About me
WHAT OTHERS SAY:
"Nicholas really understands the complex issues involved in moving projects forwards across different cultures and time zones in a global environment, and is someone with whom it is a pleasure to work." - CTO, France Brevets
"I offer the highest possible personal and professional recommendation on behalf of Nicholas. He is a highly-creative executive whose creativity is complemented by substantial organizational skills. A thinker and a results-orientated achiever, Nicholas is very, very impressive." - COO/General Counsel, CW Network
"Nicholas is a leader. He puts forth new ideas, encourages innovation & shares. He is one of the most interesting people I follow." - CEO, IndieFlix
A passionate advocate for long-term business growth driven by innovation, marketing, and IP development, I'm a strategic advisor who has spent the bulk of my career focused on emerging media and community-building experiences. I've helped launch some of the top performing feature films in their sectors and, as interactive entertainment grew in popularity, I led the teams that created Muppetworld, Dawsons's Desktop, and Playhouse Disney, among many other renowned immersive properties. During my time as CMO at Technicolor, I introduced new solutions for content management, security, and distribution, while concurrently helping to form the Digital Watermarking Alliance, co-founding the New Media Council of the Producers Guild, and negotiating that Guild's first corporate sponsorships. I've advised major international organizations, governments, startups, and individuals; helping each better clarify and communicate their position and vision.
With a strong background in emerging content channels, platforms, and technologies, I've been responsible for the launch and development of more than 30 businesses in a variety of markets. Today, I focus on helping clients refine their strategic plans, to better and more profitably integrate sustainability, community, and creativity.
Skills
Analysis, B2B, B2C, Brain storming, Branding, Business Analysis, Change Management, Consultancy, Creative Direction, Digital Marketing, Digital Strategy, Directing, Entrepreneurship, Event Design, Experiential Marketing, Hospitality, International, Internet, Journalism, Languages, Marketing, Performing Arts, Problem Solving, Proof Reading, Public Speaking, Road-mapping, Social Media, Strategy Planning, Teaching / Lecturing, Team Management, Writing
Sector Experience
Advertising, Branding, Business Management, Charity / Not for profit, Computer Games, Consulting Services, Creative Services, Environmental Health, Event Organisers / Management, Fashion, Film (Feature), Foreign Affairs, Hotels & Resorts, Intellectual Property, Interactive, International, Internet, Marketing, Mobile, Museums, New Media, Research & Development, Retail, Social Network / Community, Television, Theatre, Town Planning, Travel & Leisure
Awards
BDA, Print Advertising Award, Effie\'s - Bronze, IBC Innovation Award, Ovation Award, Philips Award, Promax Award
Clients
Activision, american film institute, American Lung Association, Aramis, BMA, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Calvin Klein, Caravan Pictures, Chroma Fund, CMO Council, Columbia Tristar, Dep, Disney Channel, Fourpoint Media, FX Networks, Goodman Theatre, IFAW, Intel, Iotas, Jim Henson Company, Johnson & Johnson, KCRW - National Public Radio, Kirin Beer, Lexus, Lip-Ink International, Los Angeles Performing Arts Festival, Lucas Arts, McKinsey & Company, Mountain Machine, MPC, New Line Cinema, NFFTY, Paramount Pictures, Public Counsel Law Center, RCA, SAG-AFTRA, Sony Pictures Television, Spyglass Entertainment, Technicolor, TES, Truefitt & Hil, Universal Pictures, US Figure Skating, Walt Disney Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies, Washington Interactive Network, Xray-FM