Brad Lewis

Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Spire Animation Studios

Shawn Krause

Creative Director, Animation and Story, Spire Studios

Michael Surrey

Creative Director, Story and Animation, Spire Studios

Karen Disher

Creative Director, Development, Spire Studios

Ted Mathot

Creative Director, Development, Spire Studios

Over the career of an artists career, you have to take many risks so you can continue to grow and thrive.  No matter how successful you are, you always have to convince someone to let you do what you want to do - and get paid for it.  I call it "dancing for nickels", and no matter what kind of artist you are, convincing people of your vision is a performing art.  On this panel, we’ll discuss the ebb and flows of our career experiences, and ultimately how it inspired us to become Spire Animation Studios.