Experience

Authentic Talent and Literary Management

• United States
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Talent Manager

  • Nov 2021 - 2 years 2 months

  New York City Metropolitan Area Talent Manager in the Comedy Department



AM3 Management

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services

• Talent Manager

  • Oct 2019 - Nov 2021

  Greater New York City Area - Pitched and sold content to Adult Swim, Comedy Central, National Lampoon, Rizzle, and Funny Or Die, and produced sponsored content for companies including Paramount, Braeburn and Dekanta. - Built a client list from scratch of 20 of the best up-and-coming comedians, writers, and animators in New York City and Los Angeles. - Collaborated with clients to develop projects spanning Live-Action, Podcast, Animated, and Narrative content. - Partnered with production companies including… Show more - Pitched and sold content to Adult Swim, Comedy Central, National Lampoon, Rizzle, and Funny Or Die, and produced sponsored content for companies including Paramount, Braeburn and Dekanta. - Built a client list from scratch of 20 of the best up-and-coming comedians, writers, and animators in New York City and Los Angeles. - Collaborated with clients to develop projects spanning Live-Action, Podcast, Animated, and Narrative content. - Partnered with production companies including Jax, Cowboy Bear Ninja, Fuzzy Door, 20th Century, Killer Bunny, National Lampoon, Look Mom! Animation and Tiny Reparations, with multiple projects in the development and pitch stages.

• Festival/Live Comedy Producer

  • Jul 2017 - Nov 2021

  Greater New York City Area Co-Created and Produce the Asian Comedy Fest, Executive Producer of the NYC SketchFest, NYC ImprovFest, and SOLOCOM from 2017 to 2020. - Grew revenue for SketchFest over 100%, SOLOCOM 76%, and Improvfest 34% over a 36 month period. - Co-Created The Asian Comedy Fest, the first-ever all-Asian identifying national comedy festival. After a sold-out 2020 run, the upcoming 2021 edition will be a hybrid festival premiering in May. - Worked with industry connections to bring world-class… Show more Co-Created and Produce the Asian Comedy Fest, Executive Producer of the NYC SketchFest, NYC ImprovFest, and SOLOCOM from 2017 to 2020. - Grew revenue for SketchFest over 100%, SOLOCOM 76%, and Improvfest 34% over a 36 month period. - Co-Created The Asian Comedy Fest, the first-ever all-Asian identifying national comedy festival. After a sold-out 2020 run, the upcoming 2021 edition will be a hybrid festival premiering in May. - Worked with industry connections to bring world-class talent to the festivals, booking headliners that grew submission and audience acquisition. - Worked with Mozilla, Rizzle, Apex For Youth, Bonfire Live, Haerfest, and other companies on direct sponsorships, receiving rave reviews from the companies and their representatives. - Worked with our marketing Director to grow press reach out which resulted in coverage by The New York Times (Critics Pick 4 times), Hollywood Reporter, The Village Voice, ComedyCake and multiple online platforms. - Grew workshop offerings by 75%, creating added revenue streams and participant satisfaction. - Received high marks from ticket buyers, festival participants, and industry attendees for the quality and professionalism of the Festival and its events.



Rizzle

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Development Manager (Contract)

  • Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

  - Develop scripted and unscripted comedy series. - Source creators, develop projects, and program monthly series slates. - Help create incredible content for Rizzles 13 million (and growing) user base.



TVCO

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Producer and Head of Programming for the Rocksalt Comedy Channel

  • Mar 2020 - Oct 2020

  New York City Metropolitan Area - Created, acquired, developed, and launched numerous shows as part of the TVCO apps TVCO Comedy Festival. - Leveraged that success into programming a full TVCO channel, The Rocksalt Comedy Channel. - Worked with diverse talent from the New York City creative scene to develop inclusive, thought provoking and hilarious scripted and unscripted content while prioritizing audience acquisition and talent remuneration. - Worked with TVCO to create branding and promotion to bring increased… Show more - Created, acquired, developed, and launched numerous shows as part of the TVCO apps TVCO Comedy Festival. - Leveraged that success into programming a full TVCO channel, The Rocksalt Comedy Channel. - Worked with diverse talent from the New York City creative scene to develop inclusive, thought provoking and hilarious scripted and unscripted content while prioritizing audience acquisition and talent remuneration. - Worked with TVCO to create branding and promotion to bring increased download and audience numbers to the app. Show less



