NOVEMBER 14 2022: Cinemanas co-founder Marlee Rodrigues was invited as a guest panelist on “Entrepreneurs in Entertainment” for USC’s Business of Entertainment Association. Topics of discussion included discussion of the guest panelists’ backgrounds and company missions, how they started their ventures, taking on investments, and greatest lessons learned in founding.
When asked about the challenges faced and lessons learned from those challenges, Rodrigues emphasized the importance of a solid team, “Not just a founding team but key partners, collaborators, and even supporters in your personal life that align with not only your goals but your path in getting there.”
Other panelists included Remington Scott, founder of leading Metaverse Studio Hyperreal, and Brandon Bauman, founder the social experience providing ultimate entertainment content sharing and discovery solutions, ZinBin. The panel was moderated by MBA student and co-founder of Thumbo, a live sports audience engagement software.
