Create Better
Learn practical techniques in lighting, editing, livestream production and VFX that can be applied to real creative work.
The flagship · October 24–25, 2026
XPSR
Creator
Summit
Two days of practical education, real-world strategy and meaningful connection for the creative community.
Saturday
Create
Sunday
Market + Monetize
RevCine Studios · Temecula, California · Free on-site parking
About the Summit
Talent gets you started.
Knowing what to do with it changes everything.
Talent can get you started.
But building a sustainable creative career requires more than knowing your craft.
It requires better workflows, stronger communication, understanding your value, learning how to market yourself, knowing how to sell your services and creating systems that allow your business to grow.
The XPSR Creator Summit brings working professionals together to share the practical knowledge, systems and lessons they have learned through actually doing the work.
Day One — Create
Lighting · Editing · AI · Livestream · VFX · Production workflows
Saturday helps attendees create better.
Day Two — Market + Monetize
Marketing · Sales · Client strategy · Business development · Positioning · Real-world application
Sunday focuses on turning creative skill into sustainable opportunity.
What you'll walk away with
Use AI With Purpose
Move beyond AI hype and see how agentic workflows can actually be built and used inside a modern creative workflow.
Win Better Business
Learn practical approaches to marketing, sales, positioning, client conversations and business development so creative ability can translate into stronger opportunities.
Build Your Next Move
Apply what you learn through real examples, live demonstrations, business exercises and direct access to professionals doing the work.
Two days. One goal.
Leave better equipped to create the work, sell the work and build something around it.
Who it's for
Built for the broader creative community. Students and emerging creatives are welcome alongside freelancers, business owners and established professionals.
PhotographersVideographersFilmmakersEditorsDesignersContent CreatorsArtistsMusiciansAudio ProfessionalsMarketersFreelancersCreative EntrepreneursCreative Business OwnersStudents
Meet your speakers
Edwin Trovada
Founder · Grand Jesture Entertainment LLC
Applied improvisation · Saturday — Create
Edwin Trovada is an improv performer, corporate trainer, and founder of Grand Jesture Entertainment LLC. Drawing from years of ensemble performance and applied improvisation training, Edwin helps creative professionals use active listening, adaptability, and confident presence to become more spontaneous storytellers and trust their creative instincts.
Session
Unscripted Flow: Applied Improv for Content Creators
An applied improv session designed to help content creators strengthen active listening, adaptability and creative confidence—so they can respond in the moment, move beyond perfectionism and create with greater spontaneity.
Michael Baur
AI Consultant · Tuesday Cinema Club
Agentic AI workflows · Saturday — Create
Michael Baur is an AI consultant and co-host and creator of the podcast and production company Tuesday Cinema Club, working at the intersection of creativity, technology, and emerging AI tools. Their organization’s work explores how artificial intelligence can move beyond simple prompting and become a practical collaborator inside creative workflows. Over the past half-decade, their teams have used AI across research, media analysis, creative development, writing, image generation, technical problem-solving, and production systems.
Session
Agentic Workflows: 0 Cost, Infinite Potential — Parts I & II
Learn how to move beyond prompting and build practical agentic AI workflows. Michael will break down the framework, then build one live from creative objective to final output.
Brian Aviles
Co-Founder · XPSR
Post-production · Saturday — Create
Brian Aviles is a filmmaker, post-production professional and co-founder of XPSR whose career has included professional production experience in Los Angeles before returning to the Inland Empire. His experience on both sides of that journey helped shape the idea behind XPSR: talented creatives shouldn't have to leave their own community to find professional knowledge, relationships and opportunity.
Session
Before the Edit: Organizing a Video Project Like a Pro
Media organization, folder and project structure, file naming, backup strategy, audio synchronization, logging footage, culling, building selects, asset management and preparing projects for editor handoff.
XPSR · Presenter announcement forthcoming
Presenter To Be
Announced Soon
Advanced production · Saturday — Create
Session
Advanced Production Workshop
A hands-on filmmaking workshop focused on advanced production techniques and practical execution.
Keren Kang
Co-Founder · NeoMark
Marketing / business strategy · Sunday — Market + Monetize
Keren Kang is an entrepreneur and marketing leader with experience building companies, teams and digital growth strategies across multiple industries. As co-founder of NeoMark, she brings a business-first perspective to the Summit, helping creatives understand how established companies approach marketing—and how creative work fits into the larger strategies, systems and objectives businesses use to reach customers and drive growth.
Session
How Bigger Clients Think About Marketing
Marketing objectives, brand positioning, audience segmentation, campaign planning, multi-channel marketing, lead-generation systems, landing pages and funnels, email marketing, CRM systems, content strategy, stakeholder expectations, compliance, approvals and campaign performance.
Eddie Ortiz
Co-Founder · XPSR
Sales / business development · Sunday — Market + Monetize
Eddie Ortiz spent 15 years in finance and sales before transitioning into the creative industry and building a career in media production. Today, his work spans creative direction, video production, live production and content strategy through The.Media.Corp. As co-founder of XPSR, Eddie combines his background in professional sales with firsthand experience building a creative business to help creators better understand how to communicate value, navigate client conversations and turn creative services into sustainable business relationships.
