Jan 2020 – Present · 6 yrs 2 mos · Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• ODI's mission is to create a more diverse and inclusive media industry by providing marginalized and underrepresented students unprecedented access to our industry’s current leaders. In addition, we aim to help our industry at large meet its goals to identify and hire a more diverse workforce.
• I helped found the ODI in 2015 and became its Chair when we shifted to non-profit status.

Jun 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 9 mos · Greater New York City Area

• American Theatre Wing invests in brave work, supports creative growth, and celebrates excellence to bring diverse stories to our national culture through theatre.

May 2017 – Present · 8 yrs 10 mos · Worldwide

• We make change.

Dec 2014 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater New York City Area

• Created and Operated Seeso - NBCU's streaming premiere comedy service - until I didn't.
• Executive Produced:
• Harmonquest, Take My Wife, Shrink, My Brother, My Brother And Me, There's Johnny, Hidden America, Night Train, What's Your F@%king Deal, Debate Wars, Flowers, and more - 30 series and 30 specials in 2 years.

Apr 2012 – Nov 2014 · 2 yrs 7 mos · New York City and Los Angeles

• Built 50 Million home network in 1 year. Won an Emmy in year 2. Left.
• Started Pivot by leading the purchase of two small networks, combining them, and moving all operations to LA.
• Executive Produced:
• Hit Record (Emmy Award), Please Like Me, Human Resources, Fortitude.

Jan 2008 – Apr 2012 · 4 yrs 3 mos

• Put a bird on it.
• I rebranded IFC into a comedy channel, exec produced and launched Portlandia, took Sundance into original programming and won a Peabody for it.
• Took over IFC when it was an ad-free, indie film channel, in 29 million homes. By the end of my tenure, IFC was a fully ad supported comedy network, with Emmy Nominations and Peabody's for its original programming, in nearly 80 million homes.
• Led the charge to purchase Sundance Channel (that's what it was called then), when it was an ad free indie film network, in 40 million homes. By the end of my tenure, it had won a Golden Globe and Peabody Awards for its original programming, was fully ad supported, and was in 70 million homes.
• Executive Produced:
• This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Portlandia (Peabody Award), Greg The Bunny, Hopeless Pictures, Brick City (Peabody Award, Emmy Nomination), The Onion News Network, Dinner For Five (Emmy Nomination), Indie Sex, At The Death House Door, Trapped In The Closet.

Feb 2004 – Jun 2008 · 4 yrs 4 mos

• See 👆🏽.

Jan 2008 – Jun 2025 · 17 yrs 5 mos · 40 West 4th Street, NY, NY

• I was a Professor of Media and Entertainment in the EMT program at Stern for 17 years. Which is weird bc I dropped out of college.
• I taught hundreds of students, many of whom I later worked and became friends with.
• I always strived to give the unvarnished truth to my students about our industry.
• Teaching is one of my greatest joys.

Jan 2004 – Present · 22 yrs 2 mos · Bronx, NY

• The mission of The Ghetto Film School is to educate, develop and celebrate the next generation of great American storytellers. I've worked with the Ghetto Film School for more than a decade, helping the organization launch the nation's first public high school for film and video.
• http://ghettofilm.org/

Jan 2001 – Jan 2004 · 3 yrs

• I had nothing to do with OJ.
• Took over marketing when the network was almost exclusively known for airing trials. Rebranded the network around Forensics, and increased viewership by more than 50% in 28 months.

Jan 1996 – Sep 2001 · 5 yrs 8 mos

• To fully understand business, you need to run your own.
• Started FourFront to meet the market need for new, innovative marketing campaigns for Broadway, evolved into a marketing agency for film, TV and the first wave of the interwebs.
• Launched the Broadway productions of Chicago (still running), The Lion King (still running), John Leguizamo's Freak and many more. Created groundbreaking marketing campaigns for HBO, Food Network, Court TV, Universal Films, Tic Tac, Starbuck's and more.

Jan 1994 – Aug 1996 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• FREE WILL! I wrote that.
• Was named the first Head of Marketing in the history of the New York Shakespeare Festival and Public Theater. Created the Brand for both that still stands today. Launched Bring In Da Noise/Bring In Da Funk, The Tempest with Patrick Stewart, and created the first-ever live-streamed opening night on Broadway - in 1996.

May 1980 – Sep 1980 · 4 mos · Cherry Hill, NJ

• It was here I started shoveling horse manure... been doing it ever since.

Apr 1967 – Jun 1980 · 13 yrs 2 mos

• Started off by pooping my pants. Eventually worked my way up to braces and acne. Culminated with my bar mitzvah, where I *totally* killed on the bema. L'chayim!