B-Ville Launch Pad Suite
The Founder
Meet the Founder
Built by someone who learned the hard way — so you don't have to.
Lorisa Bates spent 30 years inside the industry — as VP of Content Strategy at BET Networks, where she greenlit 85+ films and series, and at Showtime Networks. She's a WGA member, a PGA member, a published novelist, and an educator. She also knows exactly what it feels like to be talented and locked out.
B-Ville Launch Pad Suite™ is the platform she wished existed when she was starting out. The one that gives every creator — wherever they are on the spectrum — the tools, the guidance, and the team they deserve.
"I wish I had me when I was starting out."— Lorisa Bates, Founder & CEO, Batesville Media LLC
The Problem
The industry was never designed to let everyone in.
For decades, breaking into entertainment meant knowing the right people, affording the right tools, and surviving long enough to figure out the rest on your own. Talent was never the issue. Access was.
Final Draft→Movie Magic→Spreadsheets→YouTube→ChatGPT
Five tools. No connection. Context lost every time.
That ends here.