Showrunner Paul Witten's Road to the Emmys was Paved with NOs

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode of Brian Breaks Character, Showrunner, Creator, and Actor, Paul Witten gives us a MASTERCLASS in putting yourself out there! I brought him on the show so you can see how relentless creativity (and not taking NO for answer) reallllllly pays off! </span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Paul is the creator and showrunner of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dropping the Soap</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">starring Jane Lynch. And Jane WON the Emmy Award for her role on his show. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But it wasn’t all rainbows, lollipops, and big-name comedians… Paul heard NO a lot, but instead of letting the NOs bring him down, he transformed them into finding the right community of artists and supporters for his projects. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What I love about Paul (and I know you will too!) is that he leads with kindness. In this episode, Paul explains how he surrounded himself with like-minded individuals who wanted to get on board with his project because of HIS story and then was able to make his show happen WITHOUT ONE ONCE OF CROWDFUNDING.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">He tells us how there are no rules in this business (you there in the back row, did you hear that?!?) and why vulnerability is the key to getting people to believe in (and invest in!) your projects.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">And beyond all that, Paul is a joy to talk to and I can’t wait to introduce you to him. Paul is an inspiration and I hope that you learn as much as I did from this episode.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>TAKEAWAYS</strong></p> <p> </p