Bio

As Chief Growth Officer for Second Wind Consultants, priorities include near and long-term corporate strategy, as well as industry-specific alliances and business models for the value added application of SWC processes- in banking, alternative lending, private equity, investment banking, M&A, and franchising. As part of SWC’s growth trajectory, the CGO originates and oversees all aspects of company branding, content, press relations and marketing to tell the Second Wind story of business value preservation. Background: Accomplished entertainment industry executive who excels in story development, production management and structured finance in the motion picture production and distribution sectors. Recognized authority on eliciting and articulating ‘core story’ in both creative campaigns and business messaging / development. Fosters subscription to key creative and corporate narratives, along with deep experience in both waterfall and agile management practices. Led multi-corporate teams to define product integration, marketing and cross-platform collaborations with companies such as Microsoft, BMW, Rogers and Cowen, Paradigm Agency, Nuance and Symantec. Industry leader / university educator in the ‘art of pitching story’ with a deep knowledge of compelling messaging. Exceptional track record of leveraging story to subscribe diverse talents to a singular vision across teams. Career Highlights Produced top-grossing film FLIGHTPLAN starring Jodie Foster for Walt Disney Pictures. Supervised development of film projects for 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Searchlight and other studios. Founded market leading non-theatrical distribution company and negotiated innovative distribution agreements. Produced “5-star” iPhone voice-enabled productivity app which reached the top 120 apps in the world. Produced first speech enabled gaming platform accessible to the blind or mobility impaired. Negotiated screenplay purchases and writing deals between Chinese studios and US writers.