AI is already training on your work, without asking, without paying, and without waiting for you to catch up. Former Disney and National Geographic executive Adam Leipzig had his own book scraped into an AI model, and he's here to tell you exactly what creatives must do before it's too late.

Adam Leipzig has helped produce over 35 films, including Dead Poets Society and March of the Penguins, generating over $2 billion at the box office and earning 10 Oscars and 11 BAFTA win/nominations. He now teaches at UC Berkeley and is the author of Fearless Persistence.

📘 Fearless Persistence by Adam Leipzig (April 2026): Purchase/pre-order through his official site:

adamleipzig.com

🌐 Adam Leipzig's Official Website:

adamleipzig.com

🎓 Adam at UC Berkeley (Haas School of Business):

haas.berkeley.edu/faculty/leipzig-adam

🎓 Adam at UC Berkeley Executive Education:

executive.berkeley.edu/faculty-directory/adam-leipzig

🎬 MediaU — Adam's Online Film School:

mediau.com

00:00 WATCH THIS BEFORE AI REPLACES YOU

00:27 Meet Adam Leipzig

01:38 AI Is Retrospective

03:22 Jobs Disrupted and Created

04:58 AI as Film Tool

07:50 Formula vs Breakthrough Art

09:36 Spotting AI Outputs

12:29 Copyright Lawsuits and Piracy

14:29 New Book Fearless Persistence

16:53 10 Laws of Omics

20:45 Context and Communication

25:26 Creative Career Curiosity

27:25 Black and White Western Dream

31:42 Choosing Projects and People

34:29 Red Flags and Truth

37:35 Authenticity and Vulnerability

40:52 Deadlines Beat Perfectionism

43:14 Emotional Resilience for Creators

47:53 Meditation and the Power of Next

51:33 Learning From Wins Losses

52:07 Mission And Purpose

52:56 Disney Lessons Katzenberg

55:04 Why Leave Disney

57:47 What Producers Really Do

01:02:53 Workflows That Scale

01:04:49 Joyful Work And Risk

01:09:07 Creative Community Matters

01:13:39 Why Art Shapes Us

01:17:15 Parenting And Boundaries

01:20:47 Love Later In Life

01:23:46 Grief Mortality Presence

01:26:41 Photography And Stillness

01:30:24 Pie Crust Vodka Hack

01:34:49 Communication And Mantras

01:37:03 Final Thanks And Plug

01:38:04 Podcast Blueprint Pitch

01:40:14 Closing Goodbye

Jacob’s Work

1-1 Coaching + Podcast Blueprint: ⁠https://www.skool.com/remote-pro-podcast-blueprint-8385⁠

All images, film artwork, and photos of Adam Leipzig used with permission, courtesy of Adam Leipzig and adamleipzig.com

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