Mark your calendars for Wednesday Dec 10.

For our December 2025 All Member meetup we will have a special guest that is an insider on the topic so many of you want to know about - brand partnerships! I have collaborated with Mario on content for Shure and he is excited to share his insights with us. This will be a zoom call and you wont want to miss it. Feel free to comment your questions as they come up or DM me here in the community if you would prefer. You can also ask during the call. 

I am working to secure us more special guests each month so lets keep the conversations going on what you want to know more about and who you would like to hear from. 

If you are a K-12 teacher, here is the page for getting Canva  https://www.canva.com/pricing/#education

I am working on the checklist for the Great YouTube Channel Refresh but for now you can work on your channel banner with this template for Adobe Express or this template for Canva.  I'll make a video tutorials for these shortly but if you are familiar, go for it! You can use the guidelines graphic in any image editor to help you out. 

2pm PT today (Tuesday) I'll be going live on my YouTube channel working on some things in the studio. If you have any creator questions or want to see my workflow come on by!  https://youtube.com/live/YzuoiYvkZco?feature=share

Did y'all get anything good from the BFCM sales? My wins were 2 Amaran lights and a cordless Dyson vacuum. Adulting, amiriteeeee? 

I'm talking about VCC on the Ecamm livestream event today - come by and help me pump up the community if youre around <3 https://www.youtube.com/live/CRIhvRprVs0?si=qLsHO0ElAPohpv1J

Caleb Dempsey (They/Them)  Winter Coffee in the Northwest - from Cutter's Coffee. 

BLACK FRIDAY DEAL THREAD! Drop links if you find anything good. Sharing your affiliate links is a-ok! 
What I have for you so far: 

Ecamm 40% off for new users: https://geni.us/ecammbf2025

Shure Holiday Deals: https://geni.us/shurebf2025yt

Stampede Social: https://geni.us/stampedeBF2025 Use code MARIELOU to get Creator Pro Plus plan for $25 month. This is a great deal! Only the first 100 to use the code will get the deal. 

Opus Clip 65% off Annual https://geni.us/opusBF2025

If you want a free pass to CES 2026 use code BRING1 until Nov 24 🤫.  https://registration.experientevent.com/showCES261

My favorite light and the main one I currently use is not on a discount but on the Amaran website it comes with the grid control ($35) for free which I highly suggest. https://geni.us/amaranvergemax

I don't have this one yet but am getting it during the sale to add to my studio lights. Deal on the Amaran website is a free stand along with the sale  https://geni.us/amaranverge

TikTok Live Studio is finally available for Mac https://www.tiktok.com/studio/download?lang=en

Those of y'all wanting to monetize - what is your ONE dream brand to collaborate with? Think big. Just pick what comes to mind now - it can change but if the brand called you today, who would you be excited to hear from?