#7: Chris Nee - Creative Courage and Talking Stuffed Animals

Is there any greater responsibility than educating and entertaining children? 

Our guest today is an inspiring, creative, and formidable television screenwriter and producer who created Doc McStuffins. Her show went on to be a global sensation and Disney’s longest running series other than Mickey Mouse, featuring a Black girl who looks up to her mother, a doctor, and cares for her many ailing stuffed animals. Working with both Disney and Netflix, Chris has created a fleet of shows, both independently and with the Obamas, for which she’s won three Emmys, five NAACP Image awards, a peabody award, and the humanitas prize.

She explains the key negotiation points for creatives in the TV industry, including “overall” deals, “backend” performance participation, and the imperative of controlling your own IP.

Chris and I talk about how ocean swimming develops muscles of courage, her views on wokeness in America, and advice to creatives coming up in the entertainment industry.

Website Show Notes:

• Doc McStuffins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_McStuffins
• Vampirina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampirina
• Joan Ganz Cooney https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Ganz_Cooney
• Cocomelon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1nCXPPiVL8

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