Ashley Mady has spent her career building brands, franchises, and experiences for kids. Now, as the newly appointed CEO of Zigazoo, she is taking on something much bigger. The company already has more than 10 million users and over a thousand kid stars. The next step is turning that audience into a full entertainment ecosystem built around original content, creators, […]
An Interview with Justin Hackney and Xavier Collins Co Founders, Wonder Studios What happens when two entrepreneurs decide the future of entertainment shouldn’t belong to Hollywood studios alone? One came from ElevenLabs. The other was building film rights businesses and experimenting with AI dubbing. Together they launched Wonder Studios, a modern entertainment company that’s part production studio, part creative incubator, […]
An Interview with Emily Brundige Creator of Strawberry Vampire For years, Emily Brundige did everything the traditional animation industry asks you to do. She sold shows to Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and Netflix. She served as head writer on the Emmy Award-winning series Hilda and later on Big Nate. She even created Goldie, which began as an independently produced short […]
Founder of Insurgence and Architect of the “StudiOS” Mario Niccolò Messina doesn’t come from Hollywood. He comes from data. An Italian technologist who spent years analyzing how people search, stream, and consume video, Mario saw something most studios ignored. Millions of people typing “action movie” or “thriller full movie” into search bars. Not piracy queries. Not brand loyalty. Just confusion. People […]
An Interview with Michael GraterriFounder of Scout24 /Creator24 Most creators are still hunting for brand deals the hard way. Endless LinkedIn searches. Random newsletters. WhatsApp groups. Cold outreach. Guesswork. Michael Gratteri & Rahul Moudgil built Scout24 to change that. The platform gives creators, managers, and agencies access to live campaigns, verified brand contacts, and outbound sales signals all in […]
An Interview with Andres McCorkle and Michelangelo CorkrumCo-Founders, Cork Bros Most filmmakers spend years trying to get one project off the ground. Andres McCorkle and Michelangelo Corkrum wrote, funded, cast, directed, produced, shot, and edited a 90 episode vertical drama in less time than most productions spend in pre-production. The Atlanta-based friends behind Cork Bros are part of a new […]
Jason Harvey EVP & General Manager, BET+ Jason Harvey sits at the intersection of culture, technology, and storytelling, but his path there started far from boardrooms and streaming platforms. From leaving home at 15 to leading what he calls “the largest streaming platform dedicated to Black storytelling,” his journey is built on resilience, data, and a relentless belief in betting […]
An Interview with Lynnwood BibbensFounder of ReachTV Lynnwood Bibbens did not wait for a seat at the table. He built the whole damn platform. His rise reads like a high stakes hustle story. He went from selling computers to helping structure billions in media finance, then turned that dealmaking instinct into ReachTV, a travel entertainment company with unmatched scale. Today, […]
An Interview with Jesús Terrada GómezCreative Strategist, Freepik What if the future of filmmaking wasn’t about learning more tools… but having all of them in one place? Jesús Terrada Gómez is watching that shift happen in real time. From stock assets to a full AI-powered creative ecosystem, Freepik isn’t just adapting to the future… it’s trying to centralize it. And […]
An Interview with Ashley MadyPresident of Zigazoo Most social platforms were never built with kids in mind. Ashley Mady is trying to change that. As president of Zigazoo, she is helping grow what the company calls the world’s largest social network for kids and teens, a video first platform designed to give young users a safer, more positive place to […]