One example was his work with the guys behind a YouTube series called "For the Boys" toward the end of my time as his assistant. He's an influential Black queer man who uses his influence to help other people like him break into the industry. And that's exactly what I witnessed Domingo do. There are a lot of folks out there saying, "We love and support LGBTQ+ people, Black queer people, yada, yada," but to really say, "Hey, let's take a meeting," or "Hey, here's some funding to do this" - that's a hard thing to find. It's very rare in the entertainment industry that you see successful, marginalized people really support other marginalized, up-and-coming artists in a substantial way. I admire that Domingo is a queer Black man who helps other queer Black men I felt really blessed to have a job where I was affirmed for how hard I was working. Similarly, I also don't think executive assistants usually get the appreciation they deserve for how much time and energy it takes to keep someone's calendar and meetings together.ĭomingo wasn't a typical entertainment-industry boss. ![]() I don't think people recognize how important executive assistants are in the entertainment industry. He believed in me and often told me that he couldn't wait to see what the universe did for me in my career. There were times where Domingo gave me time off to do other things, like attend panels about the industry, and he'd always encourage me to make time to do things that would grow my career. Domingo made me feel appreciated by making sure I had time to grow my career He took my word for it, as he did a lot of the time on projects he'd have me read. It was really interesting, but it didn't have what I felt Domingo would want in order to produce it. I once read a project for him about a queer youth and an alien donut shop. ![]() There were a lot of projects that came across his desk that he just didn't have time to read or engage with, so he would say to me, "Hey, read this and let me know if this is something I should be interested in." I was basically his second set of eyes. I read a lot of projects for Domingo, and he trusted my opinion I was fortunate to have Domingo as a boss because a job like that can be really stressful if you're not valued at work. He might just need to ask about an email, or a contact, or where we were on a project - and as his second set of eyes, I'd be the person to call. Other times, I've been at events where I've had to step away because Domingo was calling me. I've had to excuse myself at a breakfast meeting when Domingo was having flight issues. As an assistant in entertainment, your life stops when your boss needs help It didn't happen a lot, but it did happen. There were still times when I had to be up late working on things for him, like setting meetings for the next day. I'd usually get texts and emails from 10 a.m. ![]() He'd often ask me to set coffee or dinner dates with other actors so that things didn't feel so formal.ĭomingo was really good about not calling me outside work hours. That being said, he loves in-person meetings - he doesn't let his stardom dictate how he interacts with others.
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