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A veteran film producer, John began his formal study of creativity at the Creative Problem Solving Institute in 1995. Since then, he has facilitated hundreds of action-oriented creative meetings for everyone from his film company clients to his son’s youth soccer league.

As an Executive Producer John has been the executive in charge of three different production companies. He has produced movies for TV, Television Specials, and literally thousands of TV commercials around the globe.

John has consulted with companies as large as Exxon Mobil, as well as individuals. He has worked with production companies, advertising agencies, radio stations and more.

When he’s not teaching Creative Thinking, Steve is a writer/director and President of Custom Productions, Inc. in Santa Monica, CA working directly with entertainment clients to create and produce television campaigns. Steve’s national and regional television campaigns for clients like Disney, Village Roadshow, Hearst Corporation, CBS, and ABC have been seen on 4 continents, and widely featured in the press, from articles in the trades to CBS’s “48 Hours.

Steve is a life member of the Creative Education Foundation and is on the faculty of their Creative Problem Solving Institutes. He is past President of the Westside Waldorf School in Santa Monica. As an outgrowth of his creative work, Steve is a sought after branding and marketing consultant for radio and television personalities, and companies such as Amgen, the Environmental Defense Fund, and various dotcoms (some of which are still in business!)

Before starting his company, Steve spent 9 years as an on air radio personality, program director and group marketing director.

Steve is a graduate of Brown University in Providence, RI.