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P3.instances[0].transcript.parse_transcript_data({"transcript":"<p><span m='800'>I</span> <span m='1200'>love the fact that</span> <span m='1600'>every</span> <span m='1890'>day</span> <span m='2160'>when</span> <span m='2540'>I</span> <span m='2910'>go</span> <span m='3060'>to</span> <span m='3160'>bed,</span> <span m='3620'>when my</span> <span m='3730'>head</span> <span m='4000'>hits</span> <span m='4280'>the</span> <span m='4370'>pillow,</span> <span m='4625'>that</span> <span m='4880'>I've,</span> <span m='5260'>through</span> <span m='5590'>our</span> <span m='5910'>campaigns</span> <span m='6490'>that</span> <span m='6620'>we</span> <span m='6740'>do,</span> <span m='7870'>whether</span> <span m='8020'>it</span> <span m='8119'>be</span> <span m='8770'>cancer</span> <span m='9160'>prevention,</span> <span m='9525'>or</span> <span m='9890'>an awareness</span> <span m='10690'>initiative</span> <span m='11410'>with</span> <span m='11890'>Live</span> <span m='12120'>Strong,</span> <span m='12650'>all the way</span> <span m='12930'>to</span> <span m='13210'>working</span> <span m='13510'>with</span> <span m='13680'>Department</span> <span m='14080'>of</span> <span m='14160'>Justice</span> <span m='14630'>on</span> <span m='15670'>helping</span> <span m='15990'>parents</span> <span m='16370'>understand</span> <span m='17150'>the</span> <span m='17230'>dangers</span> <span m='17670'>that their</span> <span m='17940'>kids</span> <span m='18440'>face</span> <span m='18860'>online</span> <span m='19630'>at</span> <span m='19790'>their</span> <span m='19940'>home</span> <span m='20610'>with</span> <span m='21070'>online</span> <span m='21400'>predators.</span> <span m='23080'>And</span> <span m='23200'>even</span> <span m='23440'>those</span> <span m='23580'>kind</span> <span m='23730'>of</span> <span m='23790'>campaigns,</span> <span m='24360'>you</span> <span m='24450'>know</span> <span m='24710'>it's</span> <span m='24970'>like,</span> <span m='25310'>every</span> <span m='25500'>time</span> <span m='25700'>my</span> <span m='25750'>head</span> <span m='25930'>hits</span> <span m='26200'>the</span> <span m='26470'>pillow, I'm like,</span> <span m='26700'>OK,</span> <span m='27090'>if</span> <span m='27390'>we've</span> <span m='27530'>at least</span> <span m='28140'>helped</span> <span m='28450'>one</span> <span m='28720'>family,</span> <span m='29280'>or</span> <span m='29690'>one</span> <span m='29970'>kid,</span> <span m='30370'>or</span> <span m='31280'>one</span> <span m='31530'>individual</span> <span m='32720'>to</span> <span m='33380'>gain</span> <span m='33680'>access</span> <span m='34090'>to</span> <span m='34220'>resources</span> <span m='34770'>that</span> <span m='34960'>they</span> <span m='35050'>need,</span> <span m='35800'>then</span> <span m='36240'>it's</span> <span m='36420'>all</span> <span m='36660'>worth it.</span> </p><p><span m='37588'>The</span> <span m='38076'>downside</span> <span m='38564'>of it</span> <span m='39052'>is</span> <span m='39540'>that</span> <span m='40028'>we work for</span> <span m='40516'>government.</span> <span m='41004'>So</span> <span m='41492'>because</span> <span m='41980'>of that,</span> <span m='42470'>a</span> <span m='42540'>lot</span> <span m='42800'>it's</span> <span m='42940'>really</span> <span m='43230'>slow</span> <span m='43570'>paced,</span> <span m='44030'>very</span> <span m='44250'>slow</span> <span m='44500'>moving.</span> <span m='45370'>There's</span> <span m='46240'>a</span> <span m='46310'>lot</span> <span m='46590'>of</span> <span m='47090'>approval</span> <span m='47530'>processes</span> <span m='48280'>that</span> <span m='48410'>go</span> <span m='48620'>on.