Who are we?

Jade Chang and Ann Friedman. Jumpsuit connoisseurs. Snack demons. Probably eavesdropping on the awkward first date next to us at the bar. We’re also friends who are both writers in Los Angeles. We have years of experience—we’re both best-selling authors and national magazine writers who have put in our 10,000 hours (sorry for Gladwelling) in screenwriting, podcasting, editing, and various entrepreneurial ventures. We are perpetually starting over because we keep getting interested in new things.

And we have way, way too many ideas. We wish we could pursue every single one of them. Alas, we are mortals, so we have to prioritize. We’ve had countless conversations about deepening an idea, shaping a concept so that it feels vital and rich, and knowing when a nascent project is worth the time and effort. Our workshops are about sharing those conversations with you.

Here are the official bios:

Ann Friedman is launching a new podcast, maybe?

Ann Friedman is an audio pioneer who co-created the beloved Call Your Girlfriend podcast, and a newsletter innovator whose long-running Ann Friedman Weekly has more than 50,000 devoted readers. She is the co-author (with Aminatou Sow) of the New York Times best-seller Big Friendship, which was featured on The Today Show. For four years, she was a columnist for both The Cut and The Los Angeles Times, and her features and essays have been published in The New Yorker, ELLE, The Guardian, Bon Appétit, and more. She is a contributing editor to The Gentlewoman, where she writes cover profiles of fascinating women. You can find her at an estate sale, at her sewing machine, or messing around with a microphone as she figures out her next audio project.

Jade Chang is a sweatshirt entrepreneur now?

Jade Chang’s debut novel, The Wangs vs. the World was named one of the best books of the year by NPR, Elle, and Amazon. She has been invited to discuss the book at colleges (Yale, UT Austin) and companies (Google, Amazon), as well as on the air (Late Night with Seth Meyers, NPR’s Morning Edition). Her bestselling novel was optioned by Hulu and has been published in twelve countries. She is also a film and TV writer (The Baby-Sitters Club/Netflix) and has written and voiced two non-fiction audio projects: The List (Amazon Originals) and You’ve Already Changed Your Life (Audible Originals). Her journalism and essays have appeared in The NYT Magazine, The WSJ, The Best American Food Writing 2021, and others. And yes, she’s also launching a sweatshirt and bag company, BIG LAND!