The Joy Brigade is a consulting and advisory services firm that helps organizations in media, entertainment, and tech develop compelling GTM strategies, innovative business plans, positively transform their workplace cultures, and tell stronger brand stories.

Exclusively represented by Gotham Artists as a national conference and event keynote speaker, on subjects including positive psychology, how to harness the of power of purpose, and the importance of social impact storytelling.

Wayfarer Foundation was founded in 2021 by Steve Sarowitz, philanthropist, founder of Paylocity (Nasdaq: PCTY), and partner in Wayfarer Studios. The organization's mission is to “advance humankind spiritually towards a future peaceful world civilization” by funding and supporting spiritually rooted and justice-oriented nonprofits. The Foundation celebrates the power of universal participation to create a more hopeful, joyful, and just world.

The Tahirih Justice Center is a national non-profit that aims to protect immigrant and refugee women and girls fleeing gender-based violence by providing legal aid, social services, and public policy advocacy. Their work over the past 20 years has helped 30,000 survivors.

Seed&Spark is a film crowdfunding platform that empowers next generation storytellers to build audiences, raise funds, and launch their careers. The company recently launched its first-of-its-kind enterprise platform called Film Forward to deliver monthly programs of short films and corresponding curricula around DEI and organizational behavior.

Nominated and selected for inclusion in the 2016 class of Henry Crown Fellows. The fellowship focuses on developing enlightened leaders, chosen from a wide pool of accomplished entrepreneurial leaders between the ages of 30 and 45.

SoulPancake was acquired by film studio Participant in October 2016. Continued on as General Manager of SoulPancake and SVP of Participant, overseeing digital content and advising on long-term planning, partnerships perspective, and impact strategy for the whole company.

SoulPancake is an award-winning media and entertainment brand and production studio co-founded by actor Rainn Wilson. The company's mission was to create uplifting, inspiring daily video content about the human experience for digital, social, television, and commercial platforms. Guided the company through two capital raises, 10x revenue growth, 1B+ online video views, and a successful exit to film financing studio Participant Media. • Managed team of 40+ across content strategy, creative development, production, sales and marketing, and audience insights. Hiring focused on modeling gender equity and representing racial diversity (on-camera and off-camera). • Responsible for all SoulPancake scripted and unscripted content across social platforms, broadcast television, and streaming. Team produced 50+ hours of annual digital content, including viral series such as Kid President, My Last Days, The Science of…, Tell My Story and Hey There, Human. Built best-in-class television development team, selling pilots, series, and documentary specials to buyers such as Amazon, ABC, OWN, MTV, The CW, YouTube Red, PBS, Discovery, Tastemade, and Vudu. • Managed high-profile talent relationships with partners such as HartBeat Productions (Kevin Hart), Higher Ground (Barack and Michelle Obama), Overbrook (Will and Jada Pinkett Smith), Milojo (Kelly Ripa), and Wayfarer (Justin Baldoni).• Built robust branded content sales team. Directly closed $30M+ in branded content deals as CEO with major national foundations and corporations, including Visa, Nestle, Lowe’s, Coca-Cola, Unilever, Estee Lauder, and Panera. • Content won 1 Daytime Emmy Award, received 4 Emmy nominations, 15 Webby Awards, 6 Shorty Awards, 9 Streamy Awards, 2 Telly Awards, 1 NAACP Image Award, 1 Television Academy Honors Award, and produced 2 New York Times bestsellers. SoulPancake was named one of Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Video Companies and listed as an INC5000 Fastest Growing Companies.

Editor-in-chief overseeing editorial group comprised of 4 print publications (40-plus regular and bonus issues annually) and 8 websites and e-newsletters in the real estate, multifamily, and land development space. Established group's online editorial strategy, including complete redesign of all key sites and the launch of a new CMS that was adopted company-wide 6 months after testing. Produced 3 annual live events and conferences, including all programming, themes, speakers and panelists, and associated excursions. Managed significant downsizing and consolidation during the financial and housing crisis of 2008, yet surpassed annual revenue growth and profitability targets by 20%.

Primary responsibilities included updating research files and library content. Responsible for providing background information, screening story sources, and fact checking. Conducted and filed interviews from red carpet events, film premieres, and screenings. Involved in handling daily wire traffic.