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The space where ambitious founders master the art of business—with Joel Pilger at the helm.
Studio founders and leaders working in motion, animation, live action, sound, and experiential.
How to run a smarter, sharper, more resilient studio—more clarity, less chaos.
A private community with weekly events, deep resources, and elite peer-driven discussions.
Forum is the private, member-driven network founded by Joel Pilger, uniting creative studio leaders worldwide with curated resources, weekly roundtables, exclusive events, and a peer community—all built to help studios grow sharper, stronger, and more resilient together.
Step into the daily conversations with top studio founders across the globe. Ask smarter questions. Share more relevant insights. Get answers that move you forward.
Join weekly roundtables and guest talks focused on the real challenges creative businesses face today. It’s your front-row seat to clarity, connection, and growth.
Whether at Fuse or other happenings, connect with your fellow founders in the real world. Build lasting relationships with the peers who inspire you forward.
Missed a live session? Catch full replays—or listen to the private podcast—of roundtables, workshops and Joel's Field Notes. Anytime.
Make the jump from order-taker to expert with the mindsets that are holding your studio back from reaching the next level. (Not included in Member.)
Learn MoreThe counterintuitive way to regain control of the pitch process and avoid being the dreaded third bid.
Learn MoreWin enviable brand clients by speaking their language, selling outcomes, and building long-term, lucrative accounts.
Learn MoreEscape the feast-or-famine cycle with a system that delivers consistent sales... as naturally as bookkeeping.
Learn MoreEnd the chaos. Build simple systems so you can trust your team, take control, and confidently pilot your studio.
Learn MoreYou don’t. The process is by application only. Once accepted, you’ll join Joel in an Initiation Session and start with a 30-day free trial. If one of our 150 seats is open, you’re in. If not, you’ll be placed on the waitlist.
Forum Access is free and includes limited access to conversations and events.
Forum Member unlocks full discussion access, all Accelerators, Weekly Roundtables and Replay Library (including our Forum Private Podcast), elite resources, live sessions with Joel, and more.
Forum Teams includes everything in Member, with unlimited seats for your leadership team and VIP-level support.
Member seats are capped at 150. If you downgrade, you move to the waitlist and can only reactivate when a current Member leaves and a seat becomes available. The wait may be several months or more.
Yes. Annual memberships receive a discount. Studios based outside the US, Canada, EU, and APAC may qualify for additional discounts to offset the strength of the US dollar.
All members lead independent creative studios spanning motion, animation, visual effects, live action, experiential, sound, and music. Member team sizes range from 2–40 and generate $500K–$10M per year.
Forum Reserve is Joel Pilger’s 1-on-1 advisory for qualified studios. It’s highly limited and by application only.
