2007
"35" — The first live-streamed web series
Livestream platforms had just launched. I saw immediately that this would transform the performing arts. So I created "35" — the first interactive multi-cam livestreamed web series. Covered by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and blogs worldwide. Written by Sharr White.
2008
First live web-based political telethon
17,000+ viewers, trending on Twitter. Before anyone had a playbook for this.
2008
Learned the business of online video
Took a job at an early branded video startup to understand economics, marketing, and monetization from the inside.
2011
"Better Left Unsaid" — First interactive live-streamed play
Written by Joey Brenneman. 50,000 consecutive viewers.
2012
Founded VirtualArtsTV
Co-founded with Joey Brenneman and Erin Bigelow. The first company dedicated to live-streaming the performing arts with real-time audience interaction.
2013
WiredArts Fest - Interactive Arts Festival
VirtualArtsTV produced the first interactive live-streamed performing arts festival, with a companion app and website. 13 companies spanning theater, dance, and music. Covered by ABC, CNN and worldwide
2013–2016
100+ Interactive Livestreams. Theater. Dance. Music. Celebrities. Hackathons.
Produced and/or directed 100+ interactive livestreams for Apple, BMW, Amazon, DC Comics, Kickstarter — alongside dozens of performing arts companies and artists.
2016
Founded Collective Agency
A team of creatives from across the US bringing every creative and technical tool we had to organizations whose missions mattered more than their budgets. 400+ creatives. Fortune 500 clients. Campaigns that raised millions.
2020
The world discovered virtual events
We'd been doing them for 13 years.
2020
Gaming software meets nonprofit fundraising
Brought gaming engagement software into professional multi-camera productions — Biden Victory Fund, MDA, ERA Coalition. Turned passive audiences into active communities. They raised millions.
2021–2025
Essence Festival of Culture
173 multi-camera livestreams over three days across multiple stages. Four consecutive years with Wide Angle Productions.
2024
MIT — Certificate in Applied Generative AI
Formalized what I'd been doing for years. Began building AI workflow systems, automation pipelines, and knowledge tools.
2024
TCS New York City Marathon / NYRR
Built AI-powered podcast analytics, transcript search engines, and production systems for one of the world's largest sporting events.
2025
AI workflows for everything
Built AI systems for analytics, operations, and content creation — collapsing days of manual work into minutes across every domain I touched.
2026
Experiential Knowledge Design
Built PKES: a full-stack AI knowledge platform. Proof of concept was a fully automated 75-minute museum audio tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The culmination of two decades of work.