In addition to being highly collaborative, networks of cultural entrepreneurs are characterized by a substantial degree of flexibility in their day-to-day workings. Actors tied to local government institutions are able to mingle with others outside of officialdom, but are also able to draw on the formal accoutrements of the state. Sub-state and non-state actors gain visibility through their association with state-sponsored programs, but may also generate a degree of credibility, or even authority, precisely because they are not representatives of the state. In each case, however, entrepreneurs are able to tap into a variety of organized settings and institutional resources, depending on the situation and their particular needs. This allows them to respond to the attitudes and cultural expectations of young people, and thus to pursue their identity goals in potentially more effective ways. Moreover, in all of these contexts entrepreneurs echo the same themes of rejection, absorption, and assertion discussed previously, but which we now come to understand concretely as applied strategies for shaping youth identity. In exploring their practical interventions in the realm of youth socialization, we uncover separate as well as orchestrated activities and behind-the-scenes communication. We find, in short, a network of actors drawn from various institutional niches, who are not only aware of each other but also – more or less systematically – work together in order to achieve similar goals.