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Brady Brim-DeForest

Brady Brim-DeForest(born 5 March 1984) is an American entrepreneur, investor and author.[1]He is the CEO of Formula.Monks, the technology consulting division of.monks,and is the chairman ofBluShift Aerospace.He is the founder and first CEO ofTubefilterand creator of theStreamy Awards.He is a founder of OpenPlay,[2]a distribution and supply chain company for the music and media industry.

Brady Brim-DeForest
Brim-DeForest in 2024
Born
Brady Brim-DeForest

(1984-03-05)5 March 1984(age 40)
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationBusinessman
Known forTubefilter
Streamy Awards
.monks
TitleBaron of Balvaird
SpouseJessica Eriksen
Children3
WebsitebrimdeforestEdit this at Wikidata

Early life

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Brim-DeForest is the son of Bret DeForest and Shannon Read Brim. He was homeschooled and developed an early interest in technology, becoming involved in the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. He later attended theUniversity of Southern California.[3]

Career

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In 2008, Brim-DeForest co-founded Tubefilter,[4]a media company focused on the online video industry, acquiring competitor Tilzy.TV[5]and launching a video analytics platform, Filterbase.[6]In 2009, he launched theStreamy Awards,which recognizes excellence in online video and web television.[7][8]The event was later brought to television through a co-production partnership withDick Clark Productions.[9][10]Brim-DeForest was a founding board member of theInternational Academy of Web Television.[11]

In the early 2010s, Brim-DeForest launched Overwatch, which brought an IOT security service to market.[12]In 2013 he founded OpenPlay, a supply chain and distribution platform for the music industry.[13]

In 2017, he became CEO of TheoremOne, an engineering and consulting firm providing custom software solutions for enterprise clients.[14][15]In 2022, TheoremOne merged with SirMartin Sorrell's S4 Capital.[16]

Brim-DeForest is a co-founder of.monks,a digital-first marketing and technology services firm. In 2023 he became the CEO of Formula.Monks, its technology consulting division, which provides AI-led digital transformation and innovation services.[17][18]

In 2021 Brim-DeForest launched TheoremOne Orbital to provide services to the satellite and launch services markets.[19]He invested inBluShift Aerospace,an aerospace startup developing a carbon neutral hybrid rocket propulsion platform.[20]In June 2024, he became the Chairman of BluShift Aerospace, and led a $2.3M funding round into the company through his venture fund,Late Stage Capital.[21][22]

Personal life

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Brim-DeForest is married to Jessica Eriksen. The couple has three children.[23][24]

In 2024, Brim-DeForest released a book,Smaller is Better: Using Small Autonomous Teams to Drive the Future of Enterprise,[18]which focuses on optimizing organizational design for innovation with the enterprise.

Baron of Balvaird

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In 2017, Brim-DeForest became theBaron of Balvaird,in theBaronage of Scotland,and was granted the territorial designation associated with the title. Through a deed of assignation, he succeeded as Baron of Balvaird (created in 1623) and the succession was officially recognized by theLord Lyon,King of Arms, under the designation "Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle," for the family seat of the same name in theOchil HillsofPerthshire,Scotland.[25]

Brim-DeForest was granted a coat of arms by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland, in January 2020.[26]He was appointed a member of the Most VenerableOrder of Saint Johnby QueenElizabeth IIin April 2021[27]and was promoted to the rank of Officer byCharles IIIin April 2024.[28]

Coat of arms of Brady Brim-DeForest
Crest
Upon a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Gules, A demi lion rampant Or armed and langued Azure holding in its paws a swallow tailed Pennon Azure charged with a cross pattée Argent.
Escutcheon
Parted per chevron Gules and Argent, two acorns slipped Or and in base a fleur-de-lys Azure.
Motto
Un Cran Plus Loin
Baronage of Scotland
Preceded by Baron of Balvaird
2017-present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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References

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  1. ^"AI will eventually 'empower individual content creators': Brady Brim-DeForest".Fox Business.20 July 2023.Retrieved2024-10-25.
  2. ^"A2IM Associate Member Spotlight: OpenPlay".A2IM.25 May 2022.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  3. ^Slayton, Nicholas (2009-10-20)."Future of web TV lies in live streaming".Daily Trojan.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  4. ^McLean, Thomas J. (2009-06-03)."Original web series still lack funding".Variety.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  5. ^"WebTV firm Tubefilter expands".Variety.2009-10-19.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  6. ^"TubeFilter Readies Research-Driven Product – Beet.TV".Beet.TV - The Root to the Media Revolution.2010-05-05.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  7. ^Lowry, Brian (2009-04-01)."Special 'Worst Award Name Ever' Award".Variety.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  8. ^Roth, Melissa (2010-04-11)."Previewing the Streamys, the Oscars of the Web".Vanity Fair.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  9. ^Block, Alex Ben (2011-08-05)."Dick Clark Productions Joins Tubefilter to Produce Streamy Awards".The Hollywood Reporter.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  10. ^Miller, Liz Shannon (2011-08-08)."Will the web series world support the new Streamy Awards?".Retrieved2024-10-21.
  11. ^Nahin, Jacob (2009-12-14)."Felicia Day, Michael Wayne, Dina Kaplan Join IAWTV Board of Directors".Tubefilter.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  12. ^Wolinsky, Jacob (2021-07-20)."The Government's Ransomware Ban and Cybersecurity".Retrieved2024-10-21.
  13. ^"The Headwinds Facing Music Startups".2016-06-07.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  14. ^May 17, Jessica Heygate; Information, 2022 The."S4 Capital strikes deal with US tech consultancy firm TheoremOne".campaignlive.Retrieved2024-10-21.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^Hoff, Madison."The 25 small and midsize companies with the best CEOs in 2020, according to employees".Business Insider.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  16. ^"S4 Capital acquires technology consultancy TheoremOne".consulting.us.2022-05-20.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  17. ^"AI will eventually 'empower individual content creators': Brady Brim-DeForest | Fox Business Video".Fox Business.2023-07-20.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  18. ^abWilliams, Maria (2024-04-24)."Why technology executive Brady Brim-DeForest believes the future of creative lies with AI".Rolling Stone UK.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  19. ^Knapp, Alex."Why This Software Engineering Company Is Making A Big Bet On Space".Forbes.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  20. ^"Theorem Launches A New Division, TheoremOrbital – SatNews".news.satnews.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  21. ^Lafleur, Alyssa (2024-06-05)."bluShift Aerospace Raises $1.3M Seed Round, Bolsters Satellite Launch Services".Space Impulse.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  22. ^"bluShift Aerospace Raises $2.3M to Accelerate Development of Small Satellite Launch Services".Causeartist.2024-06-06.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  23. ^"Oak Hall Estate – History".Oak Hall Estate.Retrieved2024-10-25.
  24. ^"American Ancestors – Annual Stakeholder Report – September 1, 2022–August 31, 2023"(PDF).New England Historic Genealogical Society.Retrieved2024-10-25.
  25. ^"Search for Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle".Burke's Peerage.27 June 2024.Retrieved27 June2024.
  26. ^"The Much Honoured Brady Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle, Baron of Balvaird".thegazette.co.uk.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  27. ^"Order of St John".thegazette.co.uk.Retrieved2024-10-21.
  28. ^"Order of St John".thegazette.co.uk.Retrieved2024-10-21.
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