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Short Bio (from LinkedIn)
IMAGINE RUNNING A GREAT CREATIVE STUDIO THAT IS ALSO A THRIVING BUSINESS
Hi, I’m Joel. I advise the world’s leading creative studios.
Currently: Global Consultant at RevThink and host of the RevThinking podcast. Previously: Founder/President at Impossible Pictures.
Who I’m helping: 300+ studios and production companies spanning Europe, Australia, Asia, South America, the UK, and the US.
Several of my more recognizable clients include Bigstar, Cream, Defacto Sound, The Furrow, Giant Ant, Laundry, Mighty Nice, Polyester, STATE Design, and Syn Music.
The best way to deal with the future is… to create it. And you run a creative enterprise. So let’s go create your future.
Your next step is to join revCommunity. All your peers who run studios and prodcos are already there. Plus it’s free. Go to https://revthink.com/community
Additional interests, involvements, accolades:
– revCommunity Leader: the private community of 300+ studio owners.
– QOHORT Host: gatherings of elite creative entrepreneurs in NYC, LA, London, Denver, San Francisco, Melbourne.
– Podcaster: RevThinking Podcast at Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
– Main Stage / Featured Speaker
>> COMING UP: Camp Mograph.
>> Digital Design Days (Geneva, Switzerland and Milan, Italy).
>> Bend Design (Bend, USA).
>> Promax (NYC & LA USA).
>> The Futur (LA, USA).
>> Computer Graphics & Arts (Belgrade, Serbia).
>> Small Business Services, City of New York (NYC, USA).
– Member: Television Academy.
– Judge: Emmy Awards, Promax Awards, Motion Awards.
– Author: Fast Company, Forbes, SHOOT, Motionographer.
– Education: Advisor at SCAD, University of Colorado, The Art Institutes.
– International Development: Consultant to Moldova Competitiveness Project / USAID & Sweden.
– Awards: honored with numerous Emmy, Addy, Art Directors, Promax Awards.
Sample Questions for Joel
- What is distinctly different about the creative entrepreneur compared to other business owners?
- Why do some creative businesses thrive but others get stuck?
- What do owners of next-level creative firms know (that younger, up-and-coming firms don’t)?
- How do creative firms evolve through the Seasons of a Creative Firm?
- How can a business owner achieve focus instead of wearing so many hats?
- How can a creative firm remain true to its “north star” while evolving through the years?
- What are the tradeoffs an owner faces as their creative business grows?
Fun Facts About Joel
- Joel’s first feature film, Cosmic Battles, grossed just $13. Tickets cost 7¢ and he was twelve years old.
- By the age of 16, Joel had launched more than 20 different entrepreneurial ventures.
- In a former life, Joel was a practicing industrial designer.
- For 20 years Joel helmed Impossible Pictures as one of the most successful production companies to ever thrive between the coasts.
- Joel has won numerous Emmy, Addy, Art Directors, and Promax awards.
Recent Thought Leadership
- The Genius Gap
- Why do some creatives get stuck… while others go on to greatness?
- WORKSHOP | BEND DESIGN, BEND OREGON USA
- Charge Like Your the Best
- Raise your prices… and your clients will thank you.
- Standing Out In the Sea of Sameness
- The Real Reason Big Opportunities Are Not Finding You… and What to Do About It
- KEYNOTE & WORKSHOP | CGA CONFERENCE, BELGRADE
- Our Crisis of Unhelpfulness
- Design is supposed to make things easier, so why are designers making it harder?
- KEYNOTE | BEND DESIGN , BEND OREGON USA
- Overcoming Ephemeralization
- Why today’s services are tomorrow’s commodities… and what to do about it.
- KEYNOTE | DIGITAL DESIGN DAYS, MILAN ITALY
- The Three R’s
- What really drives the client/agency business relationship.
- KEYNOTE | DIGITAL DESIGN DAYS, GENEVA SWITZERLAND
- The #1 Reason Running a Creative Business Is So Hard
- There are 7 of them.
- Preparing to Launch
- Do you have what it takes to launch a creative business of your own?
- KEYNOTE | NY SCHOOL, NEW YORK CITY
- It’s Not WHAT You Pitch It’s HOW
- The struggle to pitch great creative is only half the battle.
- LIVESTREAM | FISHBOWL LIVE
- Everyone Has a Sales Problem
- Why weak sales in a creative business is actually a symptom of other issues.
- LIVESTREAM | CLUBHOUSE LIVE
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