about us
Marc Benjamin – Executive Director
Marc Benjamin – Executive Director
Marc Benjamin – Executive Director
PML founder and creator of American Lodestar and Next American Moonshot, Marc Benjamin is a marketing strategist and media producer with expertise in audience engagement and omnichannel communications. Founder of pioneering digital agency Convergence Point Media, Marc is a creative technology innovator and a thought leader on best practi
PML founder and creator of American Lodestar and Next American Moonshot, Marc Benjamin is a marketing strategist and media producer with expertise in audience engagement and omnichannel communications. Founder of pioneering digital agency Convergence Point Media, Marc is a creative technology innovator and a thought leader on best practices for responsible and effective use of digital platforms for positive societal impact.
Lee Dannay – Advisor
Marc Benjamin – Executive Director
Marc Benjamin – Executive Director
As a senior A&R executive for both Epic and Columbia Records, Lee Dannay signed, developed, and worked with artists including John Mayer, Shawn Mullins, Five for Fighting, Train, and Anna Nalick. She contributed to soundtracks, created compilations and was instrumental in developing and releasing several significant charitable album proje
As a senior A&R executive for both Epic and Columbia Records, Lee Dannay signed, developed, and worked with artists including John Mayer, Shawn Mullins, Five for Fighting, Train, and Anna Nalick. She contributed to soundtracks, created compilations and was instrumental in developing and releasing several significant charitable album projects. Lee also served as a senior music producer for America’s Got Talent, involved in casting, artist development and executive producing the artists subsequently signed.
Mark Harris – Advisor
Marc Benjamin – Executive Director
Mark Harris – Advisor
Producer Mark Harris is a prolific figure in the development of large-scale unscripted TV formats featuring A-list talent. He is the creator and Executive Producer of the hit show “Kevin Hart: What the Fit”, YouTube’s highest performing original series to date, and has has created programming for broadcast, cable networks, and premium str
Producer Mark Harris is a prolific figure in the development of large-scale unscripted TV formats featuring A-list talent. He is the creator and Executive Producer of the hit show “Kevin Hart: What the Fit”, YouTube’s highest performing original series to date, and has has created programming for broadcast, cable networks, and premium streamers alike. Mark currently has new series and films in development at NBCUniversal, HBO Max and Disney.
Fred Martin – Advisor
Audrey Pine Wright – Advisor
Mark Harris – Advisor
Fred Martin is a writer, artist, Grammy winning vocal producer and youth advocate. As founder and CEO of Compton Kidz Club, he coaches and mentors students in music and the creative arts, overseeing performance programs fostering social and environmental justice. The organization is a subject of an upcoming feature film with Miramax. As
Fred Martin is a writer, artist, Grammy winning vocal producer and youth advocate. As founder and CEO of Compton Kidz Club, he coaches and mentors students in music and the creative arts, overseeing performance programs fostering social and environmental justice. The organization is a subject of an upcoming feature film with Miramax. As a musician and producer, Fred has worked with luminaries including Kelly Clarkson, Ray Charles, Beck, Jackson Browne, George Benson, Al Jarreau, Diane Warren and Greg Kurstin.
Peter Cohen - Advisor
Audrey Pine Wright – Advisor
Audrey Pine Wright – Advisor
Currently Senior Talent Producer of American Idol and America’s Got Talent (NBC), Peter Cohen previously served as talent producer for seven seasons of the Emmy-winning NBC series The Voice, as well as CBS shows Rockstar:INXS, Rockstar:Supernova, and The Road To Stardom with Missy Elliott on UPN. Peter began his career as A&R representati
Currently Senior Talent Producer of American Idol and America’s Got Talent (NBC), Peter Cohen previously served as talent producer for seven seasons of the Emmy-winning NBC series The Voice, as well as CBS shows Rockstar:INXS, Rockstar:Supernova, and The Road To Stardom with Missy Elliott on UPN. Peter began his career as A&R representative at Epic Records and formed Minuteman Music, where he managed artists and songwriters and A&R consulted for major labels.
Audrey Pine Wright – Advisor
Audrey Pine Wright – Advisor
Audrey Pine Wright – Advisor
Talent scouting and artist development specialist Audrey Pine Wright is a key casting consultant for American Idol and a go-to resource for Sony, Disney, Universal and other labels searching for the next generation of music stars. Audrey began her career in radio before moving into A&R, marketing and touring for several major labels. She
Talent scouting and artist development specialist Audrey Pine Wright is a key casting consultant for American Idol and a go-to resource for Sony, Disney, Universal and other labels searching for the next generation of music stars. Audrey began her career in radio before moving into A&R, marketing and touring for several major labels. She has played a key part in launching of the careers of artists including Backstreet Boys, Brandy, and Jewel.