</span> <span m='48970'>So</span> <span m='49790'>when you're</span> <span m='49870'>working</span> <span m='50090'>with</span> <span m='50270'>government,</span> <span m='50710'>you</span> <span m='50770'>need</span> <span m='51070'>a</span> <span m='51150'>lot</span> <span m='51490'>of</span> <span m='51590'>different</span> <span m='51940'>people</span> <span m='52260'>to</span> <span m='52360'>sign</span> <span m='52690'>off</span> <span m='52920'>on</span> <span m='52990'>the</span> <span m='53100'>language</span> <span m='53560'>that you're</span> <span m='53790'>using,</span> <span m='54200'>or the</span> <span m='54350'>products,</span> <span m='55250'>like</span> <span m='55490'>the</span> <span m='56000'>radio</span> <span m='56290'>PSAs,</span> <span m='57030'>or</span> <span m='57500'>the</span> <span m='57760'>TV</span> <span m='58220'>ads,</span> <span m='58640'>or</span> <span m='58730'>the</span> <span m='58850'>press</span> <span m='59250'>releases</span> <span m='59620'>that</span> <span m='59760'>we're</span> <span m='59870'>developing.</span> <span m='60500'>Everywhere</span> <span m='60810'>it</span> <span m='61120'>has</span> <span m='61440'>to</span> <span m='61530'>be</span> <span m='61660'>signed</span> <span m='62010'>off,</span> <span m='62295'>so it's</span> <span m='62580'>very</span> <span m='62890'>cumbersome.</span> <span m='64036'>But</span> <span m='64532'>other than</span> <span m='65030'>that, I</span> <span m='65365'>really</span> <span m='65700'>love my</span> <span m='65920'>job.</span> </p><p><span m='66740'>Some of</span> <span m='67010'>the</span> <span m='67130'>key</span> <span m='67350'>decisions</span> <span m='67800'>I</span> <span m='67850'>made in</span> <span m='68130'>my</span> <span m='68230'>career</span> <span m='68710'>I</span> <span m='68790'>would</span> <span m='68980'>say</span> <span m='69370'>are</span> <span m='69890'>to</span> <span m='70730'>just</span> <span m='71030'>be</span> <span m='71250'>open</span> <span m='71670'>to</span> <span m='71810'>whatever</span> <span m='72160'>comes</span> <span m='72450'>next.</span> <span m='73900'>I</span> <span m='74000'>think</span> <span m='74200'>it's</span> <span m='74350'>really</span> <span m='74520'>important</span> <span m='74780'>to</span> <span m='74820'>be</span> <span m='74940'>very</span> <span m='75170'>flexible,</span> <span m='76000'>but</span> <span m='76060'>also</span> <span m='76420'>to</span> <span m='77400'>be</span> <span m='77650'>asking</span> <span m='78130'>for</span> <span m='78290'>what</span> <span m='78530'>it</span> <span m='78660'>is</span> <span m='78830'>that</span> <span m='79010'>you</span> <span m='79140'>want</span> <span m='79870'>in order</span> <span m='80010'>to</span> <span m='80180'>develop</span> <span m='80780'>your</span> <span m='80980'>professional</span> <span m='81450'>path.</span> </p><p><span m='82650'>So</span> <span m='82830'>for</span> <span m='82980'>example,</span> <span m='83520'>once</span> <span m='83850'>when</span> <span m='84020'>I</span> <span m='84280'>started</span> <span m='84630'>working</span> <span m='84930'>at</span> <span m='85020'>Hispanic</span> <span m='85490'>Communications</span> <span m='86110'>Network</span> <span m='86450'>10</span> <span m='86640'>years</span> <span m='86860'>ago,</span> <span m='87090'>I</span> <span m='87280'>started</span> <span m='87630'>off</span> <span m='87870'>as</span> <span m='88140'>the</span> <span m='88350'>executive</span> <span m='88880'>assistant</span> <span m='90020'>to</span> <span m='90230'>support</span> <span m='90900'>the</span> <span m='91800'>president</span> <span m='92090'>and the</span> <span m='92380'>chairman.</span> <span m='93290'>And</span> <span m='93640'>I</span> <span m='93720'>realized</span> <span m='94350'>I</span> <span m='95090'>saw</span> <span m='95290'>all</span> <span m='95390'>these</span> <span m='95550'>different</span> <span m='95820'>holes</span> <span m='96140'>and</span> <span m='96200'>gaps</span> <span m='96455'>in the</span> <span m='96710'>company</span> <span m='97130'>and ways that</span> <span m='97410'>they</span> <span m='97600'>could</span> <span m='97880'>improve</span> <span m='98220'>themselves.