Work one-on-one with an executive at mutually agreed upon times around your schedule. To start, you'll have a 15-minute strategy call with your executive to get the lay of the land for the month. Then, you’ll have email access to your executive throughout, plus four one-hour story notes sessions. Work on a single screenplay or multiple scripts plus get additional notes on your pitch, brand strategy, and career advice - work your mentorship to its fullest potential!
Focus on hook, character, and personal connection. I’m here to work with you -- it doesn’t have to be perfect -- but I do want to get a sense of the project’s beating heart (or yours). What makes this thing tick?
Comedy and genre. Anything with a high concept hook is great both for personal interest and marketplace reasons. Character tends to be king in the comedy space, but for me, funny always wins, no matter what form, and regardless of format (feature, single cam, multi cam, and beyond).
Open to most things in the comedy/genre space, generally less interest and less expertise outside of that.
Grant Lease is a development executive and producer with a decade of industry experience in helping writers shape bold, standout projects that actually sell. As Director of Development at All Things Comedy -- the production company founded by Bill Burr -- Grant worked closely with top-tier comedic talent including Burr, George Lopez, Bobby Lee and more, developing scripted, unscripted, and feature projects that sold to Fox, TBS, and Spyglass, as well as independently-produced features.
Known for his sharp editorial eye, thoughtful notes, and a talent-friendly approach, Grant brings both industry insight and story instincts to every project he touches. He specializes in comedy and elevated genre but has worked across formats, tones, and platforms. Whether you need help cracking a premise, tightening a pilot, or figuring out why something just isn’t landing, Grant’s goal is always the same: help good ideas become great -- and get them ready for market.
Private Month Mentorship
Each month mentorship kicks off with a preliminary 15-min. call to set expectations and lay out strategy for the month. Writer will have email access to the executive plus 4x one-hour consultations with the exec. Exec will read up to 4 scripts in one month (different drafts of the same script or 4 different scripts) and conduct 4x one-hour story notes calls. Calls can also include feedback on your pitch, branding, or career strategy.
If you pay with the deposit/payment plan, your second half will be due the 2nd week of the Mentorship. If you need a different type of payment plan, email dorian@roadmapwriters.com.
**Please note feature screenplays are limited to 120 pages maximum. Please contact terra@roadmapwriters.com for pricing on a Month Mentorship on screenplays exceeding 120 pages.
What To Expect
After registering, you will receive an automatic Order Confirmation email. Then Roadmap's Director of Consultations, Terra Joy, will get your mentor looped in with you! If you do not hear from Terra or the exec within 3 days of registering, feel free to email terra@roadmapwriters.com for an update.
Before starting your Month Mentorship, please ensure you are familiar with our Code of Conduct.