About Us

New in name only.

We’re as passionate about the creative process as we are about raising awareness and driving revenue for the brands we work with.

Leadership Team

When you work with us, you’re working with a roster of knowledgeable and friendly professionals that take pride in their work.

Michael McManus

Founder / Chief Executive Officer

Past Experience

  • The Colbert Report
  • Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
  • Vice TV

Skills

  • marketing
  • lead generation
  • conceptualizing and executing
  • team building

Interests

  • NY Yankees
  • true crime
  • professional wrestling
  • plant-based cuisine

Paul Motisi

Art Director / Chief Operating Officer

Background

  • School of Visual Arts (BFA Graphic Design & Advertising 2011)
  • Adobe Award Winner (Creative Jam Judge’s Choice 2015)
  • featured at Art Directors’ Club (2010, 2011)

Specialties

  • branding
  • motion graphics
  • package design
  • murals & installations

Passions

  • coding
  • spray painting
  • sous vide cooking
  • vintage knick-knacks

Adea Frances

Chief Marketing Officer

Expertise

  • marketing
  • business management
  • customer relations

Background

  • Naropa University (BA Humanities 2015)
  • San Francisco Art Institute (MFA Fine Arts and Performance Art 2019)

Interests

  • music
  • horror movies
  • wellness

Will Forthman

Vice President of Operations

Responsibilities

  • client coordination
  • project oversight
  • data analytics

Strengths

  • efficiency
  • communication
  • organization

Interests

  • retro video games
  • DIY music
  • NY Islanders
  • ramen

Greg McManus

Chief Content Officer

Film Highlights

  • The Many Saints of Newark
  • Ray Donovan
  • Gotti: Godfather & Son

Strengths

  • keeping shoots on schedule
  • working within project budgets
  • adapting to different roles
  • remaining calm amongst chaos

Interests

  • mixed martial arts/boxing
  • writing original screenplays
  • photography

James Morano

Director of Videography

Client Work

  • AT&T
  • Yeezy
  • Hennessy
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Tom Colicchio

Expertise

  • cinematography
  • color correction
  • editing
  • aerial photography

Passions

  • comedy
  • IT / computers
  • working on old cars
  • Chinese food

Alan Schneider

Director of Digital Marketing

Career Highlights

  • Tory Burch
  • PHE Inc.
  • Ziff Davis Publishing
  • Vibe Magazine
  • Azul Systems

Accomplishments

  • management and consulting on over $3M in monthly Google Ads spend
  • top tier SEO rankings for several Fortune 500 companies
  • Meta Advertising e-commerce sales of over $12M lifetime

Pastimes

  • audio recording
  • fitness
  • woodworking

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