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Black Business Leaders Series: Franklin Leonard, "Black List" Mastermind
Hosted by Brian Kenny / Harvard Business Review
Black Business Leaders Series: Franklin Leonard, "Black List" Mastermind
Episode Summary
Using crowdsourcing to develop an annual list of Hollywood's hottest unproduced screenplays, Harvard graduate Franklin Leonard took the negative term "black list" and turned it into a coveted place to be. Three films that once appeared on his Black List are nominated for a Best Picture Oscar this year. Harvard Business School professor Henry McGee, the former president of HBO Home Entertainment, explores a fascinating case about navigating the Hollywood film industry, reclaiming blackness as a positive, and taking success to the next level.
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