• Jim Augustine, Founder

    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, 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, Marketing & Development

    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.

Board of Directors

  • Stephen C Sherrill

  • Robert Nash

  • Brisa Carleton

  • Laurie Erlandson