TEAM

Jason is an award winning creative executive who has served as EIC on 500+ hours of original music programming for clients including Spotify, Vevo, Verizon, Amazon, YouTube and many more. He’s also a serial entrepreneur, founder of Show Cobra and co-founder of Bowery Presents Media, the strategic partnerships and content division of The Bowery Presents, the largest independent concert promoter in the Northeast, which was acquired by AEG in 2016.

Maureen is a strategy and operations leader adept at building teams, systems and processes for scale. As the Head of Business Operations at Spotify Studios, she focused on building a sustainable podcast business to grow the company’s core audience. In prior roles as the Global Head of Creative Solutions at Spotify and Director of Development at Embassy Row, her work focused on the intersection of digital content and monetization.

Joe is a two-time Emmy-winning entertainment, media and marketing executive with more than 25 years’ experience creating innovative content, immersive experiences and digital partnerships. Through his consultancy Killian + Company, and in prior capacities as a partner at Radical Media and EVP at Momentum, Joe has worked with major talent, including Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Ariana Grande, Spike Lee, David Lynch, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, and many more.

Colin has been a senior executive in the digital space for media companies and startups alike, developing and creating award winning content that matches top of the line creative with brand goals. Colin has led pioneering digital initiatives at organizations like IFC and Comcast, where he brought in the new generations of talent – like Awkwafina, Logan Paul and Joe Pera – to help projects reaching previously untapped audiences.

Mandana is a creative media executive with 15+ years’ experience in producing compelling documentaries and podcast series for outlets like CBS News, PBS, VICE and Fusion Media Group. Most recently, she built G/O Media Group’s first ever audio unit (formerly Gizmodo Media Group/Gawker) where she led a diverse team of producers and hosts in the creation of 15 series resulting in 25 million downloads.

Julian is a creative executive adept at developing and producing for both traditional and new media platforms. He has helmed award-winning projects for WarnerMedia, MTV, IFC and Condé Nast. In his previous roles, he’s developed vehicles for popular performers like Jameela Jamil, Samantha Bee and A$AP Rocky, as well as exciting new voices like John Early, Joe Pera, and Mitra Jouhari.