</span> <span m='98690'>And</span> <span m='98780'>so</span> <span m='99040'>I</span> <span m='99310'>really put</span> <span m='99530'>myself</span> <span m='99980'>out</span> <span m='100190'>there</span> <span m='100790'>to</span> <span m='101780'>graduate</span> <span m='102320'>from</span> <span m='102620'>being</span> <span m='104480'>an</span> <span m='104590'>executive</span> <span m='105050'>assistant</span> <span m='105930'>to</span> <span m='106310'>actually</span> <span m='106670'>working</span> <span m='107090'>on</span> <span m='107740'>Capitol</span> <span m='108140'>Hill</span> <span m='108790'>and</span> <span m='108930'>doing</span> <span m='109580'>more</span> <span m='109690'>advocacy</span> <span m='109820'>work.</span> <span m='110390'>So</span> <span m='110550'>it</span> <span m='110640'>became</span> <span m='110960'>more</span> <span m='111110'>of</span> <span m='111150'>a</span> <span m='111230'>legislative</span> <span m='111930'>person,</span> <span m='112420'>and</span> <span m='112610'>then</span> <span m='112750'>after</span> <span m='113010'>that,</span> <span m='113260'>it</span> <span m='113330'>became</span> <span m='113560'>more</span> <span m='113710'>of a</span> <span m='114040'>business</span> <span m='114360'>development</span> <span m='114860'>person.</span> <span m='115500'>So</span> <span m='115630'>I</span> <span m='115690'>kept</span> <span m='116000'>pushing,</span> <span m='116275'>and</span> <span m='116550'>pushing,</span> <span m='116815'>and</span> <span m='117080'>pushing</span> <span m='117360'>for</span> <span m='118180'>how</span> <span m='118360'>I</span> <span m='118510'>wanted</span> <span m='118780'>to</span> <span m='118870'>grow,</span> <span m='119080'>but</span> <span m='119220'>also</span> <span m='119460'>how</span> <span m='119660'>I</span> <span m='119780'>thought</span> <span m='120060'>I</span> <span m='120110'>could</span> <span m='120330'>enhance</span> <span m='120940'>and</span> <span m='121490'>really</span> <span m='121940'>improve</span> <span m='123015'>the</span> <span m='123490'>success of</span> <span m='123965'>the company</span> <span m='124440'>itself.</span> <span m='125865'>Not being</span> <span m='126340'>afraid</span> <span m='126815'>to ask for that,</span> <span m='128250'>and</span> <span m='128419'>for</span> <span m='128539'>raises.</span> </p><p><span m='130560'>Within</span> <span m='130870'>our</span> <span m='131210'>industry,</span> <span m='131800'>it's</span> <span m='131990'>very</span> <span m='132160'>difficult</span> <span m='132720'>because</span> <span m='133040'>of</span> <span m='133100'>the</span> <span m='133180'>recession</span> <span m='133670'>right</span> <span m='133860'>now.</span> <span m='134100'>I</span> <span m='134210'>would</span> <span m='134400'>say</span> <span m='135540'>that</span> <span m='135740'>there's</span> <span m='135910'>not</span> <span m='136160'>as</span> <span m='136310'>many</span> <span m='136550'>jobs</span> <span m='136930'>because</span> <span m='137140'>there's</span> <span m='137260'>not</span> <span m='137440'>as</span> <span m='137540'>many</span> <span m='138110'>government</span> <span m='138510'>dollars</span> <span m='138970'>coming</span> <span m='139290'>out,</span> <span m='140640'>and</span> <span m='141190'>social</span> <span m='141490'>marketing</span> <span m='142660'>and</span> <span m='142800'>health</span> <span m='143010'>marketing.</span> <span m='143620'>So</span> <span m='143740'>what</span> <span m='143900'>I</span> <span m='144190'>would say</span> <span m='144360'>is</span> <span m='144980'>be</span> <span m='145130'>flexible</span> <span m='145670'>to</span> <span m='145880'>it</span> <span m='146090'>and</span> <span m='146860'>keep your eyes pealed.</span> </p><p><span m='147730'>But</span> <span m='148050'>also</span> <span m='148910'>what</span> <span m='149090'>the</span> <span m='149180'>companies</span> <span m='149650'>really</span> <span m='149850'>like</span> <span m='150220'>right</span> <span m='150360'>now</span> <span m='151005'>is</span> <span m='151450'>somebody</span> <span m='151780'>who</span> <span m='151940'>really</span> <span m='152190'>understands</span> <span m='152720'>their</span> <span m='152830'>company</span> <span m='153370'>and</span> <span m='153540'>says,</span> <span m='153720'>hey I've</span> <span m='153810'>been</span> <span m='154120'>following</span> <span m='154590'>you.