The 25 Principles of Suit & Artist

The Operating System for Creators Who Refuse to Die Broke

The Most Valuable Room at Your Conference Isn’t on the Agenda

San Francisco | July 8, 2025 | Distribution is Your Daddy

Netflix spends $18 billion to own your Thursday nights. What happens when creators realize distribution is the only game?

Chicago | July 18, 2025 | Business Models Beat Everything

What if how you monetize matters more than what you make? We're gathering model innovators to dissect the economics of creation.

San Blas Islands, Panama | April, 2025 | Kuna Yala Cultural Exchange

Indigenous people figured out sustainable business before Harvard Business School existed.

Chicago | February 2025 | The Culture Wars Are Expensive

Turns out you can't use caveman accounting to measure spaceship assets

San Francisco | May 2025 | The Venture Capital Delusion

90% of startups seeking VC funding shouldn't be seeking VC funding. Customer money validates product-market fit, investor money validates PowerPoint skills.

Brooklyn | May 2025 | The Streaming Wars Are Over

While you're trying to get on Netflix, smart money already left the building.

Carlsbad | February 2025 | The Lifestyle Business Lie

When Instagram lifestyle meets true profit margins, somebody's getting exposed

Chicago | July 16, 2025 | IP is Your Empire

Disney's worth $215 billion. The creators who drew Mickey died middle class. Let's talk about why.

Get Rich Without Selling Out

A field guide for creatives building wealth without compromise

San Francisco | March 2025 | Your AI Isn't Broken. Your Humans Are

Why Half Your AI Team Quit.

Business Creativity | The Overlooked Superpower

How Most Artists Stay Broke While Mediocre Talent Gets Rich

Tech "Geniuses" Trade Common Sense for AI Fairy Tales.

Meta says AI can replace engineers. They can't even keep the racists out of my DMs.

The Power Behind Your Billion Dollar Dream

Why big players still control the future of entertainment and tech, even as creation gets easier.

The $1.5M Crypto Documentary That Died So I Didn't Have To

Getting Out of Your Head and Into Service

How the Army, Hollywood, and Silicon Valley taught me success follows service