How to Become Rejection Proof

Webinars ~ Perspective Series
Hosted By:
Roadmap Writers
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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 Jaishankar
Producer & Media Consultant
Independent

Medha Jaishankar is a producer and media consultant with nearly two decades of experience in global entertainment. Her recent projects include the feature films "He Went That Way," starring Jacob Elordi and Zachary Quinto, and "Don’t Feed The Children," featuring Michelle Dockery and Giancarlo Esposito, and directed by Destry Allyn Spielberg. Her unique capacity to foster and lead cross-cultural collaborations that enhance bilateral entertainment trade led to her selection by the US-India Business Council (part of the US Chamber of Commerce) to co-chair their Media & Entertainment Council in 2022.

Medha has consulted for notable companies in India (Reliance, Mahindra & Mahindra, and JetSynthesys) and executives in the US (Jack Giarraputo - Founder of Happy Madison, Phil Quartararo - Former CEO of Virgin Music America). Recently, she led the music technology company Virtual Sonics in a collaboration with Sony to secure an exclusive distribution deal with aerospace company Safran. Through Virtual Sonics, she continues to contribute to audio advancements in entertainment, healthcare, commercial real estate, and defense.

Medha began her career in New York City as a grip/gaffer on several films, then worked as a camerawoman, editor, producer, and reporter for the BBC film review show “Talking Movies”, where she filmed and interviewed filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, and Mike Figgis, and actors such as Shah Rukh Khan, Jared Leto, Ice Cube, and Vin Diesel. She later worked in India as a consultant for Reliance Entertainment and served as a founder and selection committee member of the 2012 Mumbai Mantra-Sundance Institute’s screenwriters lab. During her time in India, she also directed and produced episodes of ABSOLUT’s Blue Frog Diaries for MTV India.

After moving to LA, Medha worked closely with Oscar and BAFTA-winning producers including David Linde and Steve Clark Hall. In 2018, she produced music videos for Ugandan rapper GNL Zamba (along with the late cinematographer Halyna Hutchins) and renowned Bollywood singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, collectively receiving more than 2.5 million YouTube views. In 2020, she executive produced the US set horror short film "Facelift," which premiered at Nightstream, the biggest US genre festival in 2020, as well as ten other major genre film festivals. In 2023, she produced the Indian set horror short “Night of the Bride” that won the “Scariest Short” at the Overlook Film Festival and an audience award at Fantasia Festival. Medha also produced the podcast "EkWomen" with Warner Music India.

A polyglot who has lived in eight countries, Medha is involved with #StartWith8Hollywood as a mentor to female filmmakers, participates as a teacher/mentor at the screenwriting institution Roadmap Writers, and is a member of the advisory board for the LA based Asian World Film Festival. Her ability to bridge creative and corporate worlds across continents seamlessly has been highlighted by industry leaders in both the US and India. Medha also undertakes charitable work in rural India, focusing on women's empowerment. Her efforts reflect a blend of professional leadership in media, entertainment, and technology while actively supporting gender equity and education.

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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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