In 2012 alone he won an Emmy, mentored clients and pitched his own shows at three major TV conferences, was a finalist at the pitch competition at the Television Animation Conference, partnered with the most successful cartoonist in history – Jim Davis the creator or Garfield – to create a reality show, and produced animation for a Fox feature. That’s the short list.

He’s currently working on Universal’s Little Rascals and he’ll be in Romania this spring for another Universal feature – Scorpion King 4.

Doug Stanley – multi-Emmy winner for Deadliest Catch
On-site mentor for Realscreen West.

Doug is a master storyteller. He understands how to weave story through reality TV shows and how to draw out the true nature and character of the people involved. He generously shares his insights, considerable expertise and in-depth knowledge of the TV business with all of our Hit Maker Tour clients.

Although he is most commonly known for his work with Discovery Channel’s top television show Deadliest Catch, he has also produced top shows for FOX, ABC, Animal Planet and CMT. In addition to his acclaimed talents as a Producer and Director of Photography, Mr. Stanley is credited with designing innovative camera packages for use in the extreme environments featured in the shows Ice Road Truckers, Black Gold and Lobsterwars. Mr. Stanley’s innovations and commitment to excellence have garnered him two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2008 & 2011 and eight Emmy nominations.

Doug is a veteran of the television conferences circuit who knows all the ropes of networking (and selling) at NATPE, Realscreen Summit, NAB, and Realscreen West, and many more. He can show you how to work contacts both on and off the floor and at events both scheduled and unscheduled where, sometimes, the real deal action is.

Jeanne Simon – co-founder of Sell Your TV Concept Now, Inc.
Virtual mentor for the summer conferences.

There are few things that make Jeanne happier than working with a client and together figuring out a story line, coming up with a unique character or conjuring up a fresh twist. She loves the creative process especially when she’s collaborating with a client and they’re able to turn a so-so idea into a TV show that Jeanne knows is perfect for several networks.

She has been a producer, writer, and content creator for the major TV networks and studios in the entertainment industry for more than 25 years.

Jeanne is currently advising clients who just went to the winter TV conferences on how to handle various offers and follow up that they need to do.  She also plays a key role in maintaining and growing Sell Your TV Concept Now’s partnerships with conference hosts and how to make the conferences even more beneficial to independent producers who have projects to sell. Plus, one sheets and treatments are her specialty and she acts as project manager on each one.

Last year she was a finalist, along with Doug Stanley, in Realscreen Summit’s pitch competition. And yes, she was a bit nervous pitching to a room of 1800 people. Afterwards, she said, “What a rush! Let’s do it again!”

She has produced more than 400 television series episodes such as Nickelodeon’s Clarissa Explains It All, Roundhouse, Weinerville, Gullah Gullah Island, and Allegra’s Window. Jeanne also created the format for International Blue’s Clues and produced the Cartoon Network’s first live-action series, Carrot Top’s A.M. Mayhem. She also was the writer/producer/director on TNN’s reality series Roller Jam, developed, pitched and produced ZigZag for Animal Planet, which aired for two seasons, and wrote for the ABC series Secrets of the Animal Kingdom.

Why Should You Go to TV Conferences?
Have you ever tried to get a network exec on the phone or tried to get them to answer an email before you’ve met them? HA! Good luck!

We call it the Hollywood Catch 22: Network gatekeepers tell you that you need an agent to submit an idea and agents tell you that you have to have a track record before they’ll represent you. TV is a face-to-face business and conferences are THE BEST way for you to get face time with decision makers.

1. Meet and pitch to the network decision makers!
2. Most economical and efficient way to pitch your show. (Our record is 33 meetings in one day!)
3. Meet agents, entertainment attorneys, producers, and distributors.
4. Stay current with TV industry trends and business by attending addresses by executives from Discovery Networks, WE, Lifetime, History Channel, TLC, Nickeleodeon, Disney, PBS kids, Telemundo and countless more networks and producers who you want to pitch.
5. Immediately up your status as a serious player just by showing up at the conference (and use the experience for referencing and scheduling other meetings and follow-ups).
6. Full access to presentations and unique networking events.

Jeanne, Mark and Doug have been pitching at these conferences for 18+ years because THEY GET RESULTS! 

