FOST EXPLORERS CLUB
Now accepting applications for membership
Your Call to Adventure
The FoST Explorers Club is a highly curated, multidisciplinary community of creators, executives, storytellers, and innovators. Throughout the year, members discover cutting-edge immersive storytelling technology, creatively rejuvenate through exclusive access and tours of the world’s most awe-inspiring experiences, and glean key insights from renowned speakers and peer discussions that enrich their professional work.
Creative Immersion
Attend in-person trips and virtual events to experience today’s most inspiring creative work. Dive into immersive experiences, behind-the-scenes tours, company HQ visits, live performances, and more that will spark new ideas or enhance ongoing projects.
Photo: Felix & Paul Studios
Professional Growth
Gather actionable takeaways about the evolving tools, disruptive formats, and new business models that are changing the creative industry through our speaker workshops and professional round tables. Return to your team with knowledge that will empower your work.
Photo: X, The Moonshot Factory
Community Connections
Share extraordinary adventures and network with fellow members at small-group “Cabin” meetings and in-person social events. Brainstorm ideas, discuss challenges, and find collaborators in a like-minded group of creative leaders.
Photo: FoST Explorers Club London 2023
On the Pulse of Innovation
Curated tours of cutting-edge experiences enable you to keep a keen eye on the most impactful innovations. Post-tour discussions with the creators give you tangible ways to leverage the future of storytelling to enrich your business.
Photo: Les 7 Doigts
“Explorers Club allows me to be exposed to so much inspiration, so much of what's new, so much of what's out there in an accelerated pace that would be virtually impossible to do on the job.”
Susan Betts
Director of Brand Strategy
2024 Tour Lineup
Chicago
January 26-27
Tokyo
April 16-19
San Francisco
June 28-29
Edinburgh
August 20-23
New York
October 4-5
Los Angeles
December 13-14
"The FoST Explorers Club is the single most valuable thing I've done for rejuvenation in my career. Between the brilliant executives I've met and the unparalleled access to the world's best innovators, I've been able to unlock creative strategies to lead the business into the future."
Bob Bejan
Corporate Vice President: Global Events, Production Studios and Marketing Community
Membership Tiers
January - December 2024
Explorer
Virtual Access to Tours
6 Virtual Speaker Workshops
Quarterly Professional Roundtables
Monthly Cabin Meetings
3 In-Person Socials
2 Surprise-and-Delight Boxes
Individual $3,500
5 Member Package $15,750
Adventurer
Access to all Explorer tier benefits
+ Access to 2 multi-day trips
+ 2-4 days of full programming including multiple tours each day, tickets, guides, and more.
Individual $7,500
5 Member Package $33,750
Pioneer
Access to all Explorer tier benefits
+ Access to all 6 multi-day trips
+ 2-4 days of full programming including multiple tours each day, tickets, guides, and more.
Individual $10,000
5 Member Package $45,000
Additional tours can be purchased individually for $4,000 (domestic trips) and $5,000 (international trips).
We have a very limited number of need-based partial and full scholarships available. Please submit this application if you're interested in a scholarship.
We would like to express our gratitude to The Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation and other anonymous donors for their support of our scholarship program.
“My calendar is packed, but after I came to the first Explorers Club trip I rearranged my entire schedule to make as many as possible. It’s incredibly valuable for me, professionally.”
Rob Bredow
VP & Chief Creative Officer
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There will be six major tours in 2024. Because the tours will take place in different locations worldwide, the date and time of each one will vary based on the master storyteller’s time zone. We will let you know the date and time of each tour at least a month in advance to allow ample time to arrange travel if you would like to join in person.
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All of the tours will be streamed live via Zoom and also recorded so members can watch them afterward. After each tour, we will share the video in our private online portal. Please note that these tours are a primary benefit of your membership and should not be shared with others outside of your household.
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Your Explorers Club membership is exclusive to you. If there are other adults in your household who would like to join you on your screen during the virtual tours, they are welcome to come along for the adventure. Please note that all other benefits of your membership are limited to you only.
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Because the goal of the FoST Explorers Club is to build community and shared experiences among members, your membership and its benefits are exclusive, non-transferable, and non-refundable.
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For in-person events such as tours and performances, FoST will arrange venue tickets and a curated itinerary. Explorers are otherwise expected to cover their own travel and lodging expenses for any events they choose to join in person.
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The FoST Explorers Club will facilitate social gatherings, both in cities with a high concentration of members as well as at industry events like Tribeca and SXSW. Your membership includes access to our private online portal. We’ll be sending members an invitation to join the portal at the start of the program in January 2024. You will also be placed in a smaller group “cabin” with other Explorers Club members. Each month, you’ll meet to discuss your adventures, share personal observations, and generally get to know each other better. FoST will shuffle the cabins every three months to give you a chance of engaging with a broad range of Explorers. In addition, FoST will be happy to facilitate 1:1 introductions between members.
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At select times throughout the year, you’ll receive a box in the mail with some surprise items relating to our programming. These are meant to add a multisensory component to our adventures. Please let us know if you have a shipping issue and we’ll be sure to help resolve it.
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Feel free to reach out to explorers@fost.org at any time.