This session is an introduction to how to implement storytelling and unleashing the creativity within you for your day to day life and in business.
**Please note - Untapped Leaders sessions are currently dedicated to BIPOC-identifying participants.
Untapped Leaders brings together Black, Indigenous, Latinx/a/o, Asian, South Asian, Pacific Islander, MENA and otherwise marginalized leaders from across industries to learn from each other through weekly facilitated leadership workshops and small-group peer coaching sessions, plus a diverse network of members committed to each others’ success.
About Arati
Arati brings 20 years of experience in the Entertainment, Startups Education & lifestyle business from a global perspective. Her expertise includes Feature films, TV, product sales & startups. She thrives on recognizing & prioritizing short and long-term goals to greenlight a show or scale a business from a holistic approach. Worked with Sony Pictures Fox, Netflix, Paramount and Apple to name a few.
Arati’s love of Entertainment is produced from script to screen or stream. Her experience in foreign and domestic sales allows her to have a strong sense of the marketplace while focusing on a story that has viability. She has also worked in Operations for theatrical distribution for several studios including Sony, Fox, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Universal Pictures.
Her experience chairing Women in Film International has allowed her to home in on her passion for mentoring and giving voice to countless women worldwide who strive to pursue their goals. Chairing is one of her most meaningful accomplishments. She has programmed and produced multiple events for the Los Angeles film community and was recognized by President Obama.
Partnerships and Brands include Universal Pictures , MAC , NewFilmmakers LA, BMW
She thrives on being a part of building a vision via startups. Project Management, Marketing strategies, sales, Operations, and business strategy are skills she learned that cross over from Producing Film & TV. She loves working in collaborative environments & connecting the dots between art, commerce, education & technology with leaders. She produced a podcast for diverse women sold to Warner Music India and also has developed an animation IP for children in developing countries. She has judged for various international film festivals in the LA area. Currently a Juror for the Hungarian Film Festival of Los Angeles and Hospitality staff for Red Carpet ViP event with Global Stage Hollywood and Stage Manager for AFCI.
Arati is just completing her MBA with Forbes 100 professor Chris Haroun with a focus on finance & entrepreneurship. She holds an MFA in Producing from the prestigious American Film Institute. She also holds an undergraduate degree in cultural anthropology and Journalism from U.C San Diego.