Shon Tomlin

Business adviser, Connector, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Filmmaker, Idea generator, Life mentor, Marketer, Producer, Social entrepreneur

3 x Emmy Award Winner / 2003-2010: Senior Vice President of Programming & Marketing FOX Cable Network's FUEL TV (News Corp) / Executive Producer 2008 Toronto International Film Festival Official Selection, "Machotaildrop" / Executive Producer of 2011 Cannes Film Festival American Pavilion official selection, "Floating" / Co-Founder, 1 Giant Mind, US non-profit for research and education / Developed and produced over 40 original television series for FOX Cable Networks across US and international channels / Developed and produced world's first long-form live music webcasts for Warner Bros. Online / Consultant for 1995 AOL's ground-breaking "Greenhouse" content project / Co-produced award-winning interactive education products for L3 Interactive in 1994 / Awarded #1 sales representative in the United States for Sony Sports Electronics at age 20 / Sold first pilot script for original TV series to Fox Family Channel in the US, now ABC Family (Disney) / 1990-2003; Founder & President, Groove Inc., an independently owned entertainment & marketing company. Relaunched company under new name, ShonCo in 2011.

The power of filmed-media to influence societies positively through engaging and memorable entertainment. Utilizing my skills, intuition, and experience to meaningfully consult brands and people.

I'm inspired by individuals and companies who possess an elevated level of awareness and are able to translate that elegantly into their messaging, branding, and actions. One of my clients is a start-up non profit called 1 GIANT MIND. The organization's tagline is "The World's Largest Experiment" and it aims to inspire simultaneous mass meditation events for the purpose of scientific research on its potential collective effect. Projects such as this are intriguing because they are relatively new territory and the approach is based on a carefully orchestrated strategy that is objective and open to the world to participate. Any idea which has the opportunity to recalibrate humankind's compass in the right direction...is an idea worth spreading.

Brand development, Business Development, executive consultation, film & television writing, Media marketing, non profit start-up consulting, television and internet channel development, Television Executive Producer

My first TED event in Edinburgh was the perfect intersection of my life-long desire to visit Scotland and experience TED first hand.

Strong intuition and ability to forecast trends, events, and outcomes.