Entertainment is the business of capturing attention and holding it. The founders in this section do that in every medium imaginable. Film. Music. Gaming. Live events. Streaming. Comedy. The companies that make the things people do when they’re not working. Or when they’re supposed to be working.
These interviews cover the full entertainment spectrum. Content creation. Production. Distribution. Ticketing. Fan engagement. The technology that powers it all and the creative minds that dream it up. Entertainment sits at the intersection of art and commerce, and that tension makes every conversation here interesting.
The founders here are candid about the challenges. Content saturation. Piracy. Platform dependency. The economics of attention in a world where everyone has unlimited options and limited time. Building in entertainment means competing with literally everything else someone could be doing. No pressure.
You’ll find insights on content strategy, audience building, monetization models, and the creative process behind the things people love. Whether you’re building an entertainment company, working in the industry, or just curious about how your favorite content gets made, these interviews are worth the time.
Zack Arnold is an award-winning film editor currently cutting the TV show Burn Notice on USA Network, and his professional background also includes editing feature films for studios such as…
Meet Zack Arnold – A Mensch making a movie about his best friend
Jack Levy was born making noises, according to the obstetrical staff at the Minneapolis hospital where he was born, “but not your ordinary noises: deeper, richer, more babylike than any…
The executive creative director and partner of WDCW’s Los Angeles office, Court Crandall spends his days and more than a few nights steering the company’s creative output and trying to…
She had a dream …. really. One night (in her dream) her book clubbers were arguing over which book to read. She suggested (still in the dream) that they write…
Todd Jones is a co-founder of Teton Gravity Research. Jones helped start the production arm of TGR in 1996, and has since been an executive producer and co-director of 29…
Noah Scheinmann is the President of No Regrets Entertainment, a New York-based production company, which he founded in 2008. Born and raised in New Jersey, he discovered his passion for…
Meet Noah Scheinmann – Entertainment executive with No Regrets
CJ Bruce was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. He studied Media Arts and Political Science at the University of Arizona and has been producing videos since he was 13….
CJ Bruce was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. He studied Media Arts and Political Science at the University of Arizona and has been producing videos since he was 13….
Mark Gantt is the Executive Producer, and Star of Sony Pictures Television’s web series, The Bannen Way, created by Jesse Warren & Mark Gantt. He plays a character named Neal…
Originally from Hilo on the Big Island, Chad Kukahiko (also known as 100k) graduated from the Kamehameha Schools, Kapalama campus. He spent over half his life performing in over fifty plays,…
Meet Chad Kukahiko – Content Creator and Freak For Good Stories