Dan Toomey
Morning Brew's first video employee and the creator and host of the YouTube program Good Work. He had previously applied unsuccessfully for late-night show positions on multiple occasions.
Timeline (last 90 days)
Dan Toomey applied every year in college for late-night show jobs (such as The Colbert Show, The Daily Show, and The Late Late Show with James Corden), but was rejected every time.
Dan Toomey was Morning Brew's first video hire and launched the company's TikTok account.
At Morning Brew, Dan Toomey incubated and hosted the YouTube show Good Work, which blends comedy, business explainers, and expert interviews.
In an interview for the James Corden show, Dan Toomey was asked "If you were a sandwich, what sandwich would you be?" and answered a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Dan Toomey deliberately looks less at comments and algorithmic recommendations, and believes the algorithm should not determine how creators view the quality of their own work.
Dan Toomey believes that if someone is rejected from the same dream job three years in a row, three is a good number, and a fourth year feels like harassing people.
Dan Toomey's Good Work team has hired only one person in three years.
When hiring, Dan Toomey values "generalist" talent—people who can shoot and edit, are adaptable, and can absorb and apply feedback.
In college, Dan Toomey worked 17 on-campus jobs and joined multiple clubs, but what helped him land his first job was a blog he wrote about stocks.
Dan Toomey believes a portfolio is the most authentic proof, showing what a person truly cares about in their spare time.
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Dan Toomey regards being rejected by late-night shows as the luckiest thing, though he did not realize it at the time.
50%UnverifiedDan Toomey was Morning Brew's first video hire and launched the company's TikTok account.
50%UnverifiedAt Morning Brew, Dan Toomey incubated and hosted the YouTube show Good Work, which blends comedy, business explainers, and expert interviews.
50%UnverifiedDan Toomey applied every year in college for late-night show jobs (such as The Colbert Show, The Daily Show, and The Late Late Show with James Corden), but was rejected every time.
50%UnverifiedDan Toomey deliberately looks less at comments and algorithmic recommendations, and believes the algorithm should not determine how creators view the quality of their own work.
50%UnverifiedDan Toomey believes that if someone is rejected from the same dream job three years in a row, three is a good number, and a fourth year feels like harassing people.
50%UnverifiedDan Toomey's Good Work team has hired only one person in three years.
50%UnverifiedWhen hiring, Dan Toomey values "generalist" talent—people who can shoot and edit, are adaptable, and can absorb and apply feedback.
50%UnverifiedIn college, Dan Toomey worked 17 on-campus jobs and joined multiple clubs, but what helped him land his first job was a blog he wrote about stocks.
50%UnverifiedDan Toomey believes a portfolio is the most authentic proof, showing what a person truly cares about in their spare time.
50%UnverifiedIn an interview for the James Corden show, Dan Toomey was asked "If you were a sandwich, what sandwich would you be?" and answered a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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