Why Your Company’s Bottom Line
is NOT Your Top Priority—
6 Eye-Opening Strategies
to Put People First
Download this free, myth-shattering e-book for a guided tour of the shaken state of the entertainment industry, and why media companies need to start putting people before profits in order to survive and thrive.
Better Leaders.
Better People.
Better Results.
As Founder & Chief Leadership Development Officer of The Ready Zone, Esther is passionate about helping media organizations understand that in order to drive innovation, be competitive, and ultimately, profitable, it’s imperative that people come first by creating an environment built on trust, respect and safety.
Investing in your people
and company culture
is NOT optional.
Using proven, comprehensive coaching programs and tools, The Ready Zone empowers leaders in the entertainment industry to cultivate an environment built on trust, respect and safety—and ultimately—thrive during times of change.
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What Our Clients Are Saying
Chris DeFaria
Chris DeFaria
Executive Producer of the Academy Award winning movie, Gravity, former President, DreamWorks Animation
Together, we set valuable and realistic goals for improvement, then monitored them with simple yet effective tools. Along the way, Esther never failed to ask the right questions, leading me to think deeper about my work and my personal growth.
Dominique Bazay
Dominique Bazay
Director, Original Animation, EMEA, APAC & LATAM at Netflix
Over 25 years of working with creative, powerful people, I’ve developed some pretty great tricks to avoid dealing with the big issues that prevented me from seeing my own potential. Enter Esther. My tricks don’t stand a chance. Thanks to a clear plan including important facts about the fundamentals of leading, a lot of straight talk and of course a good dose of laughter and espresso, l am getting to and believing in the unique leader I am.
Abhijay Prakash #1
Abhijay Prakash
President, Universal Filmed Entertainment Group
Esther was able to connect our management team and drive specific follow-ups around collaboration and structure for team engagement that did not previously exist. Her relentless dedication and focus on helping us solve our problems – and diagnosing a few more areas of need – were instrumental in the reset of the management team at DreamWorks Animation.
Kasumi Mihori
Kasumi Mihori
Senior VP Brand Creative, Creative Center, Sony Pictures Television
Esther has a unique way of diving deep with any group and uncovering core foundational elements that are either missing or need to be reinterpreted to achieve the focused results that are necessary to compete in today’s environment. She taps into the core and shares strategies that are applicable right out of the gate. As many of our team have done these types of sessions before, none were as robust and deep and meaningful as Esther’s.
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