Operations

AICP Week isn’t built for agencies or holding companies—it’s built for independent production companies. It’s one of the few places where you can have real conversations with people who actually walk in your shoes. In this post, I share a few takeaways from this year’s event in NYC and why I think it’s one of the most valuable weeks of the year for anyone in commercial production.

Copper is built for Google Workspace, so it works where you already work—email, calendar, LinkedIn. It’s a CRM that feels less like work and more like momentum.

The roster model is broken for most commercial film directors, production companies, and agencies. Here's how to fix it.

How do you find success growing a production company for almost 20 years? Buy an Arm Car, Fire Your Biggest Client, and Write a Manifesto.

Amy Balliett leads this information-packed crash course to getting acquired, with all the steps to make your company irresistible to buyers.

Learn what it takes to run a production company that cranks out over a hundred video campaigns a year.

Discover how market forces might prompt you to evolve your business in unexpected and profitable ways.

Best practices for designing a meaningful DEI internship program.

Becoming a union signatory is much easier than most people think, and sometimes cheaper than street rates.

Learn why the concept of culture and radical inclusivity is a powerful position to grow a production company.