{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Afternoon Shift","title":"From Hollywood to Hydrogen: A Playbook for Reinvention","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2044,"description":"What does it take to really reinvent your career? This week's episode features a detailed breakdown of exactly that. \nAfter decades of success as a Hollywood producer, and later blending entertainment and tech in Silicon Valley, Derek Stoops found himself at a crossroads. Not long after launching his own production company, the phone stopped ringing. Covid, combined with a reckoning across Hollywood, forced him to consider an entirely new path.\nAt first, ego got in the way, as it does for most of us. Derek had been a VP at Sony, pioneering production methodologies and international dealmaking. Letting go of that identity wasn’t easy. \nStep one was simply getting out from behind his computer. He leaned into an interest in energy and sustainability and put one foot in front of the other. A few key moves followed: taking a class, applying to a local incubator, and humbling himself enough to be vulnerable with friends about the uncertainty he was facing. That openness led to more conversations, and more conviction around his new direction.\nHe also realized that his Hollywood experience was more transferable than he thought. Like so many of us who have worked in marketing, media, sports, and entertainment, he was a problem-solver, used to being proactive and learning as he went.\nIn this conversation, Derek shares not only how he came to that realization for himself, but also the tactical moves you can apply to your own shift.\nToday, Derek is firmly planted in the energy sector. He is developing both expertise and a team of collaborators who focus on commercialization of IP rooted in academia, among other things.\nI’m grateful to Derek for the openness he brought to this discussion, and for his friendship and support.\nIf something here resonates, don’t hesitate to reach out to him as well.\nLet’s keep making career more of a team sport.\n-------\nConnect with Derek on LinkedIn\n-----\nLearn more about The Afternoon Shift and sign up for our free newsletter....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bksqgY6sjX_FsZJ6XkbWgKT7MT-J2T52zFUrS1WBXDs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zOTU3/NzA0MzRlNjFlMWFk/MzdlMGFmZTAxNzA3/OWEyZS5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}