Leif Anderson
Charlotte, NC
Leif Anderson is the CEO and Founder of Rhino Assembly Corporation. I found his advice can help anyone who who is trying to start their own business and deal with difficulties, no matter what type of business it may be.
1. In your job, what are some challenges you have to deal with in relating to “production” people?
They are less concerned with quality control than they should be. Meeting a certain productivity rate puts a lot of pressure on them.
2. Can you tell me a war story, or a story of when something went badly wrong, or seemed like it was going to fall apart, but then ended up working out [or didn’t work out].
It is important to look at a mistake you make in business as an opportunity. If you do a good job of taking care of a problem, then your customer knows that if they ever buy anything from you in the future and there are issues, you will be there to support it.
3. Do you have any advice for a person starting out in the business, someone who is about to graduate?
Be persistent and ask for what you want. If you are ever interviewing for a sales position, always ask for the job at the end of each and every interview.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
War Story
War Story Interview
Glen Ishikawa - Production Manager - Hawaii
Can you tell me a war story, or a story of when something went badly wrong, or seemed like it was going to fall apart, but then ended up working out [or didn’t work out].
Oh yes. I was helping to Produce a pilot for a new television show. The show involved a lot of breaking through things as a main chunk of the special effects. We used primarily glass although we did use some explosions. So towards the end of the shooting week we had 1 more day left to shoot and there was a scene where the main character jumped through glass. We set up the scene but we couldn't find the glass. It was no where on set. So I had to drive all around for a few hours trying to find some glass that was safe for us to use. I literally went everywhere and nobody had any. So I started to give up when I get call from another producer on the show and it turns out our Special FX coordinator had the glass in a moving truck so it wouldn't break. We had lost 3 hours of film time but finally managed to get the scene shot. It was a rough day.
Do you have any advice for a person starting out in the business, or someone who is about to graduate?
Work extremely hard. Nothing in this business is going to get handed to you, unless you know a lot of people. So keep working hard, keep meeting people and make connections.
Thanks for taking time to answer my questions.
You're Welcome.
Glen Ishikawa - Production Manager - Hawaii
Can you tell me a war story, or a story of when something went badly wrong, or seemed like it was going to fall apart, but then ended up working out [or didn’t work out].
Oh yes. I was helping to Produce a pilot for a new television show. The show involved a lot of breaking through things as a main chunk of the special effects. We used primarily glass although we did use some explosions. So towards the end of the shooting week we had 1 more day left to shoot and there was a scene where the main character jumped through glass. We set up the scene but we couldn't find the glass. It was no where on set. So I had to drive all around for a few hours trying to find some glass that was safe for us to use. I literally went everywhere and nobody had any. So I started to give up when I get call from another producer on the show and it turns out our Special FX coordinator had the glass in a moving truck so it wouldn't break. We had lost 3 hours of film time but finally managed to get the scene shot. It was a rough day.
Do you have any advice for a person starting out in the business, or someone who is about to graduate?
Work extremely hard. Nothing in this business is going to get handed to you, unless you know a lot of people. So keep working hard, keep meeting people and make connections.
Thanks for taking time to answer my questions.
You're Welcome.
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