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Upod Academy
One-Day Workshop for Freelancers
A creative, supportive, information-packed day
to plot your next career moves
November 3, 2018
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
In person in Los Angeles
With VIP Guest Speakers
Here's what people say about their Upod Academy experience
This one’s a quickie one-day affair packed with brilliant speakers and oodles of insights on finding your next level as a freelancer.
From Upod Academy's 2016 content marketing session
distinguished Speakers
Jeremy Saum,
Afar Media, Executive Editor
Vera Titunik
Features Editor, WIRED
(formerly, New York Times Magazine; NewYorker.com)
Alex Bhattacharji
Writer, Editor
Wall Street Journal Sunday Magazine
Former editor @ Details
Rico Gagliano
Writer, Bon Vivant, Podcaster
Former Host of NPR’s Dinner Party Download
Note: Some speakers appear via livestream
In addition to hearing from our talented A-list speakers, you'll also have a chance to test out, fine-tune and pitch your ideas. In the spaces between sessions, we'll talk about projects you're neglecting and what needs to be back-burnered so you can carry out the real work you need to do.
My wife, Ruth, is a professional pastry chef and chocolatier. She makes lunches, snacks and desserts on these weekends that are every bit as memorable as the tips and techniques you'll pick up; which is to say, they are unforgettable.
These are really beautiful weekends with people you'll likely have in your circle for years to come. Join us. Here's how:
Upod Academy
In person at Upod HQ:
12820 Bonaparte Avenue, LA, CA 90066
About Your instructor: David Hochman
Enrollment
$275
Two-For-One Pricing
Bring a friend and EACH pay $250
Speakers subject to change, CANCELLATION, etc.
To enroll, send payment
via paypal or venmo (David-Hochman-1)
Questions: davidhochman@mac.com
Watch Upod Academy's Most recent Speaker sessions
Upod Academy's workshops and webinars give you the support and direction to make beautiful things happen in your freelance life.
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Selected Past Workshops
2016
21-Day Freelancer Accountability Challenge - Live webinar
Daylong Branded Content Workshop - Playa Vista, California
2015
"Meet the editors" Weekend Workshop in Los Angeles.
Boston summer workshop at Brandeis University with writers from New York Magazine, Conde Nast and more.
Weekend writing and nature retreat in Los Angeles.
"So You Wanna Be a Ghostwriter?" workshop in Los Angeles.
Pitch clinic webinar with editors from Marie Claire, Vice, Oprah and more.
"Breakthrough to the A-list" workshop with editors from The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker and more.
2014
Online writing for superstars with BuzzFeed features director Steve Kandell, GOOD's Josh Neuman, TakePart's Paul Tullis and New York Times Motherlode editor K.J. Dell'Antonia.
Boston summer workshop at Brandeis University with Malcolm Gladwell, David Grann and Steve Almond.
Weekend pitch clinic in Los Angeles with New Yorker features editor Daniel Zalewski.
The "Total Freelancer" workshop with author Gretchen Rubin, Brainpickings' Maria Popova and journalist Karl Taro Greenfeld.
"Your Best Writing Year Ever" with author A.J. Jacobs, Esquire's Tom Junod and Virginia Heffernan of The New York Times Magazine.
2013
"Upod Office Hours" - an open door afternoon for questions about freelancing and pitching.
PodNights: A weekly series of evening Q&As with editors from Los Angeles Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone and more.
2012
Pitch the Editors Weekend with editors from Playboy, Wired, Dwell and more.
"Your Freelance Sweet Spot" with editors from Los Angeles Magazine, NPR, and Medium.com.
2011
Weekend workshops with editors from InStyle, Sunset and Modern Luxury.