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Build your studio on purpose.™
Studios in motion, animation, VFX, live action, experiential, and sound who refuse to let pressure erode their companies.
Restore decision clarity, become inevitable in the market, increase deal velocity, and protect the conditions required for your best creative work.
Attend the Invitation Session, install the core operating systems, and begin creating the conditions for your thriving business.
Forum is the operating environment and infrastructure for ambitious creative companies — names like Already Been Chewed, Form Play, MAKE, Nocaut, Polyester, Spillt, VERSUS, Zookeeper, and a hundred more — who aren’t here to simply manage a business.
They’re here to annihilate all that's holding back their best work.
Forum members are under pressure — to pivot, stand out, command higher prices, and win better clients (with bigger budgets). Together we are proving how to build creative businesses that are resilient, valuable, and sought-after.
Join Joel Pilger and leading peers making the shift from order-takers to experts — and from vendors to trusted authorities.
Everyone starts here on their leap to the next level. Begin your journey from vendor to authority, from order-taker to expert.
[6 weeks. Separate from seasonal accelerators]
Move beyond middlemen into direct, high-trust relationships with brand decision-makers who respect your expertise.
[6 weeks. Activated seasonally]
Maybe you've always been the filler, never the favorite. Refuse to be the dreaded third bid.
[6 weeks. Activated seasonally]
Create a predictable sales engine that steadies revenue.
[6 weeks. Activated seasonally]
Lead your studio with clarity while your team handles the work—profitably.
[6 weeks. Activated seasonally]
Stop guessing, stop hoping. Leverage executive sales intelligence to find the brands that are a perfect fit — and buying right now.
Install Sales ScoutIdentify what is limiting your studio, right now... and make one better key decision this quarter.
Take the DiagnosticJoin our next Invitation Session and unlock a 14-day free trial.
Forum is installed in quarterly cycles.The investment reflects structural leverage — not content consumption. Studios treat it as infrastructure, not a subscription. Investment: ~1% of annual revenue — to unlock the other 99%.
Ambitious studio and production company leaders in motion, animation, VFX, live action, experiential, and sound — team sizes range from 1-30, generating between $500K–$20M annually. Members include names like Already Been Chewed, BIEN, Blit, Cream, MAKE, Nocaut, Panoply, Polyester, Spillt, VERSUS, and many more.
1. Attend an Invitation Session to understand how Forum works
2. Get oriented inside Forum and choose how you want to participate this quarter.
3. Choose the level of infrastructure you want this quarter
Founders who choose to upgrade can participate through:
Forum Foundation
Forum Momentum
Forum Reserve (invite-only)
Forum isn’t about consuming content. It’s about removing friction from how you lead, sell, price, and position your studio. Founders raise their prices, earn better clients with larger budgets, regain control, and create space for their best work. For serious founders, the ROI is often transformative.
Yes. Forum runs on a quarterly rhythm to support focus and execution, with annual options available.
Forum Foundation
Async access for founders who want clarity, shared language, and self-paced integration. Includes discussions, DMs, season-aligned accelerators (self-paced), the Replay Library, and Forum AI.
Forum Momentum (most popular)
For founders who want speed, accountability, and live decision-making. Includes everything in Foundation plus live accelerators, weekly roundtables, office hours, Circles, and Sales Scout™.
Non-paying members retain limited access to free resources and limited discussions.
Yes, in lmited cases:
• Annual pricing
• Partner seats
• International adjustments
• Forum scholarships
Forum Reserve is Joel’s invite-only advisory lane for founders building beyond client services — including IP, products, platforms, or new ventures. Joel works closely as an advisor, investor, or partner. Reserve includes full Momentum access for you and your leadership team.
Yes. Add discounted seats for producers, EPs, strategists, or partners.
Cancel any time; your access continues through the end of your current term.
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