Innovative and Award-Winning Entertainment Executive

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• Core Expertise:

  • Producer

  • VFX Production Coordinator

  • Consumer Product Licensing Agent

  • Entertainment Finance Executive

• Commitment: Reshaping the entertainment industry with exceptional creative content across various platforms while adhering to budget constraints.

• Platforms: Television, Film, Broadway, Multi-million-dollar Franchises.

 

Leadership & Entrepreneurship:

• Founder and CEO of Beni Entertainment Capital:

  • Entertainment finance group investing in Tony and Grammy Award-winning projects.

• Founder of a Telly Award-winning and Webby-recognized virtual production company:

  • Demonstrates prowess in cutting-edge media creation.

 

Live Performance & Arts Education:

• Associate Creative Director for Musical Theatre Competitions of America (MTCA):

  • Nation's top educational theatre festival.

• Director of Development for MTFEF:

  • Spearheads initiatives like the MTCA College Panel, providing insights for aspiring students.

 

Production Credits:

• Broadway:

  • Co-producer of the Grammy Award-winning Jagged Little Pill:

    • Received 15 Tony nominations.

  • Associate Producer for the 5-time Tony Award-winning A Christmas Carol.

• Visual Effects (VFX):

  • VFX Production Coordinator for acclaimed series:

    • Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story

    • American Crime Story: Impeachment

    • Raised By Wolves

• Licensing:

  • Secured 23 partnerships with major brands for Jessalynn and JoJo Siwa’s XOMG POP!

 

Leadership & Advocacy:

• Played a key role in unionizing 1,700 performers with Actors' Equity Association:

  • Historic movement endorsed by Abigail Disney and noted by The New York Times.

• Elected representative for Disneyland's Fantasmic! At-Large:

  • Currently negotiating their first contract with Equity and Disney.

 

Community Impact:

• Helped secure over $350,000 for:

  • Summer Intensives

  • MTCA Festivals

  • BFA program scholarships

• Spearheaded a YouTube Livestream that raised over $50,000 for arts programs in underserved schools.

• Organized a COVID-19-adapted Livestream that generated over $200,000 for the World Union of Progressive Judaism.

• Collaborated with HeadCount to mobilize over 1 million voters through entertainment partnerships.

 

Education & Recognition:

• Inaugural student in Harvard Business School Online’s CLIMB: New Leaders program.

• Holds a Bachelor of Science in Entertainment Business.

• Serves on the Los Angeles Film School Entertainment Business Program Advisory Committee.

• Completed a competitive internship at Warner Bros. under the mentorship of Andrew Lazar.

• Featured in:

  • The New York Times

  • Harvard Business School

  • Playbill

  • Broadway World

 

Personal Interests:

• Enjoys honing creative skills in singing, acting, and dancing.

• Passionate about traveling and connecting with like-minded individuals.