Carole Kirschner
Director, CBS Diversity Writers Program & WGA Showrunner Training Program
Entertainment Career Coach, Speaker & Author
I help creative professionals build thriving Hollywood careers.
Your work is blazing hot!
So why isn't your career where it should be?
To succeed in Hollywood,
you need more than just exceptional work…
You need a Strategy and Skillset
for navigating the industry
That’s Where I Can Help.
My Background
I'm the Director of the WGA Showrunner Training Program, which helps senior-level TV writer-producers and recent creators hone the skills they need to become highly effective showrunners.
I created and run the CBS Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program, an eight-month intensive that helps to launch the careers of diverse television writers.
I have over 20 years of success helping people break into, and navigate their way up the ranks in, the entertainment business.
My background is as a senior-level creative television executive. I was at CBS in Comedy Development, and then hired as Vice President of Steven Spielberg’s first Amblin Television.
I’ve had the honor and pleasure of working with hundreds of talented, ambitious, and successful writers, producers, directors and other creative Hollywood professionals.
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Grab my free ebook to discover everything you need to know to create, structure, and deliver a winning pitch and take your career to the next level.
One-on-One Coaching
Create a Personal Brand.
Build a network of relationships.
Understand the industry.
Overcome the blocks keeping you stuck.
Break through.
To take your career to the next level, you need more than just incredible creative work. You need the skills and tools to help you succeed in this complex and quickly-changing business.
One of the most effective ways to develop this skillset is with active one-on-one coaching.
I will walk alongside you, giving you the insight and accountability to quickly sharpen those skills, bring out your best, and take your Hollywood career to where it deserves to be.
Speaking
I speak and run workshops at conferences, festivals, and events all over the world. Every engagement is filled with proven strategies, personalized for the audience, interactive and entertaining. I’d love to discuss how my experience and expertise can bring value to your event.
Bootcamp
I offer a 4-week online video course specifically designed for folks new to the industry. It's a distillation of the most powerful lessons I've learned from my years as an executive, and director of the CBS Diversity Writers Program.
Book
My book, Hollywood Game Plan, lays out a concrete, step-by-step strategy for starting your career in Hollywood, explaining the "unwritten rules" that tripped me up when I first moved here, and pointing out common pitfalls that will slow you down and waste your time.
“I owe a great deal of my success, opportunities and outlook on show business to having spent time listening to Carole’s insight, advice and expertise.”
— Aaron Rahsaan Thomas,
Showrunner, "S.W.A.T."
“Carole’s advice during our very first meeting dramatically changed the course of my career … I’m very grateful to be the benefactor of her incredible insight and experience.”
— Vera Santamaria,
Showrunner, PEN15
“I would not be here without Carole Kirschner, that is a fact. I can honestly say I’ve trusted this woman with my career and she has never let me down.”
— Akela Cooper,
Writer/Producer, "American Horror Story"
“Carole offered invaluable advice and insight into the complicated and often opaque world of the TV industry … most importantly, she made me think of what my unique and individual contribution could be to this exciting and blossoming world of television.”
— Leonard Chang,
Executive Producer, "Snowfall"
“Carole is my go-to industry guru because she not only understands what it’s like to be a studio and network executive, she also understands what it’s like to be a creative artist.”
— Kam Miller
Author, "The Hero Succeeds"
Pilot Writer, CBS, Fox, Syfy
“Carole is one of the best at preparing people for success in the entertainment business.”