Austin Entertainment Business (AEB)

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80% of jobs are from relationships and referrals. Austin Entertainment Business meetup helps members network with success to get to that dream job. The best networking starts with forming a relationship and offering help. You can't just jump into a marriage. You've got to date first!

There are guest speakers and priceless entertainment industry insider advice saving lots of time and headaches. Austin Entertainment Business organization (AEB) is listed as an official support organization at the Austin Film Commission.

Group organizer Jennifer Hutchins has produced over 70 television series, films, pilots & branded content for most of the major networks, distributors & streamers including over 100 episodes of "Criss Angel Mindfreak" (A&E), "Ghost Hunters International (SYFY) and "The Car Show", starring Adam Carolla (Fox Sports). Her most recent docu-series "That Animal Rescue Show" with Academy Award winning directors Richard Linklater & Bill Guttentag is airing on Paramount +.

Austin Entertainment Business meetup is designed to cut through the bull and save time and money. Hutchins started as a journalist in Michigan and then became an actress in Hollywood. When she wanted to become a producer, she had no idea where to start. She met a very successful producer and volunteered to help him with some projects. In exchange he would mentor her on everything he knew. She realized quickly that she was getting her masters degree in the entertainment business... for free! It was a win win situation. The producer liked her work and she was hired for her first television series as a production assistant. She took the job seriously and was quickly able to move up the chain and by season 2, she was a producer. The show was the #1 rated series on A&E and was called "Criss Angel Mindfreak".

Eventually Hutchins was able to leap from non-fiction producing to film when she volunteered her time and skills for a very successful indie film producer. That producer was so impressed by her work ethic that she ended up hiring Hutchins on two films that got distribution and are available on video demand channels.
By giving first, Hutchins saved time and money.

"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do." Pele

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The hardest part isn't the talent. It's the access.
Thu, May 28 · 5:30 PM CDT
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The hardest part isn't the talent. It's the access.

AEB members get real opportunities, real introductions - and your first month is free. Register

You already know the industry is contracting. Jobs are harder to find. Productions are moving. Studios are cutting. And the people who are still working? A lot of them got there because of who they knew - not just what they could do.
That's not a secret. It's just the part nobody talks about out loud.
Access has always been the real currency in this business. And for too long, it's only flowed one direction - toward the people who were already inside.
AEB exists to change that.
Every month our members, 30,000+ producers, directors, hiring managers, crew, and creators, get in one Zoom together. Not to network in the awkward, card-swapping sense. To actually help each other. To share what they have. To ask for what they need. To make the kind of introductions that used to only happen if you already knew the right person.
Here's what happens on every Zoom:
- Live opportunity board - members share what they're looking for or what they have to offer, right then and there
- Employer spotlight - hear directly from someone who's hiring or building a team right now
- Open floor - introductions, referrals, and the kind of conversations that actually change careers
  This is the room where access stops being someone else's advantage.
  Register
This event is exclusive to AEB members - but right now you can join and get your first month free. That means you can be in this room, on this Zoom, at no cost.
The industry is shifting fast. Your community should be growing faster.

Hope to see you on the inside on Thursday, May 28 at 5:30PM on Zoom. Also check out the free AEB App & Calendar.

Jennifer Hutchins, AEB Founder
"I'm a creative. I built the community I wished existed. Too many talented people leave Hollywood because they don't have access, or they want to change direction and believe it's too late. It's not. Real community means no more scarcity." - Jennifer Hutchins, AEB Founder
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