8B Media

11/01/2021

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06/22/2021

Relentless
337 Word Doc pages
130,000 words
30 chapters complete
8 chapters to go

03/31/2021

Updates to 8B Media, Capital Raise Plan, and Relentless

Dear Friends and Family,

Tomorrow we wrap what has been a four-month capital raise process, consisting of:

• two months spent overhauling the business plan and pitch deck,
• two weeks of sharing bits of our pitch daily through drip marketing, and
• six weeks of active pitching and outreach to potential investors.

Over the last two months, we have spoken to many people, including those of you receiving this message. These people come from many walks of life such as film and TV producers, writers, and directors; journalists and publishers; lawyers, investment bankers, entrepreneurs, mid- to senior-level corporate managers, and more. Each conversation was both productive and constructive, and has helped us to assess and adjust our path.

After careful consideration based on information gathered over the last two months, a decision had been made to put our capital raise efforts on hold. The core reason being that the timing is just not right, for a number of reasons, while all signs point to adjusting our strategy.

We will be focusing on the first (and furthest along) project at-hand. It is also content that is unique, compelling, and entertaining.

RELENTLESS: a Survivor's Search, for Passion, Purpose, and Inner Peace has been steadily building momentum, including:

• over 2/3 of the book complete, and deep into negotiations with significant publishers (with strong media and marketing plans),
• season 1 of the podcast nearing completion, with the last few episodes currently being mastered,
• our first affiliate advertiser attached, and
• interest being generated for featured interviews on major national news networks.

With these facts, and guidance from publishers and journalists alike, we are shifting our launch strategy.

We will launch the podcast at the same time as the book (versus launching the podcast Memorial Day weekend and the book months later), which will also coincide with the potential news features. This plan will optimize audience and revenue potential for book sales as well as listeners and advertising revenue. Additionally, it will give us time to seek out and secure more advertisers. Moreover, the book and podcast will provide an opportunity to secure capital for the screen adaptation, acting as a calling card of sorts.

Meanwhile, we will continue developing a number of projects thanks to our development team, including our new development intern whose first day showed significant promise.

The future is bright, and as long as we continue to assess and adapt, we will reach our goals. We will continue identifying stories and storytellers that touch the human spirit fearlessly, and we will continue working toward developing and producing those stories at the highest level.

Stay tuned.

03/22/2021

Happy Monday, y’all!

We are excited to announce that we have found our new 8B voice, the company’s first intern, Kyrsten Arnold! She will be working with Brian & Blair on a project in development.

In this hands-on creative development internship, Kyrsten will be pivotal in helping us shape a comedy from rough treatment and turning it into a complete pre-production package. This will include character and story development, polishing the outline and treatment, finalizing the show bible, and maybe even assist with the script. Maybe a notch better than getting coffee and making copies, eh?

We value the insight and contributions of all of our team members, so we like to ensure everyone — from CEO to intern — gets to add their magic.

Kyrsten Arnold is a storyteller with a heart for underrepresented voices. She has been a champion for diversity and inclusion in media throughout her experiences in studio, agency, university, and corporate settings. Now a graduate from Bentley University with dual Bachelor's degrees in Film & Television and Business, she aspires to work in Film & TV Development to not only create content that impacts and inspires others but to also discover and nurture up-and-coming diverse storytellers.

We are currently seeking social media and development interns, as well as continuing our push for that first $100k in fundraising. Reply or DM for more info.

03/18/2021

Status Update: Getting There
But we need your help

We are pleased to announce that we have generated some interest in our endeavors: identifying, developing, and producing stories and storytellers that touch the human spirit fearlessly.

Through our capital raise process, we have gained verbal commitment of over $11,000 — that’s 11% of our raise! Thanks for throwing your support behind us early, you know who you are!

Here’s where the rest of you come in. We need your help getting to the finish line. Although the perks begin at $10k+, we are more than happy to receive investment and/or tax-deductible gifts from $1,000 and up.

Message me for more info.

Meanwhile, ATMOBLUE has thrown their support behind us early as well, sponsoring our upcoming podcast, RELENTLESS: A SURVIVOR’S SEARCH FOR PASSION, PURPOSE, AND INNER PEACE.

They are the makers of the smart air purifier that blocks 99.9% of the bad stuff. Customers call this "game-changer" the "Tesla of facemasks" that "blows away the competition".
And you can get yours thanks to our secret deal for 50% off through cutt.ly/8bxatmoblue.

We are on the lookout for other potential sponsorships as well. For collabs, hit us up!

A wearable smart-purifier that delivers 99.97% purified air to let you breath clean air freely | Check out 'ATMOBLUE: Clean Air For All' on Indiegogo.

03/11/2021

Momentum Building...RELENTLESS Ramping up!

