The Series

Section 02 · Manifesto

We do not just fill rooms.
We make them matter.

Shifter(s) creates moments where the right people can meet at the right time, around the right idea.

Every gathering begins with a clear purpose. Every detail is designed to create momentum. The goal is simple. Make the conversations that happen in the room matter after everyone leaves it.

Origin

A convergence
of two
companies.
One shared
belief.

Shifter(s) Series is a partnership between The Shift Studios and Winston Baker. Two companies with different vantage points on the same industry, brought together around a single idea.

For nearly two decades, Winston Baker has built some of the most important convenings in global entertainment finance. Their work has brought together the people financing, producing, buying, and distributing the stories that reach the world.

The Shift Studios brings a different lens. Story, taste, relationships, and an understanding of where entertainment and culture are actually moving.

The Series is the convergence of those strengths. A platform built for the conversations that usually happen behind closed doors, but deserve to move the industry forward.

"Shifter(s) was built on a simple belief. The right conversation can change the direction of a project, a career, or an entire company."

A partnership between

The Shift Studiosand

The Series, by the numbers

May 2025 to present

Activations produced

2,500+

People brought into the Series

40,000+

Entertainment and media decision makers in the extended network

Cities reached through the Winston Baker network

Years of the International Film Finance Forum

900

Guests at AFM × Rhythm Garden

150

Guests yachtside with will.i.am

1M+

Social impressions across coverage

Figures reflect Shifter(s) programming and the broader Winston Baker network.

Meet the founders

Section 02.5

The people
behind the Series.

Two founders. Two companies. One shared belief that the right room can change the direction of a project, a career, or an entire industry.

Co Founder, Shifter(s) Series

Tyler Sabino

Founder, The Shift Studios

Tyler Sabino builds at the intersection of entertainment, technology, and culture, turning ideas into platforms, partnerships, and rooms that create real momentum.

Over the last decade, his work has spanned live media, creator ecosystems, venture-backed startups, and film and television, with a consistent focus on bringing the right people into the right rooms and shaping the stories that move opportunities forward. He was a lead producer on Verzuz, the culture-defining platform that reshaped digital live entertainment, and led strategic partnerships across Triller's emerging media initiatives.

He believes proximity is power, that the right relationship and the right room can change the trajectory of a company, a career, or an idea. That belief became the foundation for Shifter(s), a platform designed to convene the founders, creators, executives, investors, and storytellers shaping what comes next.

Career Highlights

01Lead Producer, VerzuzHelped build the culture-defining music platform that reshaped digital live entertainment, with Apple Music distribution, record-setting audiences, and a 2021 NAACP Image Award.
02Strategic Partnerships, TrillerShaped partnership strategy across next-generation media initiatives at the intersection of creators, platforms, and emerging technology.
03Founder, The Shift StudiosBuilt a studio around the belief that proximity is power, convening the people shaping what comes next through curated experiences and strategic relationships.

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Co Founder, Shifter(s) Series

Amy Baker

CEO and Co Founder, Winston Baker

Amy Baker has spent nearly two decades building the rooms where global film, finance, and media decisions get made.

As CEO and Co Founder of Winston Baker, she oversees the global strategy and partnerships behind one of entertainment's leading convenings companies. She co-founded the FILM FINANCE FORUM® in 2008, now the premier series bringing together finance and entertainment executives across the United States, Europe, Saudi Arabia, China, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

Her career in business development spans ALM, where she built channels connecting finance and media decision-makers, and RPMC, where she designed programs for entertainment, music, and sports clients. She sits on the National Board of Advisors for the Moffitt Cancer Center and has begun producing for film and television. Together with Tyler, she built Shifter(s) to extend that same convening instinct to the founders, creators, and executives shaping what comes next.

Career Highlights

01Co Founder, FILM FINANCE FORUM®Created the premier global event series in 2008, convening finance and entertainment executives for sold-out gatherings across five continents.
02CEO, Winston BakerOversees global strategy, business development, and partner relationships for one of entertainment's leading convenings and content companies.
03National Board of Advisors, Moffitt Cancer CenterServes on the board of one of the nation's leading cancer centers, based in Tampa, Florida.

Winston Baker ↗

Shifter(s) Series is a partnership between The Shift Studios and Winston Baker.

Our Principles

Our
Principles.

The Shifter(s) Series was built on a simple belief.

The right people, in the right room, at the right time can change everything.

Every partnership we build, every event we produce, and every relationship we invest in is guided by the principles below.

These aren't marketing statements. They're how we operate.

Be a Good Human.

Business is built on relationships.

Relationships are built on trust.

We choose to work with people who lead with integrity, treat others with respect, and leave every room better than they found it.

Talent gets you in the room.

Character keeps you there.

Proximity Is Power.

The biggest opportunities rarely happen over email.

They happen through conversations.

The right introduction. The right dinner. The right event. The right room.

Our job is to create those moments.

Relationships Before Transactions.

We don't chase deals. We build relationships.

The strongest partnerships aren't created during negotiations. They're built long before anyone asks for anything.

Trust compounds. So do opportunities.

Story Drives Business.

Every company has a product.

The companies people remember have a story.

The way people perceive your brand determines the opportunities that follow.

We help shape narratives that create trust, attract the right partners, and drive long term growth.

Create Moments That Matter.

People rarely remember campaigns.

They remember how something made them feel.

Whether it's a conversation, an event, or a partnership, our goal is always the same.

Create experiences that people carry with them long after they're over.

Play the Long Game.

We aren't interested in chasing attention. We're interested in building trust.

The best brands, partnerships, and communities aren't built overnight.

They're built through consistency, patience, and showing up long after everyone else has moved on.

Leave It Better Than You Found It.

Whether it's a relationship, a business, a partnership, or a room, our goal is simple.

Create more value than we take.

Success is measured by the opportunities we help create for other people.

How we work together

Section 04

The right kind
of partner.

We work with brands, studios, funds, and platforms who understand that the right gathering can create more than attention. It can create opportunity.

Partnership Type

Presenting Partner

The lead brand associated with a specific activation. Your name is woven into the programming, not attached to it. You co-produce the room.

Best for

Brands with a genuine story to tell in the room. Platforms with something to demonstrate. Funds with relationships to build.

Partnership Type

Event Intelligence Partner

You bring your audience or database into the room. We curate against it. The conversation happens around the intersection of your network and ours.

Best for

Media companies. Distribution platforms. Alumni networks. Industry associations.

Partnership Type

Cultural Partner

You own the venue, the vibe, or the cultural moment. We bring the room. Together we create something that feels native to both.

Best for

Hotels. Venues. Lifestyle brands. Festival organizations.

Partnership Type

Annual Partner

You are present across the series. Multiple activations. Consistent presence. Compounding relationships across every market we activate in.

Best for

Enterprise platforms. Financial institutions. Studios. Global brands with multi-market ambitions.

Start a conversation about partnership.

tyler@theshiftcreative.co

We do not just fill rooms.We make them matter.

The peoplebehind the Series.

Tyler Sabino

Amy Baker

OurPrinciples.

Be a Good Human.

Proximity Is Power.

Relationships Before Transactions.

Story Drives Business.

Create Moments That Matter.

Play the Long Game.

Leave It Better Than You Found It.

The right kindof partner.

Presenting Partner

Event Intelligence Partner

Cultural Partner

Annual Partner

Thankyou.

We do not just fill rooms.
We make them matter.

The people
behind the Series.

Our
Principles.

The right kind
of partner.

Thank
you.