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Nancy Dubuc

American,  Businesswoman
Total Quotes : 24
Going Rewarding Very

I'm a very goal-oriented person, and work is really rewarding. It's how I take care of my family, and ultimately, I'm never going to let that responsibility fall to anybody but myself.

- Nancy Dubuc

War About World War

Both of my grandfathers served in World War II, both in the Pacific. One wouldn't talk about it, and one would.

- Nancy Dubuc

Think Hours 60 Minutes

Historically, we've had to think in increments of 30 or 60 minutes. And now we have to think in increments of six seconds to six hours and everything in between.

- Nancy Dubuc

Guarantee Quick Very

I'm not a very patient person. I'll take those quick risks to see if it's going to work versus taking the long and tortuous road of trying to guarantee myself that something will work. That's like self-mutilation to me.

- Nancy Dubuc

Play Next Here

I am here to tell you, TV is not dead. Rather, it is constantly evolving as we are. My view is that we are in the next Golden Age of content. If AOL, Google, Netflix, Amazon, and Yahoo felt TV was dying, they would not be so eager to play in our sandbox. It is, after all, TV content that's driving their business.

- Nancy Dubuc

Some Everybody Innate

I have an innate passion and competitive streak to win and to create, and I want our team to be better than everybody else. Some people thrive in that environment, and some people don't.

- Nancy Dubuc

Best May Your

Great managers recognize that there is no one way to manage. You may have to be 10 different managers to get the best out of your team.

- Nancy Dubuc

Need Stories Could

A show could be 10 minutes, seven minutes, 94 minutes. We just need to tell the stories that need to be told.

- Nancy Dubuc

Boss Big Jobs

I'm a big believer in picking your boss, not the job. Great people create great jobs.

- Nancy Dubuc

Fearless Big Best Way

I run a creative company, and the best way to support creatives is to make them fearless and willing to take big swings. That is an important part of our culture at A&E Networks.

- Nancy Dubuc

Gender Through Endless

To address what seems like an endless cycle of gender inequity in media, I believe we need to think beyond what our industry has already tried to do through mentorships and internships. We need to stop talking and start moving the needle, and one solution is to simply give women jobs.

- Nancy Dubuc

Voice Always Very

The directness of my mother is clearly in my voice. Her opinion is always a very strong opinion at the dining room table. I think she empowered me to have the same drive.

- Nancy Dubuc

Some Lives Along

If we can be changing some lives along the way, that's the holy grail on television.

- Nancy Dubuc

Think I Wish Still

It's an honor to be the only woman in the room a lot of times, but I wish I weren't the only woman in the room. I still have to think in a calculated way about how to speak and what to speak about.

- Nancy Dubuc

Strong Behind Employ

Personally, I feel a strong responsibility to make sure that we have women equally represented in our executive suites and that we employ women in front of and behind the camera and in our writers' rooms.

- Nancy Dubuc

Shows Television Shows

It's not enough just to put great television shows out anymore.

- Nancy Dubuc

Think I Think Needs

Obviously, there needs to be parity. I think as more women get to the top, we need to make sure that is the case. It is our responsibility.

- Nancy Dubuc

Always Add Very

It's a terrible thing to say, but I hated school. I'm very ADD, and my report card always said, 'If only she performed to her potential.'

- Nancy Dubuc

Behind Next Some

The beauty of the media business is all about what is next. You put your mistakes behind you. Learn from them and move on to the next project. Having some degree of success is integral to a risk-taking balance.

- Nancy Dubuc

Business Hire Very

There are very few black-and-white truths in management or in business, but one that I have found is that people either hire people who are smarter than them, or people hire people they can control.

- Nancy Dubuc