# PROX GEMS: Industry Tips and Advice Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-proximity-6039880/prox-gems-industry-tips-and-advice Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-proximity-6039880/prox-gems-industry-tips-and-advice.md Podcast: [In Proximity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-proximity-6039880) Published: 2026-01-05T15:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.proximitymedia.com/ Audio file: https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/f37ad9c4-baf7-48f3-90cd-2705d43b8e05/episodes/e3800a63-b954-4e50-abbc-d44549979163/audio/604a30a3-72e4-45a1-9618-a449dc00b4f7/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=8dkGpNgN Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-proximity-6039880/episodes/prox-gems-industry-tips-and-advice Duration seconds: 1060 ## Resource Kick off the new year with tips and advice from industry pros: manager James Swoope on why you need “something to manage” before getting representation, actor/writer/producer Azie Tesfai on asking for what you want and crowning yourself, and designer Jeff Staple on the power of a t-shirt and balancing art with business. Part of our "Prox Gems" holiday series. Part of our special "Prox Gems" holiday mini episodes. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-proximity-6039880/episodes/prox-gems-industry-tips-and-advice/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-proximity-6039880/prox-gems-industry-tips-and-advice.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.