The Peoples Improv Theater

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Scripted Content/Head of Talent Development

  • May 2017 - Feb 2020

  123 E. 24th st, New York, NY - Grew ticket sales by 35% in a 36 month period. - Personally developed 100+ scripted shows that attracted increased audience and industry engagement through a combination of talent development, direct industry outreach and targeted show conceptualization and audience marketing. - Secured partnerships with New York Comedy Festival, New York TV Festival, and Writers Guild of America East, and earned a marked increase of media pieces in such outlets as The New York Times, Time Out, TLC… Show more - Grew ticket sales by 35% in a 36 month period. - Personally developed 100+ scripted shows that attracted increased audience and industry engagement through a combination of talent development, direct industry outreach and targeted show conceptualization and audience marketing. - Secured partnerships with New York Comedy Festival, New York TV Festival, and Writers Guild of America East, and earned a marked increase of media pieces in such outlets as The New York Times, Time Out, TLC and Vulture, in order to increase PIT’s brand presence. - Forged strong agency relationships, including Mosaic, Buchwald, Authentic, Gersh and CAA. - Developed a robust rolodex of emerging comedy talent and industry contacts, including NBC, CollegeHumor, TRUtv, Comedy Central, national commercials and major comedy festivals. - Successfully pitched groups and artists to an array of casting and network contacts, including getting several sketch groups featured on an upcoming NBC primetime show. - Created and produced the “Super Sketch Tuesday” house team system. Mentored a growing scene of comedians with an eye towards professional and personal development. Show less



ImprovBoston

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Producer, Head Writer and Director of Mainstage Sketch

  • Aug 2012 - May 2017

  Cambridge, Massachusetts -Helped to develop a nationally recognized Sketch Comedy program as head writer and director of Mainstage productions -Co-created The Best of Boston Sketch Festival, which brought widespread attention to the burgeoning Boston comedy scene -Recognized a slow period in the ImprovBoston audience numbers and created “Comedy, America!”, a summer mainstage production which grew ticket sales in the summer months by 60%. -Redesigned the Improvboston Winter Show to feature a groundbreaking… Show more -Helped to develop a nationally recognized Sketch Comedy program as head writer and director of Mainstage productions -Co-created The Best of Boston Sketch Festival, which brought widespread attention to the burgeoning Boston comedy scene -Recognized a slow period in the ImprovBoston audience numbers and created “Comedy, America!”, a summer mainstage production which grew ticket sales in the summer months by 60%. -Redesigned the Improvboston Winter Show to feature a groundbreaking combination of improv and sketch, which has become a highlight of the ImprovBoston season. -Provided top-level leadership, artistic vision and organization to a growing Boston sketch comedy scene that has led to gains in revenue numbers for both theatre audiences and comedy school attendees. -Created relationships with national and local press, which lead a dramatically heightened visibility for ImprovBoston productions, including stories in the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Dig, WEMF and variety of online publications and podcasts. -Produced and Directed top notch comedy revues that regularly draw sold out audiences and critical acclaim. -Won the ImprovBoston Awesome Award in recognition of his contributions to the ImprovBoston community and brand

• Senior Sketch Writing Instructor

  • Mar 2012 - May 2017

  Cambridge, Massachusetts -As senior sketch comedy instructor, has helped to make the ImprovBoston Comedy School a nationally recognized organization -Redeveloped the core curriculum to ensure quality and react to the changing comedy landscape and technology -Innovated a sketch comedy director curriculum to serve student demand and grow revenue Received consistently excellent feedback from student reviews and Comedy School surveys -Grew level follow through from Sketch 101 to upper levels, ensuring a… Show more -As senior sketch comedy instructor, has helped to make the ImprovBoston Comedy School a nationally recognized organization -Redeveloped the core curriculum to ensure quality and react to the changing comedy landscape and technology -Innovated a sketch comedy director curriculum to serve student demand and grow revenue Received consistently excellent feedback from student reviews and Comedy School surveys -Grew level follow through from Sketch 101 to upper levels, ensuring a constant student capacity for Sketch 201 and the inaugural run of the 16 week Sketch 301. -Maintained the very highest level of instruction, helping to nurture a talent pool for ImprovBoston that has ensured the theatres future as a nationally recognized institution