Ali Brown
President & Partner, Prettybird
Co-founder & President, Ventureland
Commercial success: From Super Bowl dominance to Sundance buzz, production leader Ali Brown is stacking wins across every screen. In 2025 alone, her teams delivered campaigns for Nike, e.l.f., Levi’s, Verizon, Netflix, and Mazda, while landing four Super Bowl spots—three of them executive produced by Brown. In 2025, Prettybird was named Production Company of the Year at the Clio Awards and Brown was inducted into the Producers Guild of America.
On tour: Beyond ads, Brown’s creative studio Ventureland produced hits like the Netflix documentaries Murder in Monaco and American Manhunt. She was also the creative force behind Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour visuals. Now that’s range.
Emily Henry
Author & Executive Producer
Genre queen: Few writers capture modern love with the clarity and wit of Emily Henry. Her novels, like Beach Read and Happy Place, blend sharp dialogue, emotional depth, and self-aware humor, earning a devoted global readership. Fans keep coming back for the chemistry, but stay for the honesty about ambition, friendship, and grief. In a crowded genre, she delivers stories that feel both escapist and real.
Branching out: Over the past year, she’s continued to dominate bestseller lists with her latest, the rivals-to-lovers Great Big Beautiful Life, while expanding her cultural reach by turning executive producer for Netflix’s adaptation of her novel People We Meet on Vacation.
