HPN Professional Discipleship Program's Third Annual Beyond the Hustle Kick Off!

Theme for 2027: Love Your Neighbor

Thursday, February 4, 2027 | 6:00 PM Doors Open | 7:00–9:30 PM Program | WGA Theater, Beverly Hills, CA

Tickets : $35 Early Bird | $45 Standard (No refunds, transfers, or exchanges available for this event.)

In an industry built on deadlines, credits and the next big break, it’s easy to see the people around us as competition, contacts, or stepping stones. Jesus called us to something different: to love our neighbor as ourselves. At the Professional Discipleship Program, we believe that call reaches into every set, writers’ room, edit bay and studio. Our neighbors are the crew member working a double shift, the assistant who feels invisible, the collaborator we disagree with, and the audiences our stories will reach. Loving them well may be the most powerful thing a creative believer can bring to Hollywood. (Matt 22:37-39)

Whether you’re joining us again or for the first time, this evening is for everyone across the arts, media and entertainment industries who want to move beyond the hustle - writers, actors, filmmakers, producers, trade professionals, musicians, designers, creative entrepreneurs - ALL ARE WELCOMED! Together we’ll explore how to trade striving for service, build careers marked by generosity rather than scarcity, and make work that reflects the love of Christ, both in what we create and in how we treat the people we create it with.

Come to be encouraged in your faith, renewed in your calling, and connected with a community of peers and mentors who love Jesus and are committed to grow in faith and lead with love.

Confirmed Panelists (3 more to follow):

Harry Yoon, Editor, Spider-Man: Brand New Day

John Esparza, Creative Designer for Bruno Mars

Confirmed Moderator is Jessica Oyelowo, Co-Founder, Yoruba Saxon Productions

Email your questions for our panelists here: info@hpnemail.org with the subject line: Questions for PDP BTH Panelists

Evening Schedule

6:00 PM | Doors open to the venue

6:45 PM | Doors open to seating

7:00–9:00 PM | Main program and industry panel

9:00–9:30 PM | Closing prayer and fellowship

More reasons to attend:

- Hear from industry professionals about what it looks like to love your neighbor in a competitive business.

- Discover how kindness, integrity and generosity can shape your reputation and your work.

- Connect with a community of creatives, mentors and visionaries driven by calling not self-interest.

- Leave refreshed, with practical ways to bring Christ’s love onto every set and into every story.

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Dress Code: Business or Business Casual