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The Three Questions You Need To Ask To
Drive Success In Your Business
by Brian K. Wright with Ace Doligosa
Brian: Welcome, Ace! I’d love to ask you about Now, I own my own media studio. We create
your background. digital content for thought leaders as well as
traditional TV development, film development, and
Ace: I grew up in humble beginnings, and I’m the more.
first American born in my family. My parents were
immigrant generation and my mother’s a nurse, Brian: How did you get interested in this?
my dad’s a building engineer. They know nothing
about the media industry, which is where I ended Ace: I’ve always loved telling stories since I was
up. a kid. I remember sitting in front of a TV screen
and watching a show, thinking about how it
My career path wasn’t linear. I ended up doing worked and why the story would be a good story
six internships and then becoming an NBC page to teach others how to live.
in New York City, where the program has a 1.3%
acceptance rate. Then when I was five, I was staring at the TV and
tried to figure out how people got paid. So, I also
People such as Regis Philbin, some of the loved the business aspect of it.
presidents of MGM, the top leaders of NBC
Universal, and top leaders in media came from Brian: What are some of the biggest challenges
this program. you see business owners having right now?
So, what ended up happening was I just knew I Ace: The biggest challenge business owners
wanted to do it and I didn’t know why. So, I kept have right now is connecting the products and
pushing and I learned everything from traditional services they’re creating to their client base.
marketing and PR from some of the best in the That’s important.
industry to TV development. Then I kept growing A lot of people are just creating to create to make
my interest. money. Don’t align with chasing the money.
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