From Vision to Action: The Catapult Method for Georgia Creatives - Sponsored by Catapult Acting Studios

Are you a Georgia creative—whether an actor, writer, director, producer, artist, or storyteller in any form—tired of waiting for opportunities? Join award-winning coach Erik Lingvall for a dynamic 90-minute workshop that challenges the industry's traditional, often pessimistic, mindset. Erik believes Georgia's diverse creative scene is poised for a revolution – one built on collaboration, quality, and strategic action, not just waiting for external validation. This isn't just theory. You'll engage in the "Catapult Method" to define your personal 3-month creative goal and leave with a concrete 10-step action plan to achieve it. Think of this as a collective, interactive workshop experience, featuring real-world insights from accomplished multi-hyphenate creatives Olivia Healey and Mia Isaac. In addition, together we will launch a new community of Georgia Creatives, who will stay connected after the festival and continue the creative growth process. Discover the power of accountability and learn how to foster connections with like-minded creatives right here in Georgia. Stop wishing, start doing. Take control of your creative journey and be part of building Georgia's creative epicenter from the ground up. Presenters: Erik Lingvall (Catapult Acting Studios), Olivia Healey (Actor, Writer, Mental Health Advocate), and Mia Isaac (Critically Acclaimed Actress, Writer, Director) Erik Lingvall is an award-winning acting coach, recognized as Atlanta’s Favorite Acting Coach by Backstage’s Reader’s Choice Award and founder of Catapult Acting Studios , one of the most respected acting training facilities in the United States. With nearly two decades of experience as a coach, writer, producer, public speaker, and host of The Unscene Work podcast, he developed the innovative "Catapult Method" to help actors turn their talent into sustainable career growth. Passionate about guiding creatives to their right path and right people while enjoying the process, Erik’s clients have appeared in major projects including Wednesday , Euphoria , The Adam Project , A Minecraft Movie , Ozark , Cobra Kai , The Walking Dead , and many more. Olivia Healey is an actor, writer, and mental health advocate, who strives to help people through storytelling—whether it be her own experience or a character’s. She has been in four feature films to date and over seven short films—to include her own short, Breathe , which she wrote, produced, and starred in. Breathe , a film concentrated on anxiety, launched Olivia's passion for mental health advocacy, and she has since screened Breathe for patients at the highly-respected Berman Center in Atlanta and has been featured in Dr. Marc Lehman’s podcast titled Normalize it Forward . When she’s not busy knocking DOWN doors in Hollywood (where she currently resides), she’s blasting Surf Rock, soaking in the sunshine, and making memories with her favorite people.  Mia Isaac is an Atlanta native actress who made her debut in the back-to-back summer 2022 features Don’t Make Me Go and Not Okay , quickly followed by her performance as ‘Covey’ in the 2023 Hulu miniseries Black Cake , for which she was nominated for a Gotham TV Award. She can also be seen in the Netflix series The Perfect Couple , and on Hulu in the anthology series American Horror Stories .