Group Effort Initiative hosted a community building and wellness event for all participants, company partners, mentors, and everyone in our community in the Los Angeles area! We had a charcuterie board, mindful mocktails, lawn games, and make-your-own-floral bouquets.
Now in its ninth year, Group Effort hosted our Corporate Bootcamp. This was a daylong event that offered focused professional development training, company partner panels, guest speakers, and valuable networking opportunities for participants. This year’s program featured sessions such as: Careers That Power Production, From Profile to Opportunity: Mastering LinkedIn, Behind the Headlines: Careers in Entertainment PR, and a guest Keynote Speaker.
Group Effort hosted a tour with ECOSET in Los Angeles. Participants learned how sustainable production practices reduce waste through set reuse, material recovery, circular design, and environmentally responsible solutions for film, television, and commercial productions.
Group Effort hosted a Pitch It to Me Mixer—an evening designed to help mid‑level professionals build meaningful connections, strengthen community, and practice storytelling collaboratively. Participants joined us for a mix of structured networking and open conversation with peers working across television, film, live events, post‑production, and more!
Group Effort co-hosted a virtual event with DreamWorks. This event was a virtual workshop on how to create a storyboard. Attendees had the opportunity to engage with Story Artist, Daniel Tal while he discussed his journey to becoming a story artist and taught the basics of the craft to help attendees create their own original storyboard.
Group Effort hosted a group of attendees to visit the set of 13 Going on 30!
Group Effort Initiative hosted a hands-on Executive Assistant Career Clinic designed for recent and soon-to-be college graduates looking to get their foot in the door of the entertainment industry. This was an interactive experience that went beyond understanding the role of an Executive Assistant. Through mock exercises, simulation rounds, practical scenarios, and insights from industry professionals, participants learned how to stand out as a candidate, build the skills needed to succeed in the role, and gain a deeper understanding of how an EA position can serve as a launchpad for long-term career growth across entertainment.
Group Effort invited participants to join us for group office hours in NYC. Industry professionals and leaders were invited to work with Group Effort participants one-on-one to polish their job submission materials, such as cover letters and resumes, and provide interview pointers that are crucial to secure entertainment careers. Industry professionals also shared their journeys and offered career advice.
