
Darius Suyama
Co-Founder / Producer at Imaginespace | TTG
TED Attendee
Brooklyn, New York, United StatesAbout Darius
I am a…
Business adviser, Business leader, Change Agent, Connector, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Global soul, Idea generator, Investor, Marketer, Parent, Producer, Social entrepreneur, Startup
Bio
Co-Founder: Imaginespace, a film/theatre/tv development fund/incubator dedicated to amplifying global stories and storytellers for international audiences. Credits: Tokyo Vice (Max); Romeo+Juliet (Broadway); Hold On To Me Darling (Off-Broadway).
Founding team at TodayTix Group, a PE-backed portfolio of live entertainment companies disrupting an antiquated industry and legacy models while democratizing access to theatre. a16z Marketplace 100; Fast Company The Most innovative Companies in the World; Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
Co-Founder: Y Productions, a cross-cultural live entertainment consultancy and production company. Credits: Buena Vista Social Club (Broadway); The Band’s Visit (Tony Award; Broadway, Japan); Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway, London).
Speaker/Guest Lecturer: South Korea Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (KOCCA), Commercial Theatre Institute, InTix, various universities.
I'm passionate about
storytelling and storytellers, building relationships and scaling businesses, the future of live entertainment, fatherhood, and football (soccer)
Areas of expertise
building and scaling new ventures, cultural fluency, entrepreneurship, film, global storytelling, intersection of arts/culture and technology, relationship building, revenue and growth, startups, strategic partnerships, theater
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