Blow Up

ABOUT TIME & SPACE


Time & Space is a small event series featuring a combination of artists and creative thinkers. Named for the armchair discussions that drive what we do as creatives, Time & Space events feature a playful theme chosen for a small group of engaging presenters and panelists. The evenings are meant to be at once charming, light, philosophical, and confessional – diving into people we admire and their fascinating personalities in an environment meant to inspire intimacy and conversation.

NO. 2 — BLOW UP
NOVEMBER 18, 2015


Our second Time & Space talk celebrates explosion and implosion — both personal and professional. We’re inviting an intimate group of artists and entrepreneurs with incredible projects and loyal audiences — the founders and leaders from Behance, It’s Nice That, MTV, and Giphy among others — to talk candidly of the pros and cons of going big. Stories of dedication, luck, hubris, heartbreak, and hindsight. We're essentially asking friends we admire to tell us about the catalysts and aftermath of scale, and what they’ve loved and lost along the way. Bang.



  • Alex Bec

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IT'S NICE THAT & INT WORKS


    Alex has helped take It’s Nice That from start-up to respected creative media company that reaches half a million people every month. Applying both his vision and business acumen across It’s Nice That and sister agency INT Works, Alex has helped nurture a network of the most exciting creative talent in the world alongside some of the world’s most influential brands including BBC, Nike, Unilever, ASOS and Selfridges.

    Alex has also worked as a Visiting Creative Director at Wolff Olins, been awarded a D&AD yellow pencil and a nomination for the prestigious Designs of the Year award at the Design Museum, for which Alex is also a member of the judging jury.

  • Shannon Connolly

    FOUNDER OF THE YAMS


    Shannon Connolly has spent 15 years building and scaling brands, businesses, and products at the intersection of technology, music, and media. She is the founder of The Yams, a text-based concierge that gives customers content recommendations they can’t get anywhere else, powered by expert, human curators. Prior to The Yams, Shannon was the Senior Vice President/GM of Music at Viacom, overseeing the music business and strategy for some of the world’s largest music channels: MTV, CMT, VH1, shows: Unplugged Yo!, MTV Raps, Crossroads, and The Video Music Awards event. Earlier in her career, Shannon PowerPointed, Excel-ed, and coded (in Java!) her way around the world and across industries as a management consultant; created mobile apps that got millions of downloads, and assisted iconic brands like Jackass, Vice, and more A-list musicians than she can mention in growing their audiences and revenue on the inter webs.

  • Adam Leibsohn

    COO OF GIPHY


    Adam is the COO of Giphy. He is a product, marketing and communications strategy specialist with degrees in French, English and Philosophy. His strategies and work have been featured in Fast Company, Wired Magazine, The Harvard Business Review, CNBC and The New York Times; and, he has been listed as one of Details Magazine's Digital Mavericks.

    Previously, he was the Director of Communications Strategy at Anomaly, where he led award winning products and communications for Captain Morgan, Virgin America, Converse, Budweiser, Diesel, Motorola and more.

    He has also consulted privately for the likes of Twitter, Square, Dropbox, Path, PayPal, Oscar and Rdio to help them solve fundamental marketing, organization and business challenges.

  • Mike Perry

    ARTIST & DESIGNER
    MIKEPERRYSTUDIO


    Mike Perry is a designer and artist working in numerous media: books, magazines, films, newspapers. He draws, paints, and illustrates. He animates. He cuts, pastes, and builds. He creates sculpture projects and installations. He crafts limited-edition silkscreen posters as well as large-scale ad campaigns. He curates books and monographs. He can be enlisted to design Mike Perry originals for display at home or office. He gets lost in pattern and wants you to get lost with him too. He wants to mesmerize and awaken you through his constellations of line, form, shape, color, idea.



  • Matias Corea

    CO-FOUNDER OF BEHANCE


    Matias is the Co-founder of Behance, a company dedicated to organizing the creative world where he has led brand & design of all products for 9 years. At the start of 2015 he said goodbye to the Behance/Adobe family to pursue a range of projects, passions and investments that speak deeply to his personal interests: motorcycles, wine, community & technology.

    Matias was born and raised in Barcelona where he worked for multiple DJs and clubs and found a canvas to explore the boundaries of graphic design and expression. Growing up in his architect father's studio, architecture strongly influenced him, bringing an inherent interest for complex systems and problem solving to his work.

    His work has earned a Type Director’s Award and several Webby awards, nominations and honoree awards, as well as several finalist nominations for the SXSW interactive awards.

  • Justine Koons
    & Alison Brokaw

    FOUNDERS OF GUS + AL


    The women behind the Gus + Al '#YESCollection' are Justine Koons and Alison Brokaw. They come from creative backgrounds, respectively immersed in the art and fashion worlds. Their aim is to create jewelry that focuses on creativity and seamlessly compliments modern lifestyles. The pieces are meant to infuse the wearer with a boost of positive energy, giving them pause to reflect and smile. The designs are confident and refined, a nod to ageless cosmopolitan style, while staying true to the value of unique design and flawless craftsmanship. Each piece is lovingly handmade in New York City.

    The #YESCollection is inspired by icons, art, love, travel, society, and the synergistic relationship between timeless glamour and modern culture. The effect is humorous, provocative, sophisticated and informative. The jewelry becomes a part of the wearer’s enduring personal narrative, bringing the pieces to life; a declaration of sentiment, wit, self-expression and thinking out loud.

  • Michael Feder

    FOUNDER AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HORNET


    Michael Feder is the Founder and Managing Director of Hornet — a diversified mixed media production studio based in Brooklyn, New York and London, that celebrates artistic vision through detailed storytelling and compelling filmmaking. Driven by its roster of established and emerging directors, passionate artists and steadfast producers, Hornet has garnered some of the industry’s top honors since opening its doors in 2001, including multiple Cannes Lions, AICP Awards, One Show, D&AD Awards, The Webby Awards, British Arrows, Art Directors Club and the Creative Circle Awards.

    In 2003 Feder established Hornet Films, expanding Hornet’s commercial offering into film and television with original content in both short form and mini-series platforms. With the addition of Hornet London earlier this year, Feder continues to cultivate Hornet as a strong global brand while preserving the studio’s culture and creative atmosphere.

    Feder’s early ambitions began when he was just a kid, working for his parents’ retail and wholesale shoe businesses in New York. His interest in filmmaking during college led him to a career opportunity working on a live-action film for Martin Scorsese. Prior to launching Hornet, Feder was part of the first “Ice Age” production team at Blue Sky Studios.

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