Business Of Creating

Happy Holidays from The Business of Creating Institute!

2025 was a very exciting year! We continued to grow and stay true to our Mission: to provide professionals with practical action steps and up-to-the-minute information (which was sometimes controversial this year!).

We dipped our toes into online career coaching after so many layoffs in our industry, continued with both in-person and live-streaming panels with our longtime partner Writers Guild Foundation and welcomed a new host The Los Angeles Film School.

We also welcomed a new corporate partner imgn! They've got some really cool production software geared toward creatives (more coming in a separate email). Check them out here app.imgn.co

UPCOMING EVENT: We can't wait to see you at our Networking Mixer on 13 January. We'll be sending out a separate email later, but you can also RSVP here: https://givebutter.com/n0yT2x

Looking to make a tax-deductible donation before the end of the year? We can help with that: http://www.businessofcreating.org/donate.html #/

Thank you for being a positive part of our community.

We wish you joy, peace, loads of fun, fabulous prezzies, and perhaps a nap or two during this festive season. 2026 promises to be exciting!

Educate, Empower, Succeed.

Jennifer Mangan and Michael Fisk

This Tuesday, come celebrate with us ✨-- it's the first annual Business of Creating Institute Summer Networking Mixer! 🥂🌞

Join us as we mix, mingle, raise a few glasses (hopefully several!🍷😉) to celebrate successes, and plant the seeds for future collaborations.

DATE: Tuesday May 20th, 2025
TIME: 6:30-8:30 pm
LOCATION: All Season Brewing Company
800 S. La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036

COST: Free, but donations are greatly appreciated to help cover our costs.

RSVP: https://givebutter.com/6U76AF

Let's toast to creativity, connections, and new opportunities! 🥳

🎮 We had a great night the other week! ⭐ A huge thank you to our amazing creative community for showing up and filling the room for the panel “Press Start: Building Your Career in Video Game Writing and Narrative Design.” The turnout was phenomenal, and the insights shared? Next-level.

Our panelists shared invaluable behind-the-scenes insights, delving into the nuances of Game Writing versus Narrative Design, the art of crafting compelling games, breaking into this dynamic industry, and much more.

Kudos to: Andrew McClain, Ashley Poprik, Justin M. Sloan, Stephan Vladimir Bugaj for their wisdom, and to our moderator and Co-Founder, Jennifer Mangan, for guiding the conversation like a pro. 👏

We couldn’t have done it without Dustin Fleischmann and his team at The Writers Guild Foundation (WGF) for partnering with and hosting us on this event (and past events). 📽️✨

A hats off to Mitch Bradford from Brand Your Story Online and his talented team for delivering a phenomenal sizzle reel.

📅 Stay connected for more panels, mixers, and creative adventures ahead: www.BusinessOfCreating.org

Thank you to everyone who made the panel "From Script to Savings: Navigating Film & TV Production Incentives" such a successful event! 🎬✨

A huge shout-out to our esteemed panelists for their invaluable expertise: Nicole Ameln, Ricky Andres, Luiz Ricardo Lopez, and Michael Fisk.
And a special thanks to our dynamic moderator Jennifer Mangan.

We truly appreciate all the in-person and virtual attendees for joining us and contributing to the engaging discussions! 🙌

Thanks also to Dustin Fleischmann at Writers Guild Foundation (WGF) for partnering with and hosting us on this event (and past events). 📽️✨

During this interactive panel, we explored how producers, writers, and filmmakers can leverage production incentives, tax credits, grants, and more to maximize creative output while keeping production budgets realistic.

We also premiered our sizzle video thanks to Mitch Bradford from Brand Your Story Online. He and his talented team did a phenomenal job.

Make sure to follow us to learn about our next panels, with the next one planned in April.

www.BusinessOfCreating.org

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