06.14.18 // ProcessBrewmaster Stephen Kooshian gives insight into how Pacific Plate artfully crafts unique beers through a marriage of traditional and Latino ingredients.
Talks
At our events each month, three people give short talks about a project they’ve done or are working on, their process of how they do their work, a lesson they have learned, or a creative crush - someone or something that inspires them.
06.14.18 // Process
06.14.18 // ProjectEntrepreneur Melissa Schulman shares her experience opening the first all vegan and organic frozen yogurt store in Los Angeles.
06.14.18 // LessonFinancial coach Roland Menchell shares what he’s learned about how creative folks can put their money to work for them.
05.17.18 // LessonCreative coach and spiritual director Brian Patacca shares what he’s learned about the illogic of finding your life purpose.
05.17.18 // ProjectComedian and filmmaker Kiran Deol shares her experience directing the film American Haze for the Sundance channel.
05.17.18 // ProcessWriter/director Stephen Nolly gives insight into premise and character and how to find the heart of your story.
03.20.18 // ProcessPhoto retoucher Erica Torres-Ness explains her take on “natural beauty retouching” and makes the case for bringing back some wrinkles.
03.20.18 // LessonNew Angeleno Arnab Mukherjee discusses what he learned while packing up and moving across the country.
03.20.18 // ProjectProducer Rebecca Stone shares the documentary series about women in the world of soccer she’s working on for 60 Second Docs.
02.27.18 // ProcessDocumentary producer Rebecca Breithaupt demystifies networking and gives insight into the importance of community in her industry.
02.27.18 // ProjectWriter / director Matthew Manson shares what he learned about faking it til you make it from his first big commercial project.
01.09.18 // ProcessProfessional creative person Josh Shayne gives insight into how meeting regularly with an accountability buddy has helped him make progress in work and in life.
01.09.18 // Creative CrushJoe Ferencz is really, really, embarrassingly, like a high school theater kid, into Hamilton.
01.09.18 // LessonPhotographer/comedy producer Katherine Leon shares what she’s learned about how self-doubt can fuel creativity.
12.05.17 // LessonScreenwriter Brett Scieszka shares the value of creative hobbies and side projects in enriching your work.
12.05.17 // ProcessWriter/director Sarovar Banka gives insight into how he learned that filmmaking is a vortex.
12.05.17 // ProjectWomen in Film manager of operations Maikiko James shares progress on the WIF Help Line which addresses sexual harassment and gender inequality in Hollywood.
11.14.17 // LessonWriter/director Molly Green shares what she’s learned about mastering Q&A sessions.
11.14.17 // ProcessDocumentary filmmaker Graham High gives insight into how he used available resources to create and inform an independent mini-doc web series on empathetic listening.
11.14.17 // Creative CrushActor / writer Lizzie Prestel is really into genuflection.
10.17.17 // ProcessBrewmaster Stephen Kooshian gives insight into how Pacific Plate artfully crafts unique beers through a marriage of traditional and Latino ingredients.
10.17.17 // ProjectQueen of pleasure Violet Lange shares her spirit animal art.
09.26.17 // Creative CrushLapsed scientist David Medovoy is really into this small metal elephant.
09.26.17 // ProjectFilmmaker James Darling shares “The Quantum Supremacy”, a documentary he is directing about the emerging field of Quantum Computing.
09.26.17 // LessonActor and former multi-hyphenate Gita Reddy discusses how context is everything, and how not to forget that in any context.
09.17.17 // LessonGroup facilitator Jason Lange discusses what he’s learned about the art of interpersonal connection
09.12.17 // ProcessPublicist Sabrina Dax gives insight into how she gets media attention for her clients.
09.12.17 // LessonArchivist Robin M. Katz discusses what she’s learned about protecting your time and how to say no.
09.12.17 // ProjectGraphic artist Josh Siegel shares “Serving Pride: The Queer History Dinner Party Handbook,” which he is art directing.
08.29.17 // Creative CrushPerformer/writer Krysta Gonzales is really into illustration and animation that celebrate natural hair.
08.29.17 // ProcessComposer Erik Desiderio gives insight into how he channels his creativity to compose music for a scene.
08.27.17 // LessonScreenwriter Shauna McGarry discusses what she’s learned about creative fulfillment vs. financial autonomy.