What is CallBoard?

You know the drill.

You get a text at 10 PM. "Call tomorrow, 7 AM load-in." You text back asking for the address. No response. You text again asking about the rate. Still nothing. You show up at 7 AM in your usual blacks. Turns out load-in was actually 6:30 and they needed corporate blacks. The rate? You'll find out when the check comes. If it comes.

Two weeks later you're scrolling back through a massive text thread trying to figure out which gig that was, when you worked it, and whether you've been paid yet. The details for five different calls are scattered between twenty messages, with corrections and updates mixed in throughout.

Sound familiar?

We're Spending Too Much Time on Everything Except the Work

Here's the thing: we're good at what we do. We build incredible events. We solve problems on the fly. We make the impossible happen on a deadline.

But we spend so much time just trying to figure out where we're supposed to be, when we're supposed to be there, and how much we're getting paid for it.

Long text threads with someone who books calls, scrolling back to find which message had the address for tomorrow's gig. Call details scattered between corrections and updates. Texting back and forth about every little detail when it should all just be in one place.

Texts should be for exceptions, not for every single piece of information about every call.

It shouldn't be this hard.

So What is CallBoard?

CallBoard is here to detangle that complicated web of texts and uncertainty and turn it into a modern suite of tools that helps stagehands focus on what they do best: building great events.

It's a place where you can track all your calls in one spot. Input the details - labor company, location, duration, rate, what you're wearing, whatever matters - just like filling in a calendar entry. Your call list shows you dollar signs so you can see what you're projected to make. You can even track when you actually get paid, so you know which companies are solid and which ones... aren't.

It's availability tools that work the way we actually work: we're always available unless we're unavailable for a reason. Block out specific dates, set recurring weekly unavailability, and let people see when you're actually free.

It's expense tracking that doesn't suck. Gas, parking, food - tie it to the gig, mark it billable or for taxes, and actually know what you're spending to make money.

It's skill tracking where you can show what positions you want to work and how experienced you are at them.

All of this comes together in your public profile - live availability, skills, a form someone can use to request you for a gig. So when someone needs a good hand, they can find you.

And here's the best part: CallBoard will always be free for stagehands. Companies will subscribe to use the platform to manage their labor pools. You get the tools. They pay for the privilege of connecting with you.

Starting with Stagehands. Because Stagehands Come First.

CallBoard is beginning with stagehands because stagehands are the backbone of this industry.

Right now, we're building out the core tools that make your life easier. Track your calls. Know your money. Manage your availability. Build your reputation.

Later? We're building company features. Tools that let labor companies - locals, production houses, whoever - manage their labor pools more effectively. Features that facilitate democratic distribution of calls following pre-set rules. Audit trails that show who made what change and who assigned who to which call.

By creating layers of trust between all parties, we can improve the pain points that everyone in this industry experiences.

But first, we need to build something that works for us. The stagehands.

Where We're Going

This isn't just about replacing your spreadsheet or your "texts to self" system (guilty).

This is about building something that actually understands how we work. Something that respects our time. Something that makes it easier to do what we do and get paid fairly for it.

I've been building CallBoard for three years. This year, it finally got the name and started becoming real.

And now? Beta invites are coming soon.

Let's Fix This Together

I'm building CallBoard because I'm tired of "that's just how it is." I'm tired of bad software that doesn't understand what we actually need. I'm tired of spending time on administrative chaos instead of doing the work.

If you're tired of it too, stick around. Beta invites will be rolling out in the next few days.

For stagehands, by stagehands.

Let's build something better.