We’ve been fortunate to connect with so many brilliant, thoughtful entrepreneurs and creatives and we regularly ask them about the most important lessons they’ve learned over the course of their careers. We’ve shared some highlights below.

Elaine Perrotte | Screenwriter and Script Analyst

Patience is your mantra! It seems incongruous to mention patience in a career that always seems to be in full swing and that requires you to keep moving and noticeable all the time, but the point is that patience is a strong foundation for the natural maturation of a screenwriter. When we choose a career in creation, our primal desire is to go out selling personal projects, writing story after story, going to meetings with production company executives, and getting into a writers’ room right away. However, the reality of the newbie screenwriter, in the vast majority of cases, is different, and many creative people with exceptional ideas end up giving up halfway through precisely because they needed patience to understand the journey as it is. So, having the patience to appreciate every small advance, every single step, every open door, and every new connection is essential to a more solid career. Read more>>

Paul Maxwell (Paul D Maxwell) | Director of Photography / Director / Producer

It’s a common misconception that you work hard and push until you get your big break. Your big break is when the hard work really begins. Challenging yourself and the competition so you can create opportunities is crucial but continuing and building upon the momentum a big opportunity can give you is an essential part of growing your business and challenging your art form. Read more>>

James Foster | Artist

The most important lesson my career has taught me is that the steps backward are just a repositioning for something better than you had planned. In short, growth takes a few setbacks. Read more>>