This past week, I have helped three different parents who are considering representation. These conversations are always interesting with regard to why a family wants representation. In fact, in many cases, it is not that they want representation but rather that they feel they need to have representation. So let's break this down and consider how you go about doing this.
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If you read these blogs, you will know I love the conceptual idea of Simon Sinek's "always start with why?" and that it is worth asking about an agent.
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