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Scott A. Stone – Principal
Ever the programmer, Scott enjoys a busy extracurricular life. He advises and lectures at his alma mater, the University of Southern California’s esteemed School of Cinematic Arts, and sits on many civic and organizational boards. A native of Indianapolis, Scott and his partner, artist Gary Brown, share an interest in architecture and design. Their best productions are named Harrison and Ethan, their two young sons. They live in Los Angeles.
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Sarah-Jane Cohen – Executive Producer & Head of Stone & Company East
We feel fortunate to have Sarah-Jane Cohen heading up our east coast office. Not only was Sarah-Jane the head of BBC Productions in New York for years; she has also executive produced many series including our “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style” for Bravo and “What Not to Wear” for TLC. A brilliant formatter and idea generator, she is a fountain of concepts. Not to mention that, London-born, she speaks the Queen’s English, and brings a sense of decorum—and fun—to every project.
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David Weintraub – Vice President of Series Development
A leader in non scripted television production, David's new position will produce and develop new and existing shows for Stone & Co. David's road in the entertainment industry is as unique as any Hollywood film. He started as a teenage intern for Interscope Records and Death Row Records where they ultimately saw his gifts and unique circle of relationships promoting him to A&R and marketing executive. He worked on records for artist such as Snoop Dogg, Tupac, No Doubt, Bush and Eminem. While serving at Death Row Records he entered the USC entertainment business program. In his last year at USC he decided to leave Death Row Records to team up with his high school best friend Randy Spelling to found Spellbound Records, for the late Arron Spelling's, Spelling Entertainment. As Spellbound was releasing independent records in several genres, David realized his calling was in the corporate world of talent representation and agenting. He took his expertise to the William Morris Agency (WMA) as an agent trainee for the heads of the music division for a time. He then segued into becoming a talent agent at United Talent Agency (UTA) for 6 years working as a Motion Picture Talent agent in the prestigious Film & Television department. He transitioned clients like Eminem, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Nelly, Birdman, Kurupt and MYA in to film and TV projects as well as taking reality stars like Kristin Cavalarri, Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie, crossing them into motion picture. Weintraub's budding career took him into the dominating pop culture world of non scripted television creation and production. David's fascinating personal life surrounded by celebrity friends inspired him to create, produce and star in "The Sons Of Hollywood." This series was called a 'real life entourage'. A docusoap as seen from the eyes of a young celebspawn actor, a young celebspawn model/singer and a rising young talent agent turned manager. While producing this series David founded DWE Talent, a leading Beverly Hills based management firm and production company where he manages many pop culture celebrities, and has produced and developed series/pilots for a laundry list of outlets. Additionally DWE TALENT manages the projects and careers of pop culture celebrities. His natural talent for creating, developing and packaging non scripted television shows, make him a valuable addition to Stone & Co Entertainment.
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Jennifer Decker – Executive Vice President of Finance
Our EVP of Finance, brilliant and beautiful Jennifer Decker, is a woman of opinions. She never holds back, and we love her for that. She sure knows from numbers, having worked in finance for Stone for some 10 years-- and she’ll let you know in no uncertain terms what adds up and what doesn’t. She also is the best natural blonde we know—just get a load of her streaks. Jennifer, who met her husband when they were both working at the company, is mom to Aidan, a rambunctious four year-old (a towhead of course) who loves to visit the office. A native Kentuckian, Jen attended the University of Louisville. She and her Francophile husband are both cork dorks, and keep us guessing at the annual wine tasting at the company Christmas party.
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Stephanie Gutierrez – Vice President of Business Affairs
And then there’s Stephanie , Stephanie Gutierrez, our whip-smart Vice President of Business Affairs. She’s been working in legal affairs for Scott for nearly a dozen years, and knows her stuff inside out. She’s the ultimate multi-tasker, keeping countless contracts and negotiations moving ahead simultaneously. Steph works like a dog—to the point where she brings her own dog and company mascot Woody into the office so he gets his mommy & me time in. (She and Woody are both high-energy, long-limbed and doe-eyed, but Steph’s a much better negotiator.) Born and raised in LA, Stephanie has worked in the television industry since graduating from the University of California at Irvine.
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Kevin Bloom – Vice President of Finance
Kevin Bloom wears many hats in addition to his beloved Penn State cap (yes, he’s a Nittany Lion, class of ‘99). As Vice President, Finance, Kevin keeps the money coming in and going out. He’s also a jack of all trades, supervising IT, payroll and other critical management issues. We all feel better knowing that when Kevin tackles a problem, it will absolutely get done, and in the most efficient way possible. Kevin has been working for Stone since 2002, and loves living in LA, having grown up in smalltownish Williamsport, PA. He and his wife added to a Stone & Company tradition when their little boy Benjamin was born (all Stone & Co. babies are boys) last October. |
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Patti Stone – Director of Casting
A ten year veteran of Stone & Company, Patti Stone heads up the casting department. Patti has cast dozens of series from "BrainSurge" to "I Propose", and she works tirelessly to find just the right mix of people for all our projects. Everyone in the company appreciates Patti's upbeat attitude and her memorable philosophy of FIDO (forget it, drive on). A graduate of the University of Arizona, Patti lived in Tucson until 2001 where she owned a bakery and had a thriving career in the food service industry. Hollywood beckoned in 2001 and she transferred her people skills to become a casting director. But old habits die hard: she still brings her killer homemade brownies and cookies to the office every now and then. Lucky us! |
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Ben Parrish – Assistant to Scott A. Stone
Ben is a recent graduate of Elon University. The second member of our staff to hail from Pennyslvania, Ben grew up in Hershey, PA. An avid outdoorsman, Ben returned to Los Angeles, to join our staff, from Jackson Hole, WY, where he was skiing for the winter. He is also a huge college football fan and attempts to make it to as many Michigan football games as possible, where his brother Mike is on the football coaching staff. |
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