Last Wednesday, we welcomed Maureen Fan, Co-Founder and CEO of Baobab Studios, for our final Creative Connect of 2026.
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We’re thrilled to announce our Spring Quarter Creative Connect, with Baobab Studios Co-Founder + CEO and MSLCE Industry Advisory Board member, Maureen Fan! Maureen will be joining us at 12:30pm on Wednesday, April 15, at our home base at the Frances Searle building on Northwestern’s Evanston campus. This event is free and open to the
In February, the program welcomed Emmy-nominated TV writer and director Sam Bailey to campus for our second Creative Connect of the year. Sam Bailey is an Emmy-nominated writer and director from Chicago. Bailey directed and co-executive produced the first 3 episodes of Marvel’s series IRONHEART. She is the co-creator of the acclaimed Emmy-nominated webseries BROWN GIRLS and
Editor’s Note: In March 2025, Michele Ganeless, CEO at Comic Relief and former president of Comedy Central, returned to Northwestern University, her alma mater, to talk about her career experiences and the state of entertainment with MS in Leadership for Creative Enterprises (MSLCE) students. Although she spoke at length about her career path and the
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