Gary Pearl: Film Financier, Producer, Filmmaker and all-round Entrepreneur. Gary is an Executive Producer of the Golden-Globe winning “JANE THE VIRGIN,” and a former agent of William Morris, Paradigm and ICM. He was involved with packaging films like the Oscar-winning "GOOD WILL HUNTING", and produced “10.5” with Kaley Cuoco, leading to an overall 8 hours of programming for the limited series. This episode is more business in focus, so forgive my hard line of questioning, but it nevertheless is a very insightful conversation for those aspiring entrepreneurs and creatives out there looking to ground themselves in reality, while staying connected to their dreams. Here’s one tip: make the right phone calls. How do you do that? Listen in to find out. Make sure to stay past the 16 minute mark for an important lesson anyone can benefit from heeding, but also listen for a reflection on the industry that is both refreshingly blunt and honest.