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Don’t Take Yes for an Answer: Steve Herz on How to Accomplish More, Help Others, and Do Better Work
Have you ever wondered why someone else got the position you applied for? Or why a colleague succeeded in getting a promotion rather than you? Steve Herz may know why, and what to do about it not happening again. Steve has spent his career helping broadcast journalists get positions with companies like CBS, CNN MSNBC, and Fox, as a premier talent agent, and now he helps others to advance their careers and improve their lives.
I was looking forward to connecting with Steve Herz ever since I first read a piece about his work in Fast Company on a very clever and scalable approach to improving your career, which is detailed in his new book, Don’t Take Yes for an Answer.
Steve is President of The Montag Group or TMG, a sports and entertainment talent and marketing consultancy. He is also a career advisor to CEOs, lawyers, entrepreneurs, and young professionals. Prior to joining TMG, Steve was the President and Founding Partner of IF Management, an industry leader and premier talent agency whose broadcasting division became one of the largest in the space — representing over 200 television and radio personalities and represents some of the biggest names in sports and news-media, including NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico, ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt and Dan Shulman, and…
