Another new project for me this year: shepherding Variety‘s annual New Leaders project. This year’s offering had a heavy New York tilt because we moved the celebratory event to Gotham. Adding to the challenge: we had a photo shoot in New York, which a colleague helped coordinate (bless him!). This year’s selections, all 40 or younger, included Ronan Farrow, Ben Platt, Amber Ruffin, Hassan Minhaj and Elaine Welteroth, plus a bunch of producers, agents and execs.