Josh Zieman – Advisor
Curtis E. Lee – Advisor
Curtis E. Lee – Advisor
Music industry executive Josh Zieman has 40 years of experience managing and marketing music at both indie and major labels. He has held senior marketing positions at Blue Note, Columbia, EMI, Geffen, Mercury, and was the General Manager of Razor & Tie. Josh has helped market and brand releases by artists including Bon Jovi, David Bowie,
Music industry executive Josh Zieman has 40 years of experience managing and marketing music at both indie and major labels. He has held senior marketing positions at Blue Note, Columbia, EMI, Geffen, Mercury, and was the General Manager of Razor & Tie. Josh has helped market and brand releases by artists including Bon Jovi, David Bowie, Dixie Chicks, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jessica Simpson and dozens more.
Curtis E. Lee – Advisor
Curtis E. Lee – Advisor
Curtis E. Lee – Advisor
Curtis Lee is a Richmond-based youth and community engagement strategist helping organizations operating in urban settings problem solve and develop outreach methods that effectively support their missions. His community development activities span mental health counseling, classroom instruction, motivational speaking, mentoring and coach
Curtis Lee is a Richmond-based youth and community engagement strategist helping organizations operating in urban settings problem solve and develop outreach methods that effectively support their missions. His community development activities span mental health counseling, classroom instruction, motivational speaking, mentoring and coaching. Currently he serves as Co-Chair for the VCU Health Hub’s Community Advisory Council and founder and coach of the community youth step team “Gents and Gems”.
Rachel Mintz – Advisor
Curtis E. Lee – Advisor
Patrick Jager – Advisor
Label marketing executive Rachel Mintz has 20+ years of experience at indies, majors and distribution companies including TVT, Mercury Records, V2, WEA, Razor & Tie, and RED. She spearheaded the success of artists like Brandi Carlile, Lucinda Williams, and Moby.
Patrick Jager – Advisor
Steven M. Silverstein, Ph.D – Advisor
Patrick Jager – Advisor
Patrick Jager has created programming for leading networks including MTV, AMC, VH1, A&E, Travel Channel, USA Network, HGTV, Bravo, Science Channel, E!, Nickelodeon, PBS, NBC News and Discovery. He has overseen programming and creative strategy for NBCUniversal’s creativity-focused SVOD, Bluprint, put his unique mark on such award-winnin
Patrick Jager has created programming for leading networks including MTV, AMC, VH1, A&E, Travel Channel, USA Network, HGTV, Bravo, Science Channel, E!, Nickelodeon, PBS, NBC News and Discovery. He has overseen programming and creative strategy for NBCUniversal’s creativity-focused SVOD, Bluprint, put his unique mark on such award-winning series such as “Behind the Music” and “Biography”, and led the development, sale and production team behind lifestyle juggernaut “Fixer Upper.” He also served as protocol producer for the 2020 DNC.
Niklas Myhr, Ph.D – Advisor
Steven M. Silverstein, Ph.D – Advisor
Steven M. Silverstein, Ph.D – Advisor
Niklas is an author, keynote speaker and international TEDx presenter who teaches Social Media, Digital & Global Marketing at Chapman University. Google’s #1-ranked "Social Media Professor," Dr. Myhr received his Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Virginia. Author of "The Social Customer Journey", he has been featured on ABC, CBS,
Niklas is an author, keynote speaker and international TEDx presenter who teaches Social Media, Digital & Global Marketing at Chapman University. Google’s #1-ranked "Social Media Professor," Dr. Myhr received his Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Virginia. Author of "The Social Customer Journey", he has been featured on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX News, USA Today, Huffington Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, the BBC, The Washington Post, Marketplace Morning Report and InformationWeek.
Steven M. Silverstein, Ph.D – Advisor
Steven M. Silverstein, Ph.D – Advisor
Steven M. Silverstein, Ph.D – Advisor
Dr. Silverstein is the Associate Chair of Research in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is an internationally recognized researcher in perception, cognition, and social cognition, including on how people process and apply information about others, key to understanding the personality and envir
Dr. Silverstein is the Associate Chair of Research in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is an internationally recognized researcher in perception, cognition, and social cognition, including on how people process and apply information about others, key to understanding the personality and environmental factors contributing to effective collaboration, problem solving and negotiation. Dr. Silverstein has close to 250 publications in scientific journals.