At the age of 36, LenaWaithe is a wunderkind compared to her closest peers — all at least a decade older, most of them white men
I knew it would be a challenge having the show on BET in terms of getting an audience. BET is not known for their scripted programming. What [CBS chief creative officer and Showtime Networks CEO] David Nevins did for us, overseeing all of Viacom, was puton Showtime linear. That's huge because there are people who watch Showtime and don't even know where BET is on their cable dial.about so often being the only Black person in the room.
What needs to happen is not just for talent to demand, "Oh, you need to have an inclusive team." It's about the industry supporting Black and brown people coming up who want to be agents or managers and teaching them how to be the best in the business. Some of that comes from the hustle, but a lot of it is education. Sometimes you have to be told, "Don't work in that mail room, do that one," or "Oh, you don't need to meet this person.
It's tough. Everybody I hire isn't going to be the right fit. All I can do is recognize that they're not the right fit, make a change and ask for grace to course-correct. I have to take risks because I like giving people opportunities.was my first show. I needed some space to fall down and to not get everything right. But I learned so much from those mistakes. I think I'm in a better position to hire people.
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