How To Sell A Show to MTV with Bayan Joonam; S3 E14

An award winning Producer highly regarded for aligning with startups, celebrities, educational institutions, high profile brands, and nonprofits to build award-winning media companies. Bayan is best known for partnering with actor Rainn Wilson to translate SoulPancake's mission into digital video. As Head of Production for SoulPancake between 2012 - 2018, Bayan led the development and creation of award-winning original programming such as SoulPancake on OWN, Kid President, and My Last Days, which led to nearly a billion views, multi-season television franchises, and acquisition by Participant Media in 2016.Prior to SoulPancake, Bayan provided weekly content for Jay-Z's digital media enterprise Life + Times and was a producer for the Brookings Institute in Washington, D.C where he helped restructure the organization's online content workflow. Bayan earned a B.F.A. in Film, Photography, and Visual Arts with a minor in Art History at Ithaca College in New York, and prior to that attended Idyllwild Arts Academy, where he studied cinematography.Credits Include...Magic City: An American Fantasy starring Killer MikeSoulPancake starring Susan Sarandon and Raina WilsonOn the Run Tour: Beyonce and Jay Z starring Beyoncé QAnon: The Search for Q starring Donald TrumpPlease like and subscribe, it helps us out a lot.You can also check out our accompanying article this week entitled “15 Free Filmmaking Apps That Elevate Your Brand’s Visual Storytelling” at https://greaterandgrander.com/15-free-filmmaking-apps-that-elevate-your-brands-visual-storytelling/Buy Threads of Imagination OnlineAmazon - https://www.amazon.com/Threads-Imagination-Collaborative-Weaving-Worlds/dp/1946081779DSTL Arts Website (Buying Here Will Give More Money to Nonprofits) - https://www.dstlarts.org/product/threads-of-imagination-richard-tucci/179Music is “Faster Does It” by Kevin MacLeod.Episode still image is from STARZ’s Magic City.  Watch on Starz.comFollow Us on Social Media!Greater & Grander on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/GreaterGrander  Greater & Grander on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GreaterGrander Greater & Grander on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GreaterGrander  Greater & Grander on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/GreaterGrander    Register and Get a Free List of Special Info on Jobs in Hollywood - http://greaterandgrander.com/special-job-openings-giveaways  Check out past episodes and bonus content on the Greater & Grander website - https://greaterandgrander.com/tag/the-producers-lounge-podcast/  Faster Does It by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100794Artist: http://incompetech.com/Support the show