15 Ways the Hit Maker Tour Empowers You to Sell Your Show:

1. You want to sell your show and not fool around wasting time, squandering opportunities and throwing away tons of money for nothing.
2. You’ll benefit from the guidance of an on-site mentor.
   Available to sit in on pitches, answer questions, help set up meetings, make introductions, and practice pitches.
3. Take advantage of our knowledge, experience and connections and we’ll make sure you do it right the first time.
4. Tour includes live telephone/internet seminars on how to make the most out of the event.
   (No travel required.)
5. Replay MP3s of seminars available online if you miss any.
6. Schedules and conference prep assignments get you organized and prepared.
7. We review your pitch materials prior to the conferences.
8. Review of your treatments, sizzle reels, one sheets, or whatever you have for your show to make sure they stand out and sell your show.
9. Land pitch meetings before the conference with our exclusive Hit Makers Tour fill-in-the-blank scripts and templates.
10. Access to the Hit Makers Tour exclusive members-only website, including sample treatments and one sheets.
11. Advice on the best presentations and networking events to attend out of the dozens offered.
12. THREE short cuts to target and contact the networks you want to pitch.
13. Exclusive Tour member Round Ups where we share contacts, fine tune pitches and prepare for events and meetings.
14. Be a part of a group that shares contacts, hangs out and has fun together, is totally prepped and psyched to pitch their shows!
15. ONE post-conference telephone/internet seminar on how to do the all-important follow-up to your pitch connections.

Perfect your TV pitch with live critiques with our experts.

“Honestly, most of our clients tell us that they don’t want to go alone. They don’t want to ever feel like they don’t know what they’re doing. They believe in their show and they are committed to doing whatever it takes to succeed. It takes preparation and it takes being in the right place at the right time and that’s what the Hit Maker Tour is all about.”
- Jeanne Simon, Co-founder of Sell Your TV Concept Now. Inc. 

 

 

What Is the Value of the Hit Maker Tour?

Project reviews:                                     $   800
7 Live Training Sessions:                        $ 3,200
Pitch Workbook                                    $    300
Streaming Training Sessions:                  $    250
Personal Member’s Only Support Site:    $    650
Consultant Travel/Hotel                          $ 2,400
Consultant Conference Fee:                     $   800-1,875
2 Days of on-site Mentor/Consultant        $ 6,000

Total Value:    $ 14,400 – $18,000 

PLUS, 2 FREE sample treatments valued at over $90,000.
 WGA minimum to develop and write a treatment is over $45,000.
Use our kick-ass samples to write your own treatment.
Samples like these are not available outside of our training. 

Join our Hit Maker Tour and save HUGE over hiring a consultant on your own.

Hit Maker Tour Fees:

**Rate for our Tour training. Conference fees and travel costs not included in the Hit Maker Tour fee. **

• Registration for One Person: $1950

 More info below on each conference.

Space is limited and we almost always sell out.

If you’re not more informed, more confident and more inspired to pitch your TV show after the first training session on April 2, then we will give you the full registration fee that you paid back for the Hit Maker Tour. No fine print here. We earned a certificate for “Exceptional Business Practices” because we stand by our promises.We also do not share or sell our email list with any one. We value your privacy as much as we value our own.

100% Success Rate!

100% of our Hit Maker Tour clients meet with network executives at conferences and pitch their shows.

Join our Hit Maker Tour, dive into the training and take advantage of all of the resources we offer and you will be ready to pitch your show this summer. There’s nothing to worry about or to fear. We’ll even go to pitch meetings with you. You do the pitching and we’ll chime in if you forget something.

“I came to MIPCOM to pitch my drama. You do get a chance to meet executives. It does happen, even to first timers like me. It would have been a complete waste of time for me to come here on my own without Mark & Jeanne. No question about it. Having Mark at MIPCOM to help make introductions was invaluable. He introduced me to the president of Fox TV!”
- Jesse Cole. creator of Critical Condition

 

“The Tour is amazing. I had no idea what to expect because this is the first NATPE conference that I’ve ever been to. I didn’t know about any of the conferences whatsoever until I hooked up with Mark and Jeanne. It all made sense to me because Mark had told me you could save 7 years of a learning curve by coming to a conference. And I said, ‘Wait a minute; that makes sense to me because I don’t have 7 years for trial and error.’ So, I buckled down and decided it’s an investment; an investment in myself.

But I tell you what: Coming here, I got way way more than I paid for; from day one when I signed up. And then I got several emails, and then phone calls, and then conference calls. More information than I ever expected. They took me from the very inception of the idea of my show to, all the way through to literally being here to help me pitch my show, and now I might have a DEAL from being at this conference.”
- Angela Oberer pictured with Mark Cuban, Hit Maker Tour member to NATPE 2013

Past Hit Maker Tour alum, Shabum, caught up with Mark at NAPTE last month and together they celebrated Shabum’s show getting picked up by Telemundo USA.