Mckenzie Barney Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Emmy-Award winning filmmaker, public speaker, published writer and international explorer with clients including: National Geographic, Outside, FOX Sports, University of Florida, The Radavist, Bikepacking Journal, Garmin, Columbia, Goal Zero and more.Content writing and film production that specializes in adventure, travel and outdoor stories. Human-powered global expeditions (6,000-miles thru hiking and 18,000-miles cycling) and public speaker.Public speaking includes a US-tour of crowds ranging from University of Florida students, coaches and athletes, outdoor and bicycle communities, youth sports teams, and clubs. Given impactful keynote presentations to crowds of over 100+ attendees.Over these past few years I have cycled the world through Africa, South America, Australia, Europe, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. The 29,000 kilometer journey was mostly a solo expedition in remote, faraway corners of our planet. I have written stories for industry-leading cycling publications such as The Radavist, where I share a series of vignette stories from my global ride. I also have written stories for top outdoor brands, such as Columbia, Big Agnes, Goal Zero, Garmin and Bedrock Sandals, about my long distance, mulit-month hiking expeditions on the Pacific Crest Trail, Te Araroa (NZ), Greater Patagonian Trail (Chile), Colorado Trail, Everest Base Camp and Annapurna Circuit (Nepal), John Muir Trail and Spiti Valley Trek (India). Drawing upon 10 years in the film production industry with clients such as Nat Geo, Nat Geo WILD, Outside Television, Fox Sports and four Emmy-Awards, I continue to freelance in the film industry as a film producer.Combining my years on the brand side (Nike, Sony), production side (documentary series and films for Nat Geo, Outside TV, Fox Sports), and freelance side (writer, producer, explorer, speaker), I aim to tell stories from a global storytelling perspective that ignites movement and change in our world.

With over 10+ years in the film industry intertwined with agency, brand and experiential marketing experience, Freelance Film Producer McKenzie Barney has been on all sides of storytelling - from owner of nimble production company with clients such as Nat Geo WILD & National Geographic; to working at creative agency with national ad agency of the year 72andSunny; to the client side of global leading brand Nike. McKenzie has produced documentary series, social content and a broadcast one-hour for Nat Geo WILD and Nat Geo; won 4 NY Emmy Awards for producing nationally syndicated FOX Sports branded content; concepted, pitched and secured leading outdoor brands such as Garmin, Columbia, for social media and documentary film sponsorships; and designed many more creative collaborations combining a variety of storytelling platforms. Whether it's documentary, broadcast, television, commercial, vignette, short-form or long-form content McKenzie's seamless communication, problem solving and ability to wear multiple hats turns out the highest quality content. From pre-production conception whether original content creation or bringing a client's vision to life, client communication, and script writing, to producing a hybrid of compelling narrative and high quality cinematic images, to post-production, social media marketing, and authentic brand presence, McKenzie's visionary perspective and experience develops high quality content and stories.

Co-Founder and Executive Producer at full-service film production company Comfort Theory. Our clients include National Geographic, Nat Geo WILD, Outside Television, Garmin, Microsoft, Dodge, Columbia, DJI, Goal Zero, La Sportiva, Sea to Summit, Big Agnes, Icebreaker, Gregory, Mountains Safety Research, LifeProof, and many more.We specialize in documentary, digital, commercial, original content creation and broadcast production, with the capability of producing each project from script to screen - complete with concept/campaign creation, securing sponsorships, hands-on production, post-production/graphics, distribution, marketing and promotion. We're not your normal production company - we pour our soul into each project - committing ourselves to every phase of the storytelling process. This allows us to hybrid our role as a creative agency and film production house. We aim to push the boundaries of exploration and natural history storytelling in order to move minds and inspire action. Comfort Theory is named after our shared philosophy and commitment to the unknown.As the Executive Producer my tasks including field production, writing, pitching projects and securing sponsors, photography, concept creation, social media strategy and execution, client management, marketing, distribution and promotion.

Seattle, Wa And San Francisco, Ca

Moment makes the best products in the world for mobile photographers. As the Community Manager, I was tasked with creating the Moment community and strategy around the country living in New York, Seattle (HQ), and San Francisco. I met with industry-leading photographers on a daily basis to build a street team of influencers for our brand. I also led brand collaborations, employing different marketing techniques and strategies to immerse consumers into the Moment experience.The best part of working for Moment was that they were and continue to be so much more than a brand. Moment is a team of inspiring problem-solvers, creatives, and disruptors who believe in the mission to push mobile storytelling forward. This company is the brain child of entrepreneur Marc Barros and designer Erik Hedberg, and the ethos is a direct reflection on their fearless pursuit to help people capture life's most beautiful moments.

Greater New York City Area

Emmy Award-winning production company in TV, film, and entertainment with clients including FOX Sports, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, NBC Sports, Outside Television, and MSG Network.+ While at RGTV I won four New York Emmy Awards and was nominated for twelve as a producer + Produced up to three half-hour television programs per month that are nationally syndicated in over 10 million households+ Filmed, wrote, and edited on a weekly basis for a number of doc series, television programs, and films

Greater San Diego Area

+ Managed a team for SONY Electronics national experiential marketing campaign + Produced events from beginning to end (strategic planning, budget control, results-driven statistical recap)+ Traveled to high-traffic events in California regions to connect consumers with brand experiences

Greater Los Angeles Area

+ 72andSunny is a modern full-service design and advertising company that makes brands matter in culture. Our clients include Samsung, Google, Call of Duty, Target, ESPN, Sonos, and more.

Greater Los Angeles Area

+ 72andSunny is a modern full-service design and advertising company that makes brands matter in culture. Clients include Activision, Carl’s Jr/Hardee’s, Samsung, Target, Google & more.

Portland, Oregon

+ Developed a mobile app (recruited in house designers and recruited mobile app agency for development)+ Produced a sizzle video+ Designed a magazine

Ocala, Florida Area

+ Produced short typography video + Created a digital communications strategy aimed at viral distribution

Gainesville, Florida Area

+ Co-creator of game-changing student-athlete blog aimed to tell University of Florida athlete's firsthand accounts of their experiences on and off the sports field+ Directed and produced "Gator Grind" video for TheGatorGrind.com+ Manage multimedia sector of Gator Grind including film, photography, graphic design, music

+ Assisted Sports Director on daily sports show production+ Wrote, produced, edited, and shot sports packages

+ Directing, camera operating, technical directing, and editing stories and packages+ Production Assistant in Weekly All-Sports Coaches Conferences

+ Assembled film festival strategy for award-winning documentary "Jessie's Dad"- won ITN Film Festival Best Documentary Award and FLIFF Best Florida Documentary Award+ Created film trailer for "Jessie's Dad" and 30-second film teaser for ABC affiliate news station+ Research, production and post-production work for three documentary films

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Telecommunications- Production

Activities and Societies: Three-Time Captain of UF Women's Soccer Team Scholar All-American Team 2010 Student-Athlete Academic Committee.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Director of Senior Video, TV Productions Crew, Key Club, Honor Society, Soccer Captain, Track & Field Captain.