“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes” - Marcel Proust
Three years have transpired since we discussed - the last ‘Find It’. Read that - HERE.
Including - the discovery of Stevie Nicks, Adam Corolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Pepper. Among others.
At times it’s seeing talent - with NEW eyes.
Pitching Phenom Rick Ankiel blew himself off the mound - then re-tooled into an award-winning outfielder.
Rick is now a Life Skills Coach with The Washington Nationals.
If Johnny Depp didn’t drive his friend Jackie Earl Haley to the Nightmare on Elm Street auditions, Depp still might be - un-found.
The 1991 PGA Championship. Eventual winner (and 9th alternate) PGA rookie John Daly drove all night from Memphis to play a course he’d never seen - with a caddie he’d never met.
Sometimes - it’s persistence.
Are there opportunities in media for ‘the next’?
Certainly.
Audience Development Group’s client base now has three prime opportunities - where driven ‘unknowns’ go to the front of the line.
Dan Vallie’s Radio Talent Institutegathers all over America - beating the drum.
Days filled with ‘finds’ in all aspects of media - with young, passionate talent.
While funds - and logistics- prevent budding talent from breaking the HR screen, keep a sharp ear open for the un-conventional.
Remember - The Biebs was discovered - on You Tube.
It’s - Out There!
Next Week: The Score
