Nik Heftman
Journalist/Documentary Filmmaker
Workshops: 1. Video Storytelling. 2. Filmmaking, Creative Storytelling, and Entrepreneurship.
Nik Heftman is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker, and founder of The Seven Times, a video production company dedicated to uplifting Black voices and underrepresented communities.
Born and raised in Southern California, Heftman began his career producing stories for “CBS Mornings” in New York and Los Angeles, contributing to the show’s Emmy win for Outstanding Live News Program.
In 2022, Heftman launched The Seven Times, initially focused on spotlighting Black entrepreneurs across the U.S. The company now produces documentaries, including in 2025 the widely praised “The Negro Artist.”
Nik is a member of the Iowa Writers Collaborative. Subscribe to his Substack column here: https://substack.com/@nikoheftman
Workshops
“Video Storytelling”
“Filmmaking, Creative Storytelling, and Entrepreneurship”