Jam Sessions

In this episode, Think Jam's Founder and CEO Daniel Robey speaks to Amy Gustin and Deena Wallace, directors of the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). BIFA highlights and champions some of the most talented and innovative filmmakers in the UK through their awards ceremony. We discuss their future plans to aid these filmmakers beyond their annual awards, and exploring the effect that new forms of media and current affairs have on the independent film industry.

Think Jam have teamed up with Sheridans, a leading media and technology law firm, for a series of open and recorded conversations on Clubhouse with industry leaders in tech, media and entertainment. For our second session we discussed the fascinating topic of Franchise Value: Consumer Products, IP and Marketing with our special guest Jonathan Sands. Jonathan is founder and CEO of Artistic License, whose amazing career has seen him work with a range of global entertainment brands such as James Bond, Stars Wars and Harry Potter. Alongside our hosts Daniel Robey, CEO/Founder of Think Jam, and Daniel Geey, Partner at Sheridans, we are delighted to be joined by Louise Brennand and Anna Heidecker, respectively EVP and Senior Account Director at Think Jam. www.thinkjam.com/ www.sheridans.co.uk/

Think Jam have teamed up with Sheridans, a leading media and technology law firm, for a series of open and recorded conversations on Clubhouse with industry leaders in tech, media and entertainment. For our first Clubhouse conversation, we explored the world of NFTs and how the entertainment and sports industries can innovate in this space. This podcast is an edited version of that live discussion. Joining Daniel Robey, the CEO/Founder of Think Jam and Daniel Geey, Partner at Sheridans, was Damian Collier, CEO of Blend Media, Eitan Jankelewitz, Digital Media Partner at Sheridans, and Aaron Kelly, Executive Creative Director at Think Jam. https://www.thinkjam.com/ https://www.sheridans.co.uk/ https://blend.media/

In this episode, Aaron Kelly, Executive Creative Director, and Stella Ferguson, EVP, talk to Lauren Mann, producer of 'Lost Girls and Love Hotels' and 'Swiss Army Man'. In this fantastic discussion, we hear the story behind ‘Lost Girls and Love Hotels’, the decisions on how to distribute during the year of Covid, and how Think Jam worked hand in hand with the producers and director on the creative marketing campaign for the film’s US release. You can find ‘Lost Girls and Love Hotels’ via all main PVOD streaming services, and it will be available on Hulu from February. https://www.lostgirlslovehotels.film/ Our case study for the work we undertook for the film can be found here: http://lostgirls.thinkjam.com/

In this episode Think Jam CEO Daniel Robey, and Senior Account Director Anna Heidecker speak to Alec McNayr, COO at Synonymous. In this conversation, we talk about Alec’s career, and take a deep dive into the world of remote workforces. Alec was co-founder and COO of McBeard, a social media advertising agency McBeard, which was acquired by Fullscreen in 2015. McBeard had a predominantly remote workforce, and at this time when many people across the world are forced to work from home, and businesses start to make that a permanent change, we explore a range of hints, tips and strategies for running a ‘work from anywhere’ business. Alec recently set up Synonymous with Alan Beard, and you can find out more here: https://synonymous.co/