YMH STUDIOS
President
2021 - Current
Austin, TX
- Responsible for overseeing all production and development across the company. YMH Studios was founded by Tom Segura, which he runs with his wife, comedian Christina P. It’s home to the hit podcasts Your Mom’s House, which he co-hosts with Pazsitzky, and 2 Bears 1 Cave, which he co-hosts with Bert Kreischer, among others.
ROOSTER TEETH
Head, Studio
Feature, Series & Animation Development and Production
Head of Studio
2019 - 2021
Los Angeles, CA / Austin, TX
- Lead team in identifying, producing, and delivering projects in a variety of genres and formats
(TV, Film, Digital), including ancillary and derivative content - Senior leader of development team which oversees all phases of development, budgeting, production and delivery of all external studio and network productions
- Built A-list partnerships which are packaged and sold to major streamers/buyers
• Ex. Negotiated with Senior Hasbro exec team to secure multi-season order of Transformers animated series for Netflix; season 1 of 3 debuting July 30th, 2020 - Oversaw the content development for both the in-house animation studio (160+ employees) and live-action studio (45 employees) across all phases of production; on-set Executive Producer across all projects
- Liaise with network executives, producers and those responsible for providing creative feedback and information flow from pitch to delivery
- Drove infrastructure and organization design for team and department
- Attended markets to source material, along with pitching Rooster Teeth's mandate and creative vision to potential partners
Head of Development
2016 - 2019
Los Angeles, CA / Austin, TX
- Built from scratch a groundbreaking slate of development across both live-action and animation
Liaised with network executives, co-producers and those responsible for providing creative feedback and information flow from pitch to delivery
- Executed initiatives for optimizing ancillary content and new potential revenue streams within current projects and development slate
- Packaged, negotiated and implemented deals for showrunners, writers, directors and lead cast
- Closed 8-picture deal with YouTube Premium which included both feature and series orders
- Day to day relationship management with upcoming content creators
- Lead team in identifying, producing, and delivering projects in a variety of genres and formats
ROENBERG
Feature and TV Development
Head of Development
2013 - 2016
Los Angeles, CA
- Lead executive for both film and television development for Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg’s (Pirates of the Caribbean 5) production company
- Responsible for key negotiations between talent and legal representation
- Developed original drama series from conception to script with writing team; sold to Universal Cable Productions and SyFy Network in 2015
- Utilize video editing software to create marketing materials for project pitches
- Established strategic partnerships between Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg and the international production teams during all phases of filming for Netflix’s “Marco Polo”
- Created extensive spreadsheet tracking system to reference incoming submissions
JUNCTION ENTERTAINMENT
Feature Deal at Disney, TV Deal at ABC Studios
Director of Development
2009 - 2013
Walt Disney Studios
- Optimized productivity for both the film and television development team of executives - Film deal with Walt Disney Studios; TV deal with ABC Studios
- Scheduled production meetings and managed all script changes
- Maintained production budgets for all projects while filming
- Served as conduit between production team and talent to ensure production milestones were met
- Managed assistant team to maximize office efficiency
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Feature Production Management
Coordinator,
Feature Production Management2006 - 2008
Paramount Pictures
Coordinated physical production team in supporting key creatives during all stages of production
Initiated partnership with Native Energy to implement the studio’s first “Go Green” initiative
Managed budgeting, scheduling and key negotiations while collaborating closely with production
and creative executives, producers and agents
- Past film projects: Star Trek, Cloverfield, Shutter Island, The Love Guru, Imagine That, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
SKILLS
Mac OSX
Windows
Adobe Creative Suite
Final Draft
Final Cut
Avid
FileMaker Pro
Microsoft Office
Movie Magic
INTERESTS & AFFILIATIONS
Texas Media Production Alliance
Austin, TX
Board Member
The Texas Media Production Alliance is a statewide non-profit industry advocacy organization for film, TV, commercial, digital media, and video game creators. We continue to lead the charge for increased and improved incentive grant legislation to grow the media production industries in Texas. TXMPA is proud to educate the general public on the history of the media industry in Texas and support a strong community of industry professionals.
Austin Film Festival
Austin, TX
Board Member
Fellowship Chairman, Judge & PanelistAustin Film Festival furthers the art and craft of filmmaking by inspiring and championing the work of screenwriters, filmmakers, and all artists who use the language of film to tell a story by providing amazing year-round film/event programming, opportunites for young filmmakers (9 -18 year old) and the internationally celebrated annual Film Festival & Conference held each October.
Los Angeles, CA & Washington, D.C.
Supporter, Contributor & Event Volunteer
The Science & Entertainment Exchange is a program of the National Academy of Sciences that connects entertainment industry professionals with top scientists and engineers to create a synergy between accurate science and engaging storylines in both film and TV programming.
Read Ryan's article "Anything Is Possible...Which Might Be The Problem"
Los Angeles, CA
Member/Judge
An international organization, The Academy selects the Nominees and Winners for The Webby Awards and The Lovie Awards—the leading honors for the Internet and individual achievement in technology and creativity.
Sherman Oaks, CA
Supporter
To ensure the welfare, wellness and well-being of children and animals, and to unleash the full potential of the bond between humans and animals to the mutual benefit of both.
Los Angeles, CA
Event Volunteer
Creative Visions Foundation is inspired by the life of Dan Eldon, an artist, adventurer and activist killed in Somalia in 1993 while covering the conflict as a photojournalist for Reuters News Agency. To honor his legacy, in 1998 his mother Kathy Eldon and sister Amy Eldon Turteltaub founded the Creative Visions Foundation to help others like Dan use media and the arts to create meaningful change in the world around them.
Los Angeles, CA
Consulting Volunteer
The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System is the largest healthcare system within the VA servicing veterans residing in Southern California and Southern Nevada. Their mission is to honor America’s veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being.
CONTACT
310-795-7695
