How to Become Rejection Proof

Webinars ~ Perspective Series
Hosted By:
Roadmap Writers
$0.00

Have you ever been rejected from your dream job? Have you ever been devastated by a “no”? You’re not the only one!

Participants will walk away from this webinar with a strong understanding of what rejection is, how we tend to react to it, and how to address it head-on. Participants will then take action and examine where rejection shows up in their lives and take action to overcome it. Please come prepared with a recent example of rejection that you’ve experienced and be ready to share with your fellow participants!

This 90 Minute Webinar Will Cover

  • The phases of rejection 
  • Learning from the experience 
  • How to keep rejection from getting you down 
  • Live Q&A 
     
More about
Roadmap Writers

Roadmap Writers is a talent training and discovery platform for screenwriters ready for a guided path to success. Our programs are hosted by working industry executives and are designed to empower writers with actionable tools and insights to elevate your craft and cultivate relationships with industry professionals. Since 2016, we have helped hundreds of writers from all over the world sign to representation, staff on series, and option and produce their projects. Our writers have been staffed on BRIDGERTON, THE FLASH, CHICAGO PD, THE FIRST LADY, NIGHT COURT, THE GOOD DOCTOR, THE RESIDENT, REACHER, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, MAYANS and POKERFACE. Writers have sold, set up and been produced by Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, MGM, American High, New Republic Pictures, Maven Screen Media, Lifetime, Will Packer Studios and Roku. 

Jenn Melyan
Executive Coach

With a MA in elementary education, Jenn spent 11 years as a founding educator in a Los Angeles charter school. She developed curriculum across all academic disciplines as well as leadership models and social-emotional learning. Jenn then shifted her work from children’s transformation to adults’ by focusing on executive coaching and body liberation. Educated by E.P.I.C (Executive Performance Institute for Coaching), she trained in transformational 1-1 coaching as well as workshop and meeting facilitation. Jenn works with both corporations and individuals to achieve seemingly impossible goals. She has been a keynote speaker at conferences and served on panels where the focus is primarily on women’s issues. Jenn also coaches individuals on body-image related issues and helping them gain confidence. She plus-size models as well and has just recently completed her first, public bikini shoot. She was also featured in media publications such as ShououtLA and VoyageLA.

Medha Jaishanakr
Producer & Media Consultant
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Medha Jaishankar has had a varied and extensive career spanning nearly two decades in the global entertainment industry. She is the executive producer of HE WENT THAT WAY, featuring Jacob Elordi and Zachary Quinto, and PLEASE DON'T FEED THE CHILDREN, starring Michelle Dockery and directed by Destry Allyn Spielberg. She also produces the "EkWomen" podcast, distributed by Warner Music India, and consults for companies led by notable figures such as Indian industrialist Rajan Navani, producer Jack Giarraputo, and music executive Phil Quartararo. In 2022, she was selected as co-chair of the Media & Entertainment Council by the US-India Business Council, a part of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Medha's journey began in New York City, working as a grip/gaffer on several films before transitioning to roles as a camerawoman, editor, producer, and reporter for the BBC film review show, TALKING MOVIES. There, she filmed and interviewed esteemed filmmakers and actors, including Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, Shah Rukh Khan, Jared Leto, Ice Cube, and Vin Diesel. Subsequently, she served as a consultant for Reliance Entertainment in India and was a founding member of the selection committee for the 2012 Mumbai Mantra-Sundance Institute’s Screenwriters Lab. During her tenure in India, she also directed and produced episodes of ABSOLUT’s BLUE FROG DIARIES for MTV India.

After relocating to Los Angeles, Medha worked closely with Oscar and BAFTA-winning producers David Linde and Steve Clark Hall. In 2018, she produced music videos for Ugandan rapper GNL Zamba and Qawwali singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, which collectively received over 2.5 million YouTube views. She also executive produced the 2020 horror short film FACELIFT, which premiered at Nightstream and 10 other major genre film festivals. In 2023, she executive produced the award-winning horror short NIGHT OF THE BRIDE.

Medha has resided in eight countries and speaks four languages. She is an advisory board member of the Asian World Film Festival. She has also mentored 24 female filmmakers through #StartWith8Hollywood, and conducts workshops for renowned creative industry organizations.

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Questions?

If you have any questions or any trouble accessing the recording, email our Director of Education Alexandra Davies at alex@roadmapwriters.com!

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Roadmap Writers prides itself on the quality of executives we bring to our programs and we work hard to get you the best feedback possible.

Our vetted executives are chosen by the legitimacy of the companies they work for and their ability to evaluate pitches and pages.

Only the executives you sign up for will be provided with your materials.