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Greenlight Yourself

A weekly newsletter for storytellers and content creators who are betting on themselves and building their own path—because you have the power to create your future (and monetize it).

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Featured Posts

Jul 5, 2026

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2 min read

🎬 The permission you're waiting for isn't coming

Stop asking for what's already yours.

Jerrica Long

Jul 1, 2026

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6 min read

🎬 6 moves from Forbes' #2 creator to Greenlight Yourself

Six moves you can adapt at any scale.

Jerrica Long

Jun 27, 2026

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4 min read

🎬 5 questions to answer before you Greenlight Yourself

A framework I use before I start anything. Including this newsletter.

Jerrica Long

Jun 21, 2026

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5 min read

🎬 Coogler said "eventize." I built the playbook so you can too.

How to launch indie film and TV like an event with examples from Sinners!

Jerrica Long

Jun 13, 2026

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3 min read

🎬 What Kevonstage's Tubi slate tells you about greenlighting yourself

The definition. The playbook. The receipts.

Jerrica Long

Hollywood Is Cranking Out Original Movies. Audiences Aren’t Showing Up.

Apr 18, 2025

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7 min read

Hollywood’s Marketing Strategy Is Failing Original Movies — Don’t Let It Fail Your Work Too

The rollout strategy Hollywood never built and creators can use to win.

Jerrica Long

Social Media

Apr 11, 2025

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8 min read

The Coogler Effect: How to Build a Belief-Driven Brand

Jerrica Long

Social Media

Mar 28, 2025

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18 min read

The Strategy Behind A24’s Rise: Positioning Framework + Barry Jenkins Case Study

Jerrica Long

Aug 8, 2026

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4 min read

🎬 The Advice That Got Me Out of My Own Way This Week

On getting out of your own way...

Jerrica Long

Aug 5, 2026

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2 min read

🎬 I'm Casting My Podcast (And I Have a Question for You)

Help me shape this newsletter and get on the podcast.

Jerrica Long

Aug 1, 2026

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4 min read

🎬 One Thing to Do When Your Dreams Feel Impossible

Here's how I got out of my depressive state this morning. And how you can too.

Jerrica Long

Jul 30, 2026

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1 min read

🎬 Popping in to check on you

No case study this week. Just a hi.

Jerrica Long

Jul 25, 2026

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2 min read

🎬 On ambition, creative recovery, and why I'm launching my kickstarter this week

This is your sign.

Jerrica Long

Jul 22, 2026

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2 min read

🎬 Issa Rae's microdrama hit 75M views. Here's the playbook.

Notes from the people who actually worked on it..

Jerrica Long

Jul 20, 2026

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2 min read

🎬 On consistency, discipline, and the sign you've been waiting for

KevOnStage is RIGHT.

Jerrica Long

rejection

Jul 15, 2026

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5 min read

On rejection in pursuit of your dream

The Truth.

Jerrica Long

Jul 11, 2026

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4 min read

🎬 Not every "next big thing" is worth your time. Here's the filter I used for Verticals.

Bet on the right shifts. Skip the hype.

Jerrica Long