Session
Structured Business Sales for Creatives
Discovery calls, identifying client needs, communicating value, structuring offers, pricing conversations, proposals, handling objections, following up, closing and building long-term client relationships.
Marco Williams
Founder · MVP Local Ad Strategy
Meta advertising · Sunday — Market + Monetize
Marco Williams is a video professional and founder of MVP Local Ad Strategy, focused on helping businesses turn creative content into advertising built for local audiences. At the Creator Summit, Marco will show creators how locally targeted Meta advertising can generate measurable attention, leads, customers and event registrations—and how paid advertising can become both a tool for growing their own business and an additional service they can offer clients.
Session
Local Meta Ads That Convert
Geographic targeting, campaign objectives, video ad creative, calls to action, campaign budgeting, testing, optimization, reading campaign performance, building offers for local audiences and turning local advertising into a service creatives can sell.
Two-day schedule
Saturday
October 24Create
Craft · Production · Technology · Professional creative workflows
9:50–10:00 AM
XPSR Welcome
10:00–11:00 AM
Unscripted Flow: Applied Improv for Content Creators
Edwin Trovada
11:00–11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM–12:15 PM
Agentic Workflows: 0 Cost, Infinite Potential — Part I
Concepts and theory · Michael Baur
12:15–1:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch provided
1:00–1:45 PM
Agentic Workflows: 0 Cost, Infinite Potential — Part II
LIVE Agentic AI Build · Michael Baur
1:45–2:45 PM
Before the Edit: Organizing a Video Project Like a Pro
Brian Aviles
2:45–3:00 PM
Break
3:00–4:00 PM
Advanced Production Workshop
Presenter to be announced soon
4:00–4:45 PM
Day One Speaker Panel + Audience Q&A
Sunday
October 25Market + Monetize
Marketing · Client acquisition · Sales · Business development · Sustainable opportunity
9:50–10:00 AM
XPSR Welcome + Day Two Kickoff
Eddie & Brian
10:00–11:00 AM
Local Meta Ads That Convert
Marco Williams
11:00–11:15 AM
Break
11:15 AM–12:15 PM
How Bigger Clients Think About Marketing
Keren Kang
12:15–1:00 PM
Lunch + Networking
Lunch provided
1:00–2:00 PM
Structured Business Sales for Creatives
Eddie Ortiz
2:00–2:15 PM
Break
2:15–3:15 PM
XPSR Lab
Keren Kang · An interactive business workshop where attendees can apply the day's marketing and sales concepts to real creative-business scenarios.
3:15–4:00 PM
XPSR Summit Closing Panel + Audience Q&A
Summit speakers
Schedule is subject to minor timing adjustments.
Community in motion
This started with community.
XPSR began by bringing Inland Empire creatives into the same room. The Creator Summit is the next step — two days built around practical education, real conversations, collaboration and creating new opportunities together.
This is XPSR.
October 24–25 · RevCine Studios · Temecula, California
Two days.
One creative community.
Learn the craft on Saturday.
Learn how to market and monetize it on Sunday.
Tickets
Choose your two-day Summit pass
Early Bird
Available$59
Two-day pass
Limited initial release. Limited to the first 20 tickets.
- —Access to Saturday — CREATE
- —Access to Sunday — MARKET + MONETIZE
- —Full two-day Summit experience
Maximum 10 per order · No account required — guest checkout available
General Admission
Available$79
Two-day pass
Everything you need for the complete two-day Summit experience.
- —Saturday — CREATE
- —Sunday — MARKET + MONETIZE
- —Speaker sessions and workshops
- —Panels and audience Q&A
- —Lunch and networking
- —Full two-day Summit experience
Maximum 10 per order · No account required — guest checkout available
VIP Creator Pass
Only 20 available$129
Two-day pass
Everything in General Admission, plus a focused package of premium Summit benefits.
- —Everything in General Admission
- —Reserved priority seating — first few rows, both days
- —VIP Creator Toolkit — exclusive digital speaker resources
- —Professional creator portrait — delivered digitally after the event
- —VIP badge/lanyard and swag
- —Priority access to selected Summit educational recordings — not a livestream replay
- —Automatic entry into the VIP giveaway
Maximum 4 per order · No account required — guest checkout available
Livestream Pass
Available$30
Virtual · Two days
Watch the Summit live from anywhere. Tied to your free XPSR account.
- —Live stream of both Summit days
- —Watch from anywhere
- —Linked to your XPSR account
- —No replay included
Maximum 1 per XPSR Account · Free XPSR Account required
VIP Creator Pass
Only 20 available
Everything in General Admission, plus six benefits built for a more complete Summit experience.
01
Reserved priority seating
Reserved seating in the first few rows for both Summit days.
02
VIP Creator Toolkit
Exclusive digital speaker resources such as available workflows, checklists, templates and guides.
03
Professional creator portrait
A professional headshot or creator portrait photographed during the Summit and delivered digitally afterward.
04
VIP badge + Summit swag
VIP credential, XPSR Creator Summit T-shirt, plus additional XPSR or sponsor items as available.
