
Arts and Entertainment
Los Angeles is front and center of much of the entertainment world. Movies, film, cinematography, video and television require actors, screenplay writers, directors, producers, choreographers, music composers, sound engineers, postproduction editors and other critical roles both up front and behind the scenes. More broadly, the arts include literature (drama, prose and poetry), performing arts (theatre, music, dance) and visual arts (architecture, graphic design, painting, photography, drawing, sculpting and more). In this workshop we offer you a taste of this delicious and exciting arena!
Career Speakers

Kathleen Penny
Senior Vice President
Harpo Productions/OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network)
Jimmy Messer
CEO/ Music Producer
Parts and Labor Records
Diana Oropeza
Founder
Starstruck Events
Tom Sturges
Independent Music Publisher

J.D. Roth
Founder and Host
The Biggest Loser
Tommy Reid
Award-winning Producer/Director, Executive Producer
Tongal
George Pappas
Vice President
AEG Global Partnerships
Martin Keely
Sr. Vice President
Blizzard Entertainment
Tara Sorensen
Head of Children’s Programming
Apple
Seth Davis
Editor-in-Chief
Hoops HQ
Tom Sturges
Music Executive, Author, Mentor, Educator and Speaker

Jimmy Messer
President and CEO
Parts + Labor
Kelly Campbell
Former President, Peacock - NBCUniveral's Streaming Service
NBCUniversal
Chris Stone
Deputy Managing Editor for New Initiatives and Vice President of LA Times Studios
Los Angeles Times
Current Workshops
- EntertainmentThis workshop begins with dinner in the Urban Beach Cafe followed by a guided tour of MBS Media Center led by Diana Oropeza (Star Struck Presents). We will tour the studio lot and visit films stages (subject to availability) to…
- Entertainment & MusicThis workshop will begin with dinner on the studio lot provided by the studio’s commissary Urban Beach Café. Immediately following dinner we will be given a guided tour, led by Diana Oropeza of Star Struck Events. We will visit the…
- Entertainment & MusicFor this workshop, we will have a literal backstage tour of MB Studios, covering a wide array of careers in the entertainment industry. Our guide, Diana Oropeza will begin by giving us a tour of the studios and introducing us…
- EntertainmentWe will be meeting at MB Studios for a personalized tour. We will be introduced to a number of interesting people who work in the entertainment industry and learn about a range of careers. We will then have a presentation…
- EntertainmentLos Angeles is the heart of the entertainment industry. Also know as “Show Biz”, this billion dollar dynasty informs the world what American culture is all about – true, or not! Show Biz consists of many sub-industries in mass media…