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Dave Sickert • CEO
A 30+ year media executive and entrepreneur, Dave has led business development and affiliate relations for several media companies including:
A 30+ year media executive and entrepreneur, Dave has led business development and affiliate relations for several media companies including:
- business development for one of the first streaming media offerings (Warner Media; formerly Time Warner)
- managed the largest e-commerce platform in the 90's (AOL); launched AOL's first online charity-auction
- member of Comedy Central's launch team; led sales, distribution and marketing on US west coast
- co-founder of A Million Cooks, Inc., a cooking focused media company that produced 500+ food-themed podcasts
Linda Evans • Production
With 25+ years in entertainment, Linda has held executive and creative leadership positions at HBO, Arista Records, Turner Networks, AOL and Time Warner Cable. She has produced long form programming, live events including Off-Broadway shows, an NYC concert series and a national concert tour. She is has been recognized with 40+ industry awards, is a graduate of NYU Steinhardt, a member of the Producers Guild of America, Co-Chair of PGA Women’s Impact Network (WIN) and a member of NYWIFT.
With 25+ years in entertainment, Linda has held executive and creative leadership positions at HBO, Arista Records, Turner Networks, AOL and Time Warner Cable. She has produced long form programming, live events including Off-Broadway shows, an NYC concert series and a national concert tour. She is has been recognized with 40+ industry awards, is a graduate of NYU Steinhardt, a member of the Producers Guild of America, Co-Chair of PGA Women’s Impact Network (WIN) and a member of NYWIFT.
Nina Warren • Creative
A 25+ year veteran of HBO as producer and creative director in programming, marketing, and on-air, Nina has created both long and short form digital content for HBO originals including Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, True Detective and The Normal Heart. She is the producer/director/writer of Catskill Park, a Woodstock Film Festival documentary selection. Nina has been recognized with 60+ industry awards, is a graduate of Wellesley College, a member of the Producers Guild of America and NYWIFT. IMDB
A 25+ year veteran of HBO as producer and creative director in programming, marketing, and on-air, Nina has created both long and short form digital content for HBO originals including Boardwalk Empire, True Blood, True Detective and The Normal Heart. She is the producer/director/writer of Catskill Park, a Woodstock Film Festival documentary selection. Nina has been recognized with 60+ industry awards, is a graduate of Wellesley College, a member of the Producers Guild of America and NYWIFT. IMDB
Justin Fivella • Education
A writer, educator and information specialist, Justin brings 15+ years of media and educational experience to the team. His work with schools and school districts is useful in guiding noun's programming and educator engagement strategy.
A writer, educator and information specialist, Justin brings 15+ years of media and educational experience to the team. His work with schools and school districts is useful in guiding noun's programming and educator engagement strategy.
Dan Gude • Legal | IP
A specialist in copyright, trademark and intellectual property, Dan brings technical detail and simple to understand guidance to the team.
A specialist in copyright, trademark and intellectual property, Dan brings technical detail and simple to understand guidance to the team.
Toby Benstead • Revenue
A strategic thinker with excellent communication skills and bottom-line focus, Toby has 20+ years of sponsorship and event sales experience. His clients include TechCrunch, Dwell and DMG World Media.
A strategic thinker with excellent communication skills and bottom-line focus, Toby has 20+ years of sponsorship and event sales experience. His clients include TechCrunch, Dwell and DMG World Media.
advisors
Ed Annunziata is a producer, designer, developer and entrepreneur. He combines his passion for gaming with his passion for education. Ed has worked with Sega of America, LeapFrog and Nokia.
Emily Brown is a 20+ year credentialed educator in the public school system. Recognized as one of the outstanding teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area, she has been instrumental in helping refining noun's student engagement practices.
Fred Campbell is a serial entrepreneur. He has launched several start-up’s including one of the first successful online ecommerce sites, eGreetings. Fred is co-founder of TRAC, an AI technology platform that identifies startups most likely to achieve their third investment round.
Carly Costello is a credentialed K-6 educator with 15 years of experience. She has led school site initiatives as Technology Coach as well as written training manuals for a large technology company. Carly is committed to the effective integration of technology in the classroom.
Jad Dunning is COO of Common Sense Networks. He has co-founded several successful venture-backed technology businesses that resulted in successful exits to Microsoft, Intuit and Advance Auto Parts.
Arik Ehle is a successful 20+ year animator with Pixar Animation Studios. He is an avid sculptor and painter, working on large one of a kind pieces for his personal brand Wild West Side.
Jenny Martin is a Senior Producer with EA. She brings a rock-solid understanding of 'gamification' from her experience in game design and development working with leaders that include Sega, Zynga and Telepictures (Warner Media).
Adrien Lopez Lanusse is a strategic advisor and team leader grounded in consumer insight, design innovation and business strategy. His expertise includes tech, entertainment, financial services and consumer-packaged goods. As Netflix’s first VP of Consumer Insights, he built and led research teams to uncover insights, attitudes and behaviors that served to improve competitive advantage.
Dr. Carmel Murphy is a pediatric specialist focused on providing care and support to underserved populations.
Karen Mireau Rimmer is a poet and storyteller with television experience grounded in NBC's c-suites. She co-founded a company that created two hit Saturday morning shows and developed “Troubles The Cat", produced by the Sesame Workshop (CTW).
Laura Zimmerman is a veteran journalist and news anchor. Most recently, she led the Sonoma Valley Eduction Foundation as Executive Director.