• Jim Augustine, Co-Founder & Executive Producer

    Jim is a media and tech entrepreneur. Formerly COO of Zuckerberg Media, he most recently co-founded ZM subsidiaries Sue's Tech Kitchen, the Zuckerberg Institute, Broadway Beta Ventures, and Assemble Stream Inc. As Co-Founder & Managing Director of Broadway Beta Ventures, he facilitated investments in Hadestown (Best New Musical), Lin Manuel Miranda's Freestyle Love Supreme (Special Tony Award), The Inheritance (Best New Play), Magic Mike Live, and more. As Co-Founder & COO of Assemble Stream, Jim worked with Second Stage to produce the first-ever simulcast run of a Broadway show (Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s).

  • Oren Michels, Co-Founder

    Oren is an entrepreneur, investor, board member, and advisor to technology startups in the US and internationally. As CEO, he co-founded Mashery in 2006, taking an idea on a napkin and $100k in seed funding through multiple venture and strategic funding rounds and acquisition by Intel.

    In the theater world, Oren is the former executive director and CEO of The Groundlings and serves on the board of Second Stage. He is co-producer of the upcoming Broadway musical Lempicka.

  • Katie McKenna, Head of Marketing & Partnerships

    Katie is a marketing and media executive with a remarkable track record for developing new and profitable initiatives and revitalizing brands to record levels of revenue. Katie launched multi-million dollar editorial franchises, brand platforms, content series, and consumer products. She runs her own sales and marketing advisory, managing strategic partnerships, brand marketing, business development and growth acceleration for clients, from startups to established enterprises.

  • Graham Forden, Director of Production

    With over 15 years in the entertainment industry, Graham has brought ambitious projects to life on Broadway, with Cirque du Soleil, and through podcasts, films, at theme parks, and on cruise ships. Favorite theater credits include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and The Addams Family. Graham relaunched En Garde Arts with theatrical trailblazer Anne Hamburger and, during his time at The Broadway League, supported three Tony Awards telecasts and produced over 150 videos for BwayZone. Outside of work, Graham enjoys magic, cheeseburgers, eating cookies, ranch dressing, and going to the beach.

Board of Directors

  • Stephen C Sherrill

  • Robert Nash

  • Brisa Carleton