</span> <span m='155200'>I'm</span> <span m='155310'>interested</span> <span m='155690'>in</span> <span m='155770'>working</span> <span m='156210'>with</span> <span m='156380'>you</span> <span m='156510'>guys</span> <span m='156790'>because</span> <span m='157130'>or</span> <span m='157490'>X,</span> <span m='157850'>Y, and Z,</span> <span m='158210'>and</span> <span m='158300'>here's</span> <span m='158540'>what</span> <span m='158670'>I</span> <span m='158830'>can bring</span> <span m='159090'>to</span> <span m='159210'>the</span> <span m='159320'>table.</span> <span m='160740'>So</span> <span m='161450'>that's</span> <span m='161690'>a</span> <span m='161740'>really</span> <span m='161950'>good</span> <span m='162110'>way</span> <span m='162240'>to</span> <span m='162530'>get a leg</span> <span m='162710'>in</span> <span m='162990'>to</span> <span m='163120'>any</span> <span m='164020'>social</span> <span m='164360'>marketing</span> <span m='164740'>agency.</span> </p><p><span m='165970'>I work</span> <span m='166410'>Life Balance</span> <span m='166710'>right</span> <span m='166840'>now</span> <span m='167140'>after</span> <span m='167230'>being</span> <span m='167350'>with</span> <span m='167510'>the</span> <span m='167600'>company</span> <span m='167950'>for</span> <span m='168100'>10</span> <span m='168300'>years.</span> <span m='169220'>Right</span> <span m='169450'>now</span> <span m='169650'>it's</span> <span m='169860'>very</span> <span m='170150'>good.</span> <span m='170882'>I</span> <span m='171250'>really</span> <span m='171490'>feel</span> <span m='171650'>like</span> <span m='171830'>I</span> <span m='172040'>have a social</span> <span m='172420'>life.</span> <span m='173110'>At</span> <span m='173330'>night</span> <span m='173490'>time</span> <span m='173880'>after</span> <span m='174030'>work,</span> <span m='174370'>when I</span> <span m='174530'>actually</span> <span m='174900'>leave</span> <span m='175100'>work,</span> <span m='175740'>I</span> <span m='175810'>shut</span> <span m='176060'>it</span> <span m='176180'>down.</span> <span m='176890'>And</span> <span m='177180'>then</span> <span m='178210'>when I'm</span> <span m='178360'>with</span> <span m='178530'>my</span> <span m='178620'>friends</span> <span m='179030'>or</span> <span m='179190'>if</span> <span m='179370'>I'm</span> <span m='179470'>with</span> <span m='179650'>my</span> <span m='179740'>family,</span> <span m='180180'>then I'm</span> <span m='180450'>really</span> <span m='180720'>focused</span> <span m='181160'>on</span> <span m='181290'>them.</span> <span m='181640'>And</span> <span m='181910'>on</span> <span m='182280'>the weekends</span> <span m='182620'>too.</span> </p><p><span m='183510'>During</span> <span m='183760'>the</span> <span m='184570'>other</span> <span m='185170'>more</span> <span m='185640'>intense</span> <span m='186270'>times</span> <span m='186520'>of</span> <span m='186650'>the</span> <span m='186790'>year,</span> <span m='187760'>I</span> <span m='187860'>don't</span> <span m='188030'>have</span> <span m='188240'>much</span> <span m='188320'>of</span> <span m='188810'>a</span> <span m='188880'>work</span> <span m='189135'>life</span> <span m='189390'>balance.</span> <span m='189590'>It's</span> <span m='189720'>just</span> <span m='190100'>work,</span> <span m='190480'>work, work.</span> <span m='190940'>Be at the</span> <span m='191350'>office</span> <span m='191820'>until</span> <span m='192210'>10</span> <span m='192430'>o'clock</span> <span m='192820'>at</span> <span m='192900'>night,</span> <span m='193280'>go</span> <span m='193300'>to</span> <span m='193410'>sleep,</span> <span m='194170'>get</span> <span m='194390'>up</span> <span m='194520'>at</span> <span m='194760'>7</span> <span m='195070'>AM,</span> <span m='195170'>and go</span> <span m='195350'>back to</span> <span m='195470'>the</span> <span m='195580'>office.</span> <span m='196610'>So</span> <span m='197240'>it</span> <span m='197360'>really</span> <span m='198010'>fluctuates.</span> </p>","file":{"id":290707,"video_id":"2702741372001","name":"1086-Alison-DirClientEngage2","duration":199483,"thumbnail_url":null}});