Dave Noll is a TV Show Creator and Showrunner who has created, sold, and produced more than 50 series and over 3,300 episodes worldwide. Shows Include: Chopped, and all Chopped spinoffs, Inner Chef with Marcus Samuelsson, Face the truth, Punchline, quizzicle, and the most recent America Says. 

Dave and his partner Cleve Keller (Keller/Noll) joined together exclusively in 2007. With 50+ series together, they have become one of the most successful TV development teams in the world.

Dave believes that life is a series of pitches. no matter who you are, you're going to be pitching at some point and you really do just have to embrace that.

A great deal of his success stems from working for Barry Diller, who started the Fox network. Barry's advice to him was “don't pitch any show, unless you see a clear, obvious, concise path to at least a $100 million - not $10 million or $12 million, - $100 million." This mindset will help you create something with forever power. 

Dave’s top 5 things to do to achieve a successful pitch

1. Remain positive no matter what happens, it's going to help you. People like confidence. they want to buy from someone that’s confident.
2. Keep it simple. People love simplicity. They don't want more confusion in their life.
3. Do as much research. Research who you're pitching to, their history, what’s worked for them, and what value you’ll be delivering in your product or service
4. Ensure the people you’re talking to really understand that you appreciate where they're coming from as well.
5. In every pitch, bring one cool, awesome thing that they can remember,

The best thing about working with a creative collaborator such as Cleve Keller is the ability to bounce something off of not only creatively, but business-wise off of someone that you trust.

If you’d like to reach Dave, you can engage with him on LinkedIn 

In Summary, creativity goes hand in hand with positivity, but it's also all about sharing everything. 

To be able to be creative, you must exercise those creative muscles daily. The same way as you lift weights or play golf, to get that swing down. You have to do it every single day until you hit on that magical thing.