A Message from Mara

Ready for growth?

This isn't a panel. It's a playbook

Most creatives are waiting....
  
for permission

for someone else to do the work

to be recognized in the crowd.

don't play into someone else's waiting game.

know your worth and walk into the rooms you belong in.

Check out our webinar replay below

The Pitch Solid Playbook:

- 4 week live group intensive for pitch perfection
- Monthly ongoing live producing and pitching support
- Pitch Day to funders, executive producers and door openers

- all sessions recorded
- recordings available for one year
- downloadable pitch ready playbook

Tools + Knowledge + Support + Accountability + Concrete Action Steps

Ever wish someone would just give you a playbook that you could follow and see your film made?

Welcome to the pitch playbook.  Step by step.  With a producing team who cares.

present like a pro.

Is this group for you?

This groups is for creatives who:

→ If you want to walk into a room with ease
→ Are tired of waiting for someone else to pitch you
→ Are mid-career but still unsure how to approach investors 
→ Tired of waiting for your rep to return your call 
→ have a network of high net worth investors, but don't know how to close them

EVERYTHING WE WANT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF UNCOMFORTABLE

Meet your producers

Mara McCann

Mara McCann

Founder of Zhive Media and startup advisor with a mission to empower creators.
Mara has coached over 6,000 filmmakers on building investor-ready companies and raising funds with clarity and confidence.

📈 Startup advisor at SXSW, Long Beach Accelerator
📈 Executive producer currently developing features and series
📈 Host of Thrive Network, uplifting emerging creators
📈 Known for connecting creatives to capital and strategy
Mara McCann
Highlights

Founder of Pinyon Pictures, producing and consulting across feature films, television, and genre-focused projects. Credited on dozens of films, TV series, and commercials, with a career spanning from music management to film/TV production. Currently developing a slate of high-profile projects, including collaborations with acclaimed filmmakers and bestselling authors.

📈 Produced films across crime, horror, thriller, action, and drama, with titles like I Need a Drink, Click Like to Die, The Sleeping House, and Fear of Glass.
📈 Developing feature projects such as Fleetwood & DeVille (directed by George Gallo), Late in the Season, Finding Normal (financed and slated for production), and Batboy.
📈 Expanding into television with original series including Techwood, HRT: Hostage Rescue Team, and The Ten Thousand.
📈 Provides consulting in development, packaging, structured finance, casting, and distribution strategies across platforms and budgets.
Mara McCann

Anuj Gupta (The VIP Room)

Entertainment and startup attorney with clients like META, Vox Media, and Mashable.
Anuj has built legal departments and negotiated investor deals for digital media and entertainment companies. He speaks the language of business and law and shows you how to use it to fund your vision.

📈 Harvard Entrepreneurship Essentials
📈 GW Law, JD
📈 Professor of communication law
📈 Legal expert on film finance, IP, and corporate structuring

Watch Mara + Anuj talk about being a creative entrepreneur

Let Anuj and Mara walk you through what to expect, who it’s for, and how it transforms your approach to filmmaking.

What you'll access

VIP Room Package:

All of the pitch solid intensive plus:

Monthly meeting with Anuj Gupta (Legal +Producer w/ team) + Mara McCann
Film finance fundamentals + Production support

Video Vault (40 hours on demand) covering:
🔷How to pitch a slate vs. a single project
🔷Framing ROI for credibility
🔷Positioning your company as an investment vehicle
🔷Building an investor deck that resonates
🔷Navigating legal issues in meetings

Outcome: Present your project like a business, not just a dream

Pricing

Pitch Solid Playbook:
✅ WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

📅 LIVE 4 week pitch camp intensive taught live with Matt Morris + Mara McCann:  Wednesdays, Sept 3, 10, 17, 24.  time:  7:30-9:00 pm EST

📅 LIVE Monthly Strategy Sessions with Matt Morris + Mara McCann, run Oct-Dec

📅 LIVE Pitch Day!  Online December 4th

🗓️ First Session: Wednesday, September 3rd
🎁 [Fast Action Bonus]
Join by today and get a private pitch strategy session with Matt Morris + Mara McCann to personalize your investor pitches.

💼 WHO THIS IS FOR:
✅ Mid-career filmmakers ready to raise funding for a project or slate
✅ Directors, producers, and creatives tired of waiting for permission
✅ Anyone ready to speak confidently to investors and financiers

💰 INVESTMENT:
Pitch Solid Playbook:
$997 (One-Time Payment)
(Payment plan available — price increases in September)

The VIP Room:
$1997 (One-Time Payment)
(Payment plan available — price increases in September)
Have questions about the VIP room?  message Mara!  mara@decisionmakermeetings.com or 347-651-0498

is this you right now?

"I’m not ready."
You don’t need to be. Our group is designed to lead step by step, so you don't have to make all the decisions solo.

"My script isn't ready to be pitched yet."
That's ok. Part of getting a script ready is learning what arcs will pull in investment. 

"I want a producer to handle the business."
Yes you will need a producer!  Empowering yourself with tools + knowledge makes sure your vision stays intact.

"I don’t like networking."
This isn't about working a room.  This is a plan of how to have authentic conversations with real investor relationships.

"I’ve taken a film courses before."
This isn’t about craft. It’s about capital, structure, and long-term sustainability.

What filmmakers are saying

This accelerator gives you the tools, language, and structure real investors expect.
If you’re serious about filmmaking as a business, this is the step that changes everything.

You can keep hoping that you will be discovered. 
Or you can learn how to create your own opportunity.
With support of a producing team in action

Choose your package below and start building a fundable future today.

4 BONUS CALLS w/MARA & JUSTIN EXPIRE:

***We sent the replay out super-late, so we extended the bonus offer through tonight!

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