A Stanford Law School grad who foundedLatinamagazine in 1996, Haubegger joined CAA as a talent agent in 2005.
Its funny, she says with a laugh.
Its sort of like, cmon, really?
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[Diversity] is not something thats just nice to do,' Haubegger says.
Its actually essential if you want to succeed.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Youve been a longtime advocate for diversity in media, from foundingLatinamagazine to joining CAA.
Seven of the 10 largest movies had an opening-weekend audience that was majority nonwhite.
[laughs] Like every other human in the world.
But more specifically, what we think it is is a proxy for marketing assets.
If you have a Spanish speaker, you have someone doingDespierta Americaas well asGMA.
Since Ive been here [2005], our diverse client list has grown 1,400 percent 1,400!
That allows us to make the change in the marketplace happen faster.
We bring in a panel of comedy buyers, who say what theyre looking for this year.
We do speed networking, where people meet multiple web link executives and producers.
Television writing in particular is a team sport.
I stayed up late finishing her autobiography,I Am Malala.
And we get to tell them what a hero looks like.
