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Master the business. Join the leaders. Forum is where creative studios and production companies level up.
Studio founders working in motion, animation, live action, sound, and experiential.
How to sharpen your strategy, strengthen sales, and run a studio with clarity and confidence.
A private network with weekly events, expert guidance, and peer-driven discussion.
Forum is the private network where top studio founders access weekly roundtables, expert accelerators, and a global peer community—all built to master the business side and grow a sharper, stronger studio.
Join curated conversations with top studio founders worldwide. Ask sharper questions. Share smarter insights. Get answers that move you forward.
Attend weekly roundtables and expert talks tackling the real challenges creative businesses face. It’s your front-row seat to clarity and growth.
Access our growing school of elite accelerators—on sales, pitching, lead gen, brand direct, and more—all tailored to move your studio forward, faster.
Missed a live session? Catch full replays—or listen to the private podcast—of roundtables, workshops, Joel's Field Notes, and more. Anytime.
Make the jump from order-taker to expert with the mindsets that are holding your studio back from reaching the next level. (Additional fee)
Learn MoreBuild a simple, scalable system to attract high-quality leads without losing the human touch.
Learn MoreWin enviable brand clients by speaking their language, selling outcomes, and building long-term, lucrative accounts.
Learn MoreThe counterintuitive way to regain control of the pitch process and forever avoid being the dreaded third bid.
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 MoreClick “Become a Member” and apply. If accepted, you’ll join Joel for an Initiation Session and start a 30-day free trial. If one of the 150 Forum+ seats is open, you’re in—otherwise, you’ll be placed in a free Lite membership until a seat opens up.
Lite is free and includes limited access to conversations and select events.
Forum+ unlocks full community access: all Accelerators, Weekly Roundtables, our Replay Library (including the Private Podcast), Office Hours with Joel, and more.
Teams includes everything in Forum+, plus unlimited seats for your leadership team and VIP-level support.
If you downgrade, you’ll be moved to Lite. You can become a member again when a seat becomes available, but the wait may be several months or more—and you’ll rejoin at current pricing. To avoid the wait, stay active—or click Become a Member to reclaim your seat as soon as one opens.
Yes. Annual plans receive a discount. Studios outside the US, Canada, EU, and APAC may qualify for additional discounts due to currency differences.
The 150 Forum+ members run independent creative studios across motion, animation, VFX, live action, experiential, sound, and music. Team sizes range from 2–40, with revenues from $300K to $20M+.
Forum Reserve is Joel Pilger’s 1-on-1 advisory practice for qualified studios. It’s extremely limited. Inquire for more info.
