Matt Hawkins
- President/COO
- Top Cow Productions
School Information
School: University of California, Los Angeles/Cal Tech/UCR
College Major: Business
Years at College Works:
Career Information
Working For: Top Cow Productions
Title: President/COO
Industry: Entertainment
Brief Description of Duties / Responsibilities:
Manage business operations, produce and write content.
What Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?Producing the Wanted film at Universal.
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting taught me confidence in myself and that I really could do just about anything I set my mind to…and I’ve done it.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
Marketing and sales are important skills for any career path. I’ve had to pitch and sell ideas to film studios. After cold calling people to paint their houses during my College Works Painting internship, this was easy.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
To make sure you deliver what you sell.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
What you learn from 18-22 will affect you every day for the rest of your life.
What’s your favorite memory from CW?
Spilling a 50 gallon bucket of blue paint in the client’s pool.
Last words of wisdom?
The entertainment field is very difficult and people fail a lot. I’ve failed a lot. You just keep plugging away. People do get lucky, but you can’t get lucky if you’re not playing the game.