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Oct 2022
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Episode 3: "Overcoming Burnout & Depress...

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In episode three, Variable founder & filmmaker, Jon Bregel, interviews producer & Poolhouse founder, Veronica Beach about her experiences managing mental health while working at the top of the advertising industry. With over 100 Cannes Lions to her name, Veronica Beach was recently referred to as the most awarded female producer in the industry. Veronica is the first to admit that she has been through a lot in her career, so we are grateful to glean some lessons from her story in this episode.

Veronica's Bio: "I am the original founder and now partner of the poolhouse, check out our platform at www.the-poolhouse.com . Previously I was the Director of Production at Pereira O'Dell from 2020 -July 2022 overseeing the SF & NY offices from Agency side and their In-House production department, Barrelhouse. Prior to that, I was the Head of Global Production at DAVID, resigning in December of 2019. I was a founding member of DAVID and even moved to Brazil to open the São Paulo and Buenos Aires production departments. While living in Brazil, I served a dual role leading Global Production for Ogilvy Brazil. In my first year at Ogilvy Brazil we won Agency of the Year in Cannes through the projects I produced, Dove, Real Beauty Sketches and Coca Cola’s, Crazy for Good. That first year I won 29 Lions, including the Titanium Grand Prix as well as previously mentioned, Agency of the Year.

To date, I have won over 100 Lions, and multiple other prestigious awards.

In 2015 I moved back to the United States to help open the Miami office and was recognized by Business Insider as one of the top Creative Influencers in Advertising while being part of the team to globally launch the Miami office as one of the top 5 agencies in the world at Cannes.

Prior to DAVID and Pereira O'Dell I was a successful freelance Agency Producer for over 8 years working at dozens of Ad Agencies producing campaigns all over the world."

Veronica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-beach-748a302/

About the Poolhouse: The Poolhouse is an exclusive global community for producers & content creators in advertising, TV & film, and those that support them. As far as I am aware, The Poolhouse is the best place to seek, and post industry job opportunities with reputable brands and companies.

Follow The Poolhouse on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_the_poolhouse/

Here is an article about The Poolhouse: https://nofilmschool.com/2020/07/need-gigs-poolhouse-bent-getting-producers-producing-again

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Variable Podcast shares stories and insights from the intersection of filmmaking and wellness.

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