05
Selected Summit educational recordings
Priority access to selected Summit educational recordings. These are a separate VIP benefit and are not a replay of the Summit livestream.
06
VIP giveaway entry
Automatic entry into the VIP giveaway. Sponsor-supported prizes will be announced only after confirmation.
In person
- Total in-person attendance is limited to 80 attendees across Early Bird, General Admission and VIP Creator Pass tickets combined.
- Early Bird is the first 20 promotional General Admission tickets within the 80. VIP is limited to 20 within the 80.
- No XPSR Account required — guest checkout is available.
- Maximum 10 Early Bird per order, 10 General Admission per order, 4 VIP Creator Passes per order.
Livestream
- A free XPSR Account is required, and access is limited to one Livestream Pass per account.
- An XPSR Creator Profile and XPSR Membership are not required.
- Both October 24 and October 25 are included.
- Live only — no replay or on-demand access is included.
Before you buy
Attendee age
XPSR Accounts are 18+. Attendees who are 16 or 17 may attend in person with parent or legal guardian consent. Attendees under 16 are not eligible for the 2026 Summit.
Ticket transfers
In-person tickets may be transferred to another eligible attendee before the Summit by emailing support@xpsr.com. Tickets may not be resold above their original price. Livestream Passes are non-transferable.
Event media
The Summit may be photographed, filmed, livestreamed or recorded, and attendees may appear in event coverage used by XPSR for editorial, documentary, promotional, marketing, social and event-related purposes.
Full terms, refund deadlines and the complete event media notice are in the Ticket & Refund Policy. Questions? Email support@xpsr.com.
Location + Lunch
Venue
RevCine Studios
Temecula, California
- Parking
- Complimentary on-site parking is available for all XPSR Creator Summit attendees.
- Lunch
- Lunch will be provided during the Summit. The local catering partner and additional food details will be announced closer to the event.
Official venue photograph forthcoming
FAQ
Who should attend?+
The XPSR Creator Summit is designed for creatives at different stages of their careers — from students and emerging creatives to freelancers, business owners and established professionals.
Do I need to own a creative business?+
No. The Summit is designed for anyone interested in developing their creative craft, career or business.
Can students attend?+
Yes. Students and emerging creatives are encouraged to attend. Attendees who are 16 or 17 may attend the Summit in person with parent or legal guardian consent. Attendees under 16 are not eligible for the 2026 Summit, and XPSR Accounts are available only to individuals 18 or older.
How many in-person tickets are available?+
Total in-person attendance is limited to 80 attendees across Early Bird, General Admission and VIP Creator Pass tickets combined. Early Bird is the first 20 promotional General Admission tickets within that 80, and VIP is limited to 20 within that 80.
Do I need an XPSR Account to buy a ticket?+
No account is required for Early Bird, General Admission or VIP Creator Pass — guest checkout is available. The Livestream Pass requires a free XPSR Account, with one pass per account. A Creator Profile and XPSR Membership are not required.
How many tickets can I buy at once?+
Maximum 10 Early Bird tickets per order, 10 General Admission tickets per order and 4 VIP Creator Passes per order, subject to availability. Livestream Passes are limited to one per XPSR Account.
Can I transfer my ticket to someone else?+
In-person Early Bird, General Admission and VIP Creator Pass tickets may be transferred to another eligible attendee before the Summit by contacting support@xpsr.com. Tickets may not be resold above their original purchase price, and Livestream Passes are non-transferable. A transfer does not create a new refund deadline.
Will the Summit be photographed or recorded?+
Yes. The Summit may be photographed, filmed, livestreamed or otherwise recorded, and attendees may appear in event coverage used by XPSR for editorial, documentary, promotional, marketing, social and event-related purposes. The complete media notice is in the Ticket & Refund Policy.
What does my ticket include?+
Two-day passes include access to Saturday and Sunday Summit programming, workshops, speaker sessions, panels, networking and lunch. VIP Creator Pass holders receive additional VIP benefits.
Where is the event?+
The Summit will take place at RevCine Studios in Temecula, California. Complimentary on-site parking is available for all XPSR Creator Summit attendees.
Is food included?+
Lunch will be provided during the Summit. The local catering partner and additional food details will be announced closer to the event.
What should I bring?+
Attendees should bring anything they prefer for taking notes and participating in sessions. Additional recommendations will be communicated to registered attendees before the event.
What is the refund policy?+
In-person tickets may be refunded until October 22, 2026 at 9:50 AM Pacific. Livestream Passes may be refunded until October 24, 2026 at 9:50 AM Pacific. Full terms are in the Ticket & Refund Policy and are shown before payment during checkout. Refund requests go to support@xpsr.com.
Are Summit recordings included?+
Priority access to selected Summit educational recordings is a VIP Creator Pass benefit and is not included with General Admission. These recordings are separate from the livestream and are not a replay of the Summit broadcast. The Livestream Pass is live only and includes no replay.
Space is limited.
XPSR Creator Summit
October 24–25, 2026
RevCine Studios · Temecula, California
Two days to create better, build smarter and grow together.