ComixLaunch celebrates its 150th episode with an all-new format. Welcome to the MasterMind Sessions, featuring creators Jamie Gambell, Dan Ekis, Will Allred & Geoff Weber, tackling real issues in a creator roundtable mastermind discussion. In today’s session, the group helps Jamie Gambell rethink his convention strategy for more fun and profit at his next convention.
Highlights of this Session Include:
- Convention Pricing strategies
- Table set up to maximize interest and return on investment
- Honing in on Profitability at cons
- Plus: A bonus mini-lesson from Kevin Joseph about the unexpected power of telling that story that won’t go away.
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Today’s Featured Guests
Jamie Gambell is profession Production sound engineer for film & tv by day, and a comic book writer by night. His self-published work includes Omnitarium, The Hero Code & Department O. Jamie is also the host of the Who I Am Podcast, a fortnightly interview show which DISCUSSES WHAT INSPIRES, MOTIVATES, AND DRIVES the creator’s Jamie interviews.
Dan Ekis is a freelance illustrator and graphic novelist. He recently funded his his first creator owned title, Soul of the World, which he writes and draws, on Kickstarter. Dan runs the Kid Millionaire Clubhouse Facebook group, and interviews artists and creatives on his YouTube channel. Dan also contributed a Guest Lesson on ComixLaunch 134 – How to Get Your First (or Next) 1,000 Fans Who Will Actually Buy Your Comic
Geoff Weber is an artist, magician, inventor, teacher, husband, and father of 4 boys.
He’s created art for gaming books by Skirmisher Publishing and for the multi-issue comic anthology series, Strange Tales from Spooktown.
A number of his original magic tricks have been published as dvds and booklets.
And he recently funded The Scientists on Kickstarter, his first graphic novel, inspired by his love of 80s sci-fi/adventure.
Will Allred is a writer, professor, and technologist.
He created and wrote Diary of Night for BloodFire Studios which recently funded on Kickstarter, contributed to the Eisner-nominated “Comics through Time” book on comic history, and multiple other academic books on comics, and is writing a second novel.
Will received his Ph.D. in English from the University of Arkansas and is a longtime member of the nonprofit Grand Comics Database Project, having served for several years on its Board of Directors.
Will is also a member of the ComixLaunch MasterMind, and I’ve been meeting with will monthly.
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Who are the 5 people in your life you’re most likely to go to if you have a challenge in your creative business?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how confident are you that you could get the counsel, support, and guidance you need for every challenge you face from that group of 5.
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