Ep. 26: Comedy Writer for TV and Film, and Real Estate Investor, Mark Hentemann

How does someone land their dream job?

In this episode of The Person You Want to Be, Emmy-nominated writer/producer Mark Hentemann (Late Show with David Letterman, Family Guy) shares that the path to success in his case had a very long runway.

Luck certainly played its part, but luck can strike in both positive and negative ways (he should know, having literally been struck by lightning as a teenager!).

In relaying his story, Mark shares how a book he happened upon in his youth helped him develop the mindset of a “tough-minded optimist” and emphasizes the importance of his having spent years and countless hours honing his craft.

Mark Hentemann Links:
IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0378262/
Quantum Capital website: https://quantumcapitalinc.com/
The Wild West Real Estate Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wild-west-real-estate-show/id1499167822

About Your Host, Eric Teplitz:
Website: http://ericteplitz.com/
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Chapters

• 0:00 Opening Clip
• 0:14 The Person You Want to Be intro
• 0:52 Introducing Mark Hentemann
• 2:42 Childhood environment and inclinations
• 11:06 The Tough-Minded Optimist
• 19:39 Testing himself at age 18
• 23:31 "The weirder, the better"
• 26:36 Choosing a college major
• 29:46 First inkling that a career in comedy was possible
• 34:26 Touring the Harvard Lampoon Castle
• 36:04 Starting his own humor publication
• 39:36 Thoughts on the odds of succeeding in the entertainment business
• 45:41 From writing greeting cards to writing for David Letterman
• 1:00:05 The Letterman gig
• 1:14:16 The Rocky montage
• 1:28:40 Moving to L.A.
• 1:35:12 "Get good"
• 1:39:40 Real estate investing
• 1:50:33 Mark's metrics for success
• 1:52:39 Nod your head and say...
• 1:57:09 Social support
• 1:59:57 Advice Mark would give his kids
• 2:02:04 First foray into writing for film
• 2:07:28 The person Mark wants to be now