview was me going upstairs in the adjacent office to meet the contracted Director of Marketing. He works for Unlimited Licensing Corp (or something like that) and they represent Playboy and Pamela Anderson just to name a few. For this reason, I for once used the name Hooters Promotions Coordinator, instead of HOA,Inc. promo coordinator, when he asked my experience! :)

He was a great guy, with a RIDICULOUS office (seriously) but I understood from the beginning that I had 2 minutes to impress this guy. I think/hope I did. I was right about the two minutes. I was quickly escorted back to Eddia's store, and told, "O.k... I be calling you, yes!?" WELL I HOPE SO!!! YES!

Time will tell... I have 48 hours.

I'm still waiting to hear from Steve Dubane. They interviewed me on Wednesday of this previous week, and said they LOVED me. Steve told me he had to interview through Friday evening, but that it would be to my advantage to prepare a small presentation of what I would do in my first 30 days. They are aware of my moving needs, and he said that if I got a call, THAT would be my second interview--a conference call where I would read this presentation to him and his partner (his "wingman".)

You see, these people are my puppetmasters for the fact that they are in control of my life right now! If I get hired, within 5 days I will leave for a trip across the country! It's nuts! Please o please guys, GIVE A GIRL A CALL. I was completely happy for the second interview with Eddia, yet I am really wanting a second chance with Steve Dubane as well. Hopefully grand things lie ahead for me; I have definitely felt it get worse before it gets better. This string of bad luck--or bad decisions--has humbled me even more than I could ever imagine. I hope I am recognized for not only my talents in the boardroom, but for my drive and hunger for something better. Something great.

Much love,
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