36 min

Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers on Finding Your Creative Partner 9 to 5ish with theSkimm

    • Careers

Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers were writing and producing movies when they realized: it was time to switch to TV. After meeting 1:1, they decided to enter that world together. Because when you know, you know. Since then, they’ve cultivated a partnership spanning nearly two decades. And they say that trust and honesty were key in creating Shondaland. AKA: the company behind our binge worthy faves like Bridgerton, Scandal, and Grey’s Anatomy. 
In this episode, Shonda and Betsy share: 

How ABC execs reacted to the Grey’s Anatomy pilot (spoiler: not good)

Why skills you’ve learned at old jobs are always useful

What their panic button is + why it’s key to supporting each other 

How they set up an environment for their employees to thrive – and why they love it

A Skimm of their book “Inside Bridgerton” 

Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers were writing and producing movies when they realized: it was time to switch to TV. After meeting 1:1, they decided to enter that world together. Because when you know, you know. Since then, they’ve cultivated a partnership spanning nearly two decades. And they say that trust and honesty were key in creating Shondaland. AKA: the company behind our binge worthy faves like Bridgerton, Scandal, and Grey’s Anatomy. 
In this episode, Shonda and Betsy share: 

How ABC execs reacted to the Grey’s Anatomy pilot (spoiler: not good)

Why skills you’ve learned at old jobs are always useful

What their panic button is + why it’s key to supporting each other 

How they set up an environment for their employees to thrive – and why they love it

A Skimm of their book “Inside Bridgerton” 

36 min

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