Talks // Process

Writer/producer Mark Melara gives insight into how a TV pitch is sold.

Illustrator Ellie Cota shares how her childhood shaped her intuitive cat drawings.

Producer Liz Maupin gives insight into creating a documentary that uncovers the dark truths surrounding a secretive, nameless cult that traumatized her.

Journalist and filmmaker Allison Norlian shares how starting a documentary production company is helping her to change the way the world views disability.

Architects Mariam Mojdehi and Meredith McDaniel of MAAM discuss the process of imagining and designing three distinct retail spaces in the burgeoning field of consumer cannabis

Architects Mariam Mojdehi and Meredith McDaniel of MAAM discuss the process of imagining and designing three distinct retail spaces in the burgeoning field of consumer cannabis

Character designer and illustrator Mo McMasters gives insight into how risograph printing transformed their creative practice.

Writer-actor-producer Chandra Thomas gives insight into working as a writer in a television writers’ room.

Designer Traci Larson shares how a dance company shakes things up with books in response to the pandemic.

Rare book cataloger Gabe Angulo gives insight into how he describes collections for the Huntington Library.

VP of Stories & Voices Deborah Pardes gives insight into how using your voice in social audio ups your brand mojo – personally and/or professionally.

Supervising Animator Ravi Kamble Govind shares his understanding and mindset as an animator to illustrate how he brings characters to life through motion and emotion.

Founder of Refolda, Caroline Torén, talks about gender-blind design at home and in our communities, and how to apply a gender lens to operations to increase impact while advancing gender equality.

Actress/storyteller/filmmaker Katie Featherston gives insight into letting go of labels and embracing the fullness of your creativity.

Expert question-asker Tilly Hinton develops your power to understand complex terrains through the simplest questions.

Audience growth strategist Josh Spector shares how he used a blog post and $100 in Facebook ads to land multiple new clients in a week.

Writer and Director Héloïse Chung shares how being bad at ceramics made her better at writing.

Filmmaker Kate Krieger gives insight into how she developed a character that she later expanded into a pilot.

Filmmaker Elaine Hamood Strutz explains her creative process of gettin’ scrappy with it.

Photographer Michelle Groskopf discusses how to better know yourself through photography.

Artist Billy Kheel explains how he uses modern fabrication machines to create old fashioned craft projects.

Art Directors Aradhana & Camilo Bejarano explain the process of creating Luna, a short animated film based on a social media experiment.

Art Directors Aradhana & Camilo Bejarano explain the process of creating Luna, a short animated film based on a social media experiment.

Neon artist Kacie Lees demystifies the luminous tube.

Storyteller/Producer Beowulf Jones discusses how he reduces self-doubt and faces fears in the creative process.

Writer/Performer Krysta Gonzales discusses the process of using the voice to develop a character.

Architects Bo Sundius & Hisako Ichiki explain how they design for living small and showcase an accessory dwelling prototype for new California living.

Architects Bo Sundius & Hisako Ichiki explain how they design for living small and showcase an accessory dwelling prototype for new California living.

Contemporary visual artist and educator April Bey discusses her studio practice which involves world travel connecting her Bahamian upbringing and West African research.

Brewmaster Stephen Kooshian gives insight into how Pacific Plate artfully crafts unique beers through a marriage of traditional and Latino ingredients.

Writer/director Stephen Nolly gives insight into premise and character and how to find the heart of your story.

Photo retoucher Erica Torres-Ness explains her take on “natural beauty retouching” and makes the case for bringing back some wrinkles.

Documentary producer Rebecca Breithaupt demystifies networking and gives insight into the importance of community in her industry.

Professional creative person Josh Shayne gives insight into how meeting regularly with an accountability buddy has helped him make progress in work and in life.

Writer/director Sarovar Banka gives insight into how he learned that filmmaking is a vortex.

Documentary filmmaker Graham High gives insight into how he used available resources to create and inform an independent mini-doc web series on empathetic listening.

Brewmaster Stephen Kooshian gives insight into how Pacific Plate artfully crafts unique beers through a marriage of traditional and Latino ingredients.

Publicist Sabrina Dax gives insight into how she gets media attention for her clients.

Composer Erik Desiderio gives insight into how he channels his creativity to compose music for a scene.