Our Mission

Most recently, Gabe was a Supervising Creative Producer at MasterClass, leading curriculum and creative on classes with luminaries from Stephen Curry to Steve Martin. Prior to MasterClass, he was an Executive Producer at Story Pirates, an education and media company that works with actors and comedians to make learning more engaging.

Patricia Ng has led product and marketing teams at Yummly, Sheyna, and Chibitronics. Prior to her time at startups, Patricia spent 10 years at eBay, building new features and businesses. She holds a B.A. in economics from Stanford.

Jordan Smith is CEO and founder of Smith House & Company, a design and building firm based in Austin, TX. He got his start in construction with Matt Risinger, and worked with Matt for 2 years. Jordan is a welder by trade, and spent 10 years in the oil and gas industry “programming robots to weld together.” He is an active member of the American Welding Society and holds a degree in Material Joints Engineering.

Joey has made films across five continents, most recently for Airbnb. He’s produced stories on elite athletes, indigenous punk bands, astronauts, and motherhood. He helped launch MasterClass by developing the earliest trailers and classes and growing the post-production team from three people to over forty. Joey earned his BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Lauren has years of U.S. and global experience developing consumer marketing programs and most recently was at Pinterest. Previously, she helped grow early stage startups. She holds a B.A. in Journalism from Southern Methodist University.

David spent a decade as a freelance video editor before joining MT Copeland. He began his career editing TV shows in Shanghai and Chicago before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he embedded with tech companies to grow their video departments. He holds a B.A. in Radio/Television/Film from Northwestern University.