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I madly love the power of media because of its impact on culture at large.What I madly love even more is innovation, which I feel most prominently characterized digital media when it began years ago. I was thus excited to join the team at digital pioneer Mondo Media to develop and produce animated series. I was initially brought into Mondo Media to source and negotiate short-form original series for YouTube as part of a team that shepherded over 40 pilots and series under the YouTube Original Channels initiative.I then focused more broadly on digital-first business and creative for Mondo. One of my favorite initiatives was programming original content for Crunchyroll's VOD platform VRV. Two of the VRV series I developed with an eye toward television aired on Syfy, and I was the producer of the VRV hit series BROGAN: MASTER OF CASTLES, a producer on cult hit DICK FIGURES: THE MOVIE, and a Co-Executive Producer on one of Mondo's biggest hit shows, DEEP SPACE 69.I’m excited to return to my YouTube roots and focus on opportunities that feature talent in the broader creator economy. I was thus thrilled to bring creators Rhett & Link to street-side NYC screens on Intersection's massive distribution network, LinkNYC. I’m so inspired by the originality of creators and think that they will power the future of media and brands.Specialties: client management, cross-functional team leadership, contract negotiation, stakeholder management, partner relationship management, digital media, talent relations, multi-platform content, programming strategy, short-form & long-form comedy / original series development, animation, sourcing pitches, script analysis, producing, content deal structuring, rights acquisition, licensing deals.

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  Yale University

  Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.)