S1E2: Sharon Pinkenson | Set in Philadelphia

Sharon Pinkenson has served as the Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office https://film.org/ (GPFO) for 25 years during the terms of four mayors and six governors. Sharon has been responsible for all aspects of the office since 1992.

Under Sharon’s leadership, the GPFO has been responsible for $4 billion of economic impact to the southeastern Pennsylvania region, as it attracts film and TV productions to the region.

Films & TV Credentials include: Trading Places, Philadelphia, Boy Meets World, Silver Linings Playbook, Sixth Sense, Pretty Little Liars, National Treasure, Split.

In this episode, Sharon shares her story from making her own clothes to becoming a costume designer and dressing a chimp to rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars.

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S1E1: Nick Garnett | The Danger List

Nick Garnett is a broadcast journalist at the BBC  and has been for a  journalist and news reporter for  30 years.

Nick’s reports are broadcast on local and regional TV as well as the BBC world service.  He has reported on a number of stories from around the world including Nepal, Tunisia, Paris, Malta, Jordan,

Hungary, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, France, Ireland, Scotland, Turkey, South Sudan and Iraq.

Nick has won a New York radio festival award and a United Nations award.

Nick Garnett of BBC Radio 5 Live is now a digital-first journalist after many years in radio storytelling.

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Season 1 – Trailer

Presented by nine dots and hosted by Geoffrey Klein, Connect the dots podcast share stories of success and the dots that people connect along the way.

In Season 1, Geoffrey interviews successful individuals to explore their path to success and examines the dynamic between luck or happenstance and intentional planning and the choices people make.

From successful CEOs to an Academy Award winner, the aim is to be entertained through these conversations while hopefully gaining some useful insights as well.

In the end, the goal is to help others…connect the dots.

Thanks for listening.

 

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