Before Ivy Kagan Bierman became an entertainment labor attorney and partner at Loeb & Loeb in Los Angeles, she was an actress seeking her start on Broadway. Today, she counsels entertainment and advertising companies in guild and union matters. She told Start TV in the video above what drove her leap from the stage to a law career: "I started working with studios and networks on their labor issues and I thought, ‘This is perfect.’”

Now a leader in entertainment law, Bierman has this advice for professionals striving for growth in their careers, "I have stopped seeking approval, and it changes the game.”

Watch Bierman discuss the perks of being your own critic:

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