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About Me

3 x Emmy Award Winner / 2003-2010: Senior Vice President of Programming & Marketing FOX Cable Network's FUEL TV (News Corp) / Executive Producer 2008 Toronto International Film Festival Official Selection, "Machotaildrop" / Executive Producer of 2011 Cannes Film Festival American Pavilion official selection, "Floating" / Co-Founder, 1 Giant Mind, US non-profit for research and education / Developed and produced over 40 original television series for FOX Cable Networks across US and international channels / Developed and produced world's first long-form live music webcasts for Warner Bros. Online / Consultant for 1995 AOL's ground-breaking "Greenhouse" content project / Co-produced award-winning interactive education products for L3 Interactive in 1994 / Awarded #1 sales representative in the United States for Sony Sports Electronics at age 20 / Sold first pilot script for original TV series to Fox Family Channel in the US, now ABC Family (Disney) / 1990-2003; Founder & President, Groove Inc., an independently owned entertainment & marketing company. Relaunched company under new name, ShonCo in 2011.

Location:
United States, Manhattan Beach, CA
Current organization:
ShonCo
Past organizations:
Fox Cable Networks, FUEL TV
Current role:
Founder / Executive Producer
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
television and internet channel development, Television Executive Producer , film & television writing, Media marketing , executive consultation, Brand development, Business Development, non profit start-up consulting
I am:
Business adviser, Connector, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Filmmaker, Idea generator, Life mentor, Marketer, Producer, Social entrepreneur
Languages:
English
My website links:
www.1giantmind.org
Universities:
California State University Long Beach
TED conferences attended:
TEDGlobal 2011
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I'm passionate about

The power of filmed-media to influence societies positively through engaging and memorable entertainment. Utilizing my skills, intuition, and experience to meaningfully consult brands and people.

An idea worth spreading

I'm inspired by individuals and companies who possess an elevated level of awareness and are able to translate that elegantly into their messaging, branding, and actions. One of my clients is a start-up non profit called 1 GIANT MIND. The organization's tagline is "The World's Largest Experiment" and it aims to inspire simultaneous mass meditation events for the purpose of scientific research on its potential collective effect. Projects such as this are intriguing because they are relatively new territory and the approach is based on a carefully orchestrated strategy that is objective and open to the world to participate. Any idea which has the opportunity to recalibrate humankind's compass in the right direction...is an idea worth spreading.

Talk to me about

Power of the media and communication to influence positively.

People don't know that I'm good at

Strong intuition and ability to forecast trends, events, and outcomes.

My TED Story

My first TED event in Edinburgh was the perfect intersection of my life-long desire to visit Scotland and experience TED first hand.

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  • A reply on Talk: A robot that flies like a bird

    Aug 3 2011: I did actually. I will try to post soon.
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    A comment on Talk: A robot that flies like a bird

    Jul 25 2011: What is more incredible is how real seagulls reacted to this guy when he flew freely during the closing TED picnic in Edinburgh. At first he flew alone in the sky but not after too long hundreds of seagulls flew in from around the city and greeted this oversized foreigner with vocal bewilderment. As they circled curiously, many of them swooped in with intensity to get a closer look as the mechanical seagull flew gracefully through the sky. It was an awe-inspiring experience and very surreal to see nature interacting with science.

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