Breaking In, Portfolios & Early Career Survival
Thank you for being here — and for the trust you’ve already shown in this space.
Seeing the community grow and professionals volunteering to take part confirms something I deeply believe: we need more honest, human conversations in this industry.
This Friday, we’re hosting our FIRST How to Survive in the Industry live session inside Discord.
This is not a webinar.
It’s not a presentation.
It’s a conversation.
This week’s focus
We’ll talk openly about:
how people actually enter the industry
how to survive industry while burning out
how to survive the first years without burning out
common early-career mistakes nobody warns you about
navigating uncertainty, rejection, and burnout
How the session works
Live stage conversation with an industry professional
Curated questions from the community
Selected portfolio reviews
Open discussion (time permitting)
The goal is to keep the space safe, respectful, and useful for everyone.
The session is conversational and informal — no presentations. (yet)
Submit your questions topics or portfolio
If you’re a student, junior, career switcher, or simply want to join the discussion, you can submit:
questions or things we can help you out
discussion topics
a portfolio for live review
Submissions will be curated to keep the discussion focused.
Industry professionals — join us on stage
If you’re an industry professional and would like to:
share experience
support the next generation
take part in the live discussion
👉 Apply here:
[Apply to join as a speaker]
Event details
Platform: Discord
Day: Friday 19 December 2025 -
Time: 16:00 UTC
(18:00 Greece · 17:00 CET · 12:00 ET · 9:00 PT)Recording: Uploaded to YouTube after the session
If you can’t attend live don’t worry, you’ll still be able to watch the recording in youtube ~
[IMPORTANT LINKS HERE AGAIN]
Discord link for the live stage and community support inside
In this youtube channel we will upload the live sessions from discord if you miss them
Your Great Gatsby of the creative and tech industries.
Conversations, people, ideas — all in one place.
Thank you for being here~ See you SOON ~Elena