Gwen Marcus’ first love was the theater. The self-proclaimed “theater geek” performed in school plays and attended performing arts camps as a young girl. As much as she loved theater, Marcus says she realized early on that she didn’t possess the natural talent necessary to succeed in the industry as a performer (or, she adds, as a waitress). Rather than giving up on her passion, Marcus refocused and decided to work as an executive in an entertainment company.
Marcus’ father, reflecting on the more sexist times of the 1960s, cautioned her that she would need to enter the business world at a fairly high level. As a lawyer who had successfully made the transition to business, he suggested that she attend law school. That became The Plan: to leverage a law degree into a corporate career within an entertainment company.
