EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

BASIL IWANYK |  CO-FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN

One of the most successful and prolific independent film and TV producers in Hollywood with a total of nearly $4.0B in WWBO, including the John Wick franchise ($582M WWBO), The Expendables franchise ($804M WWBO), A Star is Born ($435M WWBO), The Town, We Are Marshall, Hotel Mumbai, Wind River, The Current War, amongst many others. As a former powerhouse producer at Warner Bros and now the Owner & CEO of Thunder Road Pictures, Basil brings the power of the Hollywood industry to the table with connections to renowned directors, producers, writers, actors, as well as all of the major distributors.

GREG ECONOMOU |  CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Deeply experienced and successful C-Level sports executive and entrepreneur; formerly an executive with Ticketmaster, Guggenheim Media/Dick Clark Productions, The Madison Square Garden Company, the Charlotte Hornets, and the NBA; while also owning and selling two agencies, BRANDTHINK & SME Branding. With his varied skill-set and unmatched relationships within the sports industry, Greg has an extraordinary level of respect and connectivity with most professional teams and leagues, colleges and collegiate conferences, media companies, athletes, agencies, and brands that invest in sports and content.

MARK CIARDI |  PRESIDENT & CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER

Mark is the most prolific producer of sports films in Hollywood. Before joining game1 as its President & Chief Content Officer, he was the Founder & CEO of Select Films and, prior to that, the Co-Founder of Mayhem Pictures, which had an overall first-look deal with Disney Studios for twelve years. Recently, Mark produced Chappaquiddick, The Miracle Season, the Disney film Safety and the upcoming Lionsgate film American Underdog. At Mayhem, he produced several films, including The Rookie, Miracle, Invincible, The Game Plan, Secretariat, Million Dollar Arm, and McFarland USA starring Kevin Costner. Mark also produced the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-For-30 documentary entitled Big Shot and 30-For-30 entitled 42 to 1. Mark played baseball at the University of Maryland, where he earned his B.S. in Business. He was drafted in 1983 by the Milwaukee Brewers organization and called up to the majors in 1987. Mark is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and serves on the board of trustees at the University of Maryland.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

In addition to the partners, game1 is supported by a team that is equally dynamic and driven to change the content landscape, one project at a time.

Mark oversees all operational aspects of game1, including Finance & Accounting, Legal, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Office Management. Prior to game1, Mark served in senior roles at Ticketmaster, Guggenheim Media, The Madison Square Garden Company, and the Charlotte Hornets.

MARK PETERSON
EVP & CHIEF OF STAFF

Brian oversees all of game1’s marketing activities, particular in the B2B marketplace – from support in the content partnership acquisition process to helping put together materials and treatments that game1 uses to go to market. Prior to joining game1, he served as Vice President of B2B Marketing at Ticketmaster and was also Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Sports Digita.

BRIAN MCKENZIE
SVP & CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

Will is one of game1’s development executives and producers, leaning heavily into developing and producing scripted programming and long-form unscripted programming (film and television). Prior to joining game1, Will spent two years at Thunder Road and before that nearly four years in CAA’s film division.

WILL FLYNN
VP, DEVELOPMENT

Courtney assists with game1's marketing team as a lead creative in the process of developing graphics, presentation decks, and project treatments. Prior to joining game1, Courtney worked at Honda as the graphic designer for their in-house studio.

COURTNEY OSAKO
DIRECTOR, GRAPHIC DESIGN

After graduating from Penn State's Smeal College of Business, Brendan started his Hollywood career at CAA where he assisted the two heads of the Motion Picture Talent department. Following his time at CAA, Brendan transitioned to a joint role at both Thunder Road Films and game1 where he supports all content development efforts and serves as the executive assistant to game1’s Chairman.

BRENDAN DARMODY
SR. MANAGER, CONTENT OPERATIONS

Therese oversees all production functions of game1, including overseeing the physical production of all scripted programming and unscripted programming, as well as digital and audio content/podcasts. Therese held senior level production positions at Fox Sports (5 years) and ESPN (10 years) prior to coming game1.

THERESE ANDREWS
EVP, CONTENT

Jeremy is one of game1’s development executives and producers, leaning heavily into developing and producing unscripted programming, branded content, and audio content/podcasts. Prior to game1, he spent almost 15 years as a researcher, development professional, and producer at ESPN.

JEREMY LUNDBLAD
SVP, DEVELOPMENT

Kyle is one of game1’s development executives and producers at game1, working predominantly in scripted content, but also works fairly extensively in the unscripted realm as well. Prior to joining game1, Kyle gained a plethora of experience working at Select Films, where he was involved in numerous projects with companies such as Netflix, Hulu, Wayfarer Studios, and Disney.

KYLE CONVISSAR
VP, DEVELOPMENT

Casandra oversees game1’s Marketing and Business Development efforts – including content creation, digital marketing, social media, and public relations/communications. Prior to joining game1, Casandra served in different roles in the B2B marketing department at Ticketmaster.

CASANDRA MACIAS
SR. MANAGER, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Ariel Elazar is the head of all digital and audio content at game1, overseeing all development and production of game1’s short and mid-form digital and audio content. He also heads up all of game1’s Spanish language content efforts from a long-form perspective. Prior to working at game1, Ariel led the digital strategy at MRC/Dick Clark Productions as the EVP of Brand, Marketing, and Digital Strategy for over a decade.

ARIEL ELAZAR
CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER/HEAD OF DIGITAL, AUDIO & BRANDED CONTENT

Beverly is one of game1's development executives and producers in scripted film & television, focusing on domestic and international stories. Beverly studied film and business at the University of Maryland, Syracuse, and The American University of Rome. Prior to game1, Beverly worked in Film & TV production and development at Sony Pictures Entertainment and Matt Tolmach Productions.

Beverly NUAKO
VP, Development

Courntey brings her multifaceted skills to game1 as the VP of Digital, Audio, Branded, and Spanish Language Programming overseeing digital, audio and branded programming production. Prior to game1, Courtney spent 7 years at MRC Live & Alternative (dcp) managing revenue & digital operations and integrated marketing for dcp’s live tentpole events.

COURTNEY TELLER
VP, DIGITAL, AUDIO & BRANDED CONTENT

Charlie supports all of game1’s partnership efforts with both properties and athletes – including the business development and account management of those clients and serve as the executive assistant to the CEO’s office. Charlie came to game1 from Ticketmaster and before that worked in partnerships at Dick Clark Productions.

CHARLIE FERNANDEZ
SR. MANAGER, BUSINESS OPERATIONS

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