We are pleased to announce that our upcoming release titled, RELENTLESS: A SURVIVOR’S SEARCH FOR PASSION, PURPOSE, AND INNER PEACE has signed its first sponsor from our friends over at ATMOBLUE.

This game-changing deal is the first of (hopefully) several sponsorships attached to this audio docudrama. It paves the way to begin generating revenue for RELENTLESS and 8B Media.

The founders at ATMOBLUE are the makers of the smart air purifier that blocks 99.9% of the bad stuff. Customers call this "game-changer" the "Tesla of facemasks" that "blows away the competition".

And you can get yours thanks to our secret deal for 50% off -- yes, 50% off -- with our special QR code here and through cutt.ly/8bxatmoblue. Beginning TODAY!

We are on the lookout for other potential sponsorships as well. For collabs, hit us up!

03/06/2021

"Wishing you a successful investor presentation"
in other news...

“I. AM. FU***NG. DONE!” — Ruel Morales, SFX/Music Composer, RELENTLESS

That’s right. Although we are in the fundraising process, we are not slowing down our development and production processes.

That special message from Ruel indicated he has officially completed the SFX and music for season 1 of RELENTLESS: A SURVIVOR’S SEARCH FOR PASSION, PURPOSE, AND INNER PEACE.

It’s now up to our audio engineer mix and master the final four tracks, then add in a few ads, and we’re ready for launch.

Oh, by the way, did we mention Ruel is an accomplished musician with over 2 million views on YouTube? Here’s a couple of his covers, the themes of NARCOS and THE MANDALORIAN.

Those interested in learning more about our modest capital raise, please message us. We’re more than happy to send a recording of the pitch, or even pitch to you personally.

Enjoy.

03/05/2021

8B sets up...and the pitch is in play

It’s been a busy week for us at 8B Media, as we grind away through our friends and family capital raise.

This week, although quiet with posts, has been full of Zoom pitches. Friends and family from all over the country as well as parts of Asia, have sat in while we put the pieces of our pitch together in one, cohesive talk.

The participants sat interested and asked excellent, pertinent questions that allowed us to explain our vision and goals even further.

The results have been strong. In two short days, we have already hit over 11% of our goal…and we could not be more thrilled.

More announcements to be shared in the days to come. In the meantime, if you are interested in getting financially involved with us, send us a message. We recorded these chats, so we can send them along as well as a fully developed business plan.

We plan to close this round by March 31, so don’t wait to learn more before this opportunity is gone.

02/26/2021

Okay...that's reasonable. But what will you do with those funds?

The fact of the matter is, producing studio-quality motion pictures, television series, and podcast shows cost money — and a lot of it.

Over the past several months, we have been in discussions with a few investment banks, figuring out who might be the best it and how they could help.

The good news is, we have settled on one particular investment bank. They are a boutique firm that has led/advised clients in over $2 billion worth of transactions in the entertainment industry alone.

They have done their due diligence on us as well and are excited to work with us. Once we provide them with their retainer (that first $100k: 1/2 in monthly installments, 1/2 to cover incidentals), they will get to work on helping us raise $250 million. This is planned to come in tranches or rounds of $20-50 million each.

With those funds, we will be able to hit the ground running with our slate of projects.

That process normally takes a few months to complete, and we’re not in the mood for sitting around. That being said, all funds above the $100k mark will be used directly to move our projects forward.

The additional funds will be used to promote and launch our upcoming podcasts for maximum value and exposure (which will then maximize our revenue potential), as well as signing marquee talent for the veteran-led production and get moving on production.

All of this will happen, thanks to your investment. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom to discuss all of this as well as exclusive perks for helping us at this stage in the game.

Monday, March 1. 6:00 pm PST.

02/25/2021

Makes sense. Can't wait for the Zoom for more info.

So, how much are you looking for?

Now that we’ve gone over just about everything (we’ve left a few things out for the Zoom call March 1 @ 6pm PT, and a little more to come), let’s talk about our goal.

8B Media is seeking an early stage capital raise of $100,000 to $250,000 from our friends and family. This is very common and normal for startups in our stage of the game, and we are very excited to offer this investment opportunity to you all.

This can come in the form of tax-deductible gifts (up to $15,000/person for the 2020/21 tax years), equity (or common stock), and/or debt.

It can also come from one individual (👼) or a combination of investors — hence, the Zoom meeting on Monday.

Additionally, interested investors will find the equity and debt offers to be quite friendly to you, the interested investor. We do this as our way of saying thank you for believing in us and our vision. We have a few other exclusive perks that we would like to share with you this Friday as well.

Why the range? Simple, and we will be talking about that tomorrow.

For more info, join that exclusive Zoom call or DM us for more.

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