MBVSTUDIOS
At Make Believe Village Studios, we believe in building more than campaigns—we build movements that shape culture, spark belief, mobilize change, and shift generations.
At MBV, our mission is to empower underrepresented voices by providing a platform for untold stories to be heard. We are a residency for aspiring creatives, providing the space and resources necessary for them to bring their visions to life. Our team is dedicated to fostering an environment of creativity, collaboration, and innovation, where individuals from diverse backgrounds can come together to tell stories that challenge the status quo.
We believe that storytelling is a powerful tool for creating change and breaking down barriers. We are committed to creating content that inspires, educates, and entertains, while also providing a voice for those who have been traditionally marginalized. Our focus on underrepresented voices is not just a moral imperative, but a necessary step in building a more equitable society.
We are driven by a passion for creating content that connects with audiences on a deep and personal level. By providing aspiring creatives with the support and guidance they need to tell their stories, we hope to foster a community of artists and changemakers who are committed to creating content that is both authentic and impactful.
At MBV, we believe that everyone has a story to tell, and we are here to help aspiring creatives bring those stories to life. Join us in our mission to empower underrepresented voices and build a more inclusive world through the power of storytelling!
DORIAN FORBES CEO and FOUNDER
The Creative Force behind MBVstudios
DORIAN FORBES
Founder & Chief Visionary Officer, Make Believe Village Enterprises
Architect of the Culture-to-Capital Ecosystem™
Dorian Forbes is the visionary founder behind Make Believe Village/MBVstudios, a vertically integrated ecosystem that merges AI, storytelling, infrastructure, and impact investing to reimagine how culture builds wealth. Through a portfolio that spans film production, real estate development, immersive resorts, and educational pipelines, Forbes has built a model where creativity becomes currency and communities become shareholders in the industries they power.
Guided by a philosophy that fuses limitless imagination with precision engineering and socially conscious capitalism, Forbes designs ventures that convert creativity into scalable systems of value. His approach blends visionary storytelling, advanced automation, and community centered economics to create enterprises where purpose and profit evolve together. Under his leadership, Make Believe Village has grown from a grassroots content studio into a cultural technology ecosystem, where every asset, from digital characters to immersive resort destinations, is powered by AI intelligence, proprietary IP, and a commitment to building generational wealth through innovation and impact.
Forbes has created a blueprint for sustainable economic ecosystems integrating nonprofit education, workforce training, and smart infrastructure into a closed-loop model that reinvests profits directly into underserved communities. Their collective mission: to transform operational inefficiencies into scalable wealth systems, aligning institutional ROI with ESG impact at a level rarely seen in modern business.
Through Make Believe Village, Forbes has produced acclaimed family entertainment like The Car Lot (streaming on Tubi), developed next-generation youth programs in partnership with the City of Atlanta, and launched initiatives connecting Hollywood, HBCUs, and tech innovators under one visionary banner. His work fuses arts, AI, and real assets into an intelligent economy that learns, earns, and scales itself embodying the very thesis that defines the future of venture capital.
Forbes’s philosophy is simple: “If you can dream it, you can build it but if you can systemize it, you can scale it forever.”
With Make Believe Village, he is building more than companies he is building an ecosystem of ownership, where innovation, education, and entertainment converge to redefine what generational wealth looks like for the next century.