Calabasas Campus
26750 Agoura Road
Calabasas, CA 91302
Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 6 – 8pm
Join us for a dynamic presentation as Joe Sichta dives into his experience as a corporate executive at Disney Interactive and DreamWorks to an Entrepreneur and CEO of his own Digital Product, Media, and Publishing company, Fortress of Focus Media. Students will discover key lessons learned, as well as strategies to become a successful Entrepreneur.
You’ll discover:
· How Joe got his start in the Entertainment industry
· From Production Assistant to Executive to Entrepreneur
· Call to action to set students on the path to success
· The Network Effect
· Fulfilling your MBA dreams is not a solo project
Contact Name: Jennette Brown
Contact Email: jennette.brown@pepperdine.edu
Type of Workshop/Training: Professional Development
Speaker: JOE SICHTA – CEO, Fortress of Focus Media, Joe Sichta is an Annie Award-winning and Emmy-nominated Writer, Director, and Executive Producer of animated films and TV series for Warner Bros. Animation, Dreamworks Animation, and The Walt Disney Company. In 2017 he launched Fortress of Focus Media, a next-gen content company producing digital entertainment, products, and publishing, based in Malibu CA. Joe is passionate about Creative Leadership, Arts-Informed Education, Optimal Health and Wellness, and Social Impact Storytelling. He holds a B.A. in Cinematography from Southern Illinois University (1992), and M.B.A. from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business Management (2018), and is a recipient of the Humanitas Prize for Excellence in Children’s Animation Television.
RSVP: Students register: gtscandidate.mbafocus.com…, Alumni register: gtscandidate.mbafocus.com…
26750 Agoura Road
Calabasas, CA 91302
Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 6 – 8pm
Join us for a dynamic presentation as Joe Sichta dives into his experience as a corporate executive at Disney Interactive and DreamWorks to an Entrepreneur and CEO of his own Digital Product, Media, and Publishing company, Fortress of Focus Media. Students will discover key lessons learned, as well as strategies to become a successful Entrepreneur.
You’ll discover:
· How Joe got his start in the Entertainment industry
· From Production Assistant to Executive to Entrepreneur
· Call to action to set students on the path to success
· The Network Effect
· Fulfilling your MBA dreams is not a solo project
Contact Name: Jennette Brown
Contact Email: jennette.brown@pepperdine.edu
Type of Workshop/Training: Professional Development
Speaker: JOE SICHTA – CEO, Fortress of Focus Media, Joe Sichta is an Annie Award-winning and Emmy-nominated Writer, Director, and Executive Producer of animated films and TV series for Warner Bros. Animation, Dreamworks Animation, and The Walt Disney Company. In 2017 he launched Fortress of Focus Media, a next-gen content company producing digital entertainment, products, and publishing, based in Malibu CA. Joe is passionate about Creative Leadership, Arts-Informed Education, Optimal Health and Wellness, and Social Impact Storytelling. He holds a B.A. in Cinematography from Southern Illinois University (1992), and M.B.A. from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business Management (2018), and is a recipient of the Humanitas Prize for Excellence in Children’s Animation Television.
RSVP: Students register: gtscandidate.mbafocus.com…, Alumni register: gtscandidate.mbafocus.com…