ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” is a cultural phenomenon and Sethi has served as a guiding force for the series. She added Freeform back to her purview in February and helped “Cruel Summer” make a splash with its second season. Sethi’s a mentor to many and recently launched Freeform’s official Greenlight Committee, designed to provide access and opportunity to employees who would not typically have a seat at the table.
“It’s not strictly a leadership book, but I recommend ‘Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted’ by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ still contains unbelievably relevant lessons for contemporary women leaders.”
What book on leadership do you recommend and why? It’s not strictly a leadership book, more of a TV history biography. Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong. Both on screen and behind the scenes, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” still contains unbelievably relevant lessons for contemporary women leaders and women who are doing things a little differently than the expected.
Who is a good example of a powerful woman in entertainment and why? Karey Burke, president of 20th Television. She leads with strength and empathy, is wildly smart, and has an amazing sensitivity towards talent. I’ve been very lucky to have worked with her, and I learn from her every day.