We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Alejandro Zambrano. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Alejandro below.
Alright, so we’re so thrilled to have Alejandro with us today – welcome and maybe we can jump right into it with a question about one of your qualities that we most admire. How did you develop your work ethic? Where do you think you get it from?
I was fortunate to have very influential advisers growing up whether it was coaches and teachers or family members.
They taught me about taking pride in work and making sure to handle my responsibilities.
Whether it was playing a sport or taking care of my studies, they made sure I knew how to work with people who depend on me as well as learning to how to problem solve.
Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
I work in the film industry as part of the Grip & Electric department. Originally I started with goals of being an actor and director but I got into G&E while I was studying at Columbia College Hollywood where I made many connections with people who I still work with to this day.
When I’m not working G&E, I continue to direct personal projects on the side with many friends and connections that I’ve made during my time in the industry.
If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
As many know, in the film industry it is very much a networking and collaboration business, learning how to work with others is very important as many departments will butt heads and clash egos so it is important to learn how to coexist with others in order to achieve your goals.
Respect and Professionalism is also very important as many times you may work with people whom you’ve never met before and now you must spend days or even sometimes months together. I can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve been on projects where there has been disregard for someone’s job position or well being because of status or lack of experience.
Even though I’ve been in the business for a few years I always try to learn from others as there is still very much I don’t know whether it’s a side of the business i haven’t experienced or even small things like learning simpler techniques with equipment.
To close, maybe we can chat about your parents and what they did that was particularly impactful for you?
Ever since I was a kid they’ve known that this was the field I wanted to be in and have been absolutely supportive of my career path. They have seen me deal with our industry strikes as well as changes in business and continue to support me when I go off for work.
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