Park Pictures has secured indie firm Uncle Lefty to handle representation on the West Coast. The award-winning production company will be represented by James Barry and Laurel-Ann Robinson of Uncle Lefty West. The two reps will work closely with Park Picturesโ head of sales and talent management, Virginia Williams, to enlist more talent and commercial opportunities for the production house. After joining Uncle Lefty in 2013, Barry launched the repping companyโs West Coast division, Uncle Lefty West, in 2018. Laurel-Ann Robinson joined the team in 2022 after four years in production and sales roles. Since then, Uncle Lefty West has become a destination for production and postproduction talent. Uncle Lefty proudly represents such companies as Beacon Street Studios, Caviar, Gifted Youth, Imposter, The Mill and Work Editorial. Park Pictures continues to be represented on the East Coast by Dan Sbrega and Daniel โDickeyโ Abedon of Uncle Lefty….
Apromore, a provider of AI-driven process mining and simulation solutions, has appointed Brandee Sanders as chief marketing officer. With a track record of driving growth and strategic marketing initiatives for high-impact SaaS companies, Sanders brings decades of marketing leadership and brand-building expertise to her role at Apromore. Sanders is a CMO recognized for her achievements in building Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies, enhancing sales performance, leveraging AI and data analytics, and accelerating growth trajectories for SaaS scaleups. Her career highlights include driving significant revenue generation, facilitating successful exits and acquisitions, and guiding companies through successful IPOs, such as BlackLineโs debut on NASDAQ (BL). Prior to joining Apromore, Sanders held pivotal roles at organizations including BlackLine, Sony Music, and Observe.AI. She has consistently delivered transformative results, aligning marketing efforts with business objectives and fostering strategic partnerships with leading investors such as Zoom, Tiger Global, Softbank, Menlo Ventures, Scale Ventures, Nexus, and Thiel Capital, among others. In her role as CMO, Sanders will oversee Apromoreโs global marketing strategy, focusing on expanding market reach, enhancing brand visibility, and driving customer engagement initiatives….
Optimus promotes Caralyn Moore to editor
Caralyn Moore has been promoted to editor at Optimus, the production and post house with offices in Chicago and New York. Moore started at Optimus in 2019 as a seasoned assistant editor, next earning the title of senior assistant and now making the jump to editor.
Moore has cut spots for such brands as CDW, Chicago Humanities Festival, Famous Footwear, Hillshire Farm, Walgreens and WW. In addition, she edited the independent feature film All Happy Families, which premiered at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival last fall and is releasing in select AMC Theatres nationwide on September 20.
โEditing is like a big open-ended puzzle, where you only use a fraction of the pieces and there are no right answers (though there are definitely wrong ones),โ said Moore. โI love the challenge of finding the right balance of visuals, pacing, music, sound, and information--itโs precarious, itโs challenging, itโs endlessly creative and fun.โ
โCaralyn has proven time and again how skilled she is in her craft,โ said Angelo Valencia, Optimus managing editor/partner. โHer calming presence always makes you feel you are going to be well taken care of and her attention to detail is second to none. I am so excited for her to showcase her talent for everyone to see.โ
Born and raised in Northern Virginia, just outside Washington, DC, Moore was passionate about theater classes at school and making short films with her friends and family. Her love of writing, acting and especially editing, landed her at Northwestern University for film school. Following graduation, Moore spent time in the documentary production world in Washington, DC, and then several years freelance assistant editing back in Chicago.
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