Noelle Green

Successful Single Mom and Netflix Executive: Noelle Green’s Grit

Thrilled to share my chat with the inspiring and nimble Noelle Green, Director of Physical Production at Netflix on the Original Series. 

Prior to Netflix, Noelle was a VP in Physical Production at Legendary Pictures and oversaw such projects as Kong: Skull Island and Krampus.

The majority of her career was spent freelancing as a production supervisor or coordinator. She eventually began working as a line producer in the 90s, where she was often the only woman of color on sets of 500 or more people.

This experience planted a seed that eventually led her to be one of the founders of the Producers Inclusion Initiative, a joint effort between Netflix and Shondaland to help bring up more underrepresented people in the line producer path. It’s truly important work that I cherish, as she’s helped create opportunities for many.

In this episode, Noelle takes us through digging into her grit to go from struggling single mother to a Netflix exec, speaks on the importance of inclusion in the workplace, and shares her wisdom on how she dealt with the frustratingly impermeable boys’ club.

My key takeaways from our conversation were the importance of being nimble and flexible, but never compromising yourself; leaning into frustration; and knowing what you bring to the table and then bringing it to the table.

Tune in!

xx cg

“The best lesson I’ve learned working at Netflix… change is consistent. You can resist it… or you can lean into it and ride that wave and be nimble.”

- Noelle Green

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