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Brady Brim-DeForest

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Brady Brim-DeForest (born 5 March 1984) is an American entrepreneur, investor and author. He is the CEO of Formula.Monks, the technology consulting division of .monks, and is the chairman of BluShift Aerospace. He is the founder and first CEO of Tubefilter and creator of the Streamy Awards. He is also the Baron of Balvaird Castle in Scotland since 2017.[1]

Early life

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Brady 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 the University of Southern California.[2]

Career

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Brady Brim-DeForest has started a number of businesses since 2002 across various industries such as technology, media, and aerospace.

In 2008, Brady co-founded Tubefilter,[3] a media company focused on the online video industry, which became an early leader in the space, acquiring competitor Tilzy.TV[4] and launching a video analytics platform, Filterbase.[5] In 2009, he created the Streamy Awards, which recognizes excellence in online video and web television.[6][7] The event was later brought to television through a co-production partnership with Dick Clark Productions.[8][9] Brim-DeForest has served as a judge for the International Emmy Awards[10] and was a founding board member of the International Academy of Web Television.[11]

In the early 2010s, Brady continued to expand his career by launching multiple startups, including 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 Fortune 500 companies like AT&T, Apple American Express, and Caterpillar.[14][15] In 2022, TheoremOne merged with Sir Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital.[16]

Brady 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, focusing on driving AL-led digital transformation and innovation.[17][18]

In 2021 Brim-DeForest launched TheoremOne Orbital to provide services to the satellite and launch services markets[19] and at the same time announced an investment into BluShift 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]

Baron of Balvaird

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In 2017, Brim-DeForest became the Baron of Balvaird, a Scottish feudal barony, and received the territorial designation associated with the title. Through a deed of assignation, he succeeded as Baron of Balvaird (created in 1623 and 1673) and the succession was officially recognized by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms, under the designation "Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle," for the family seat of the same name in the Ochil Hills of Perthshire, Scotland.[23]

Author

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In 2024, Brim-DeForest released his first book, Smaller is Better: Using Small Autonomous Teams to Drive the Future of Enterprise.[24][25][18]

Honours and awards

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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 Venerable Order of Saint John by Queen Elizabeth II in April 2021[27] and was promoted to the rank of Officer by Charles III in April 2024.[28]

References

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  1. ^ "Other Notices | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  2. ^ Slayton, Nicholas (2009-10-20). "Future of web TV lies in live streaming". Daily Trojan. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  3. ^ McLean, Thomas J. (2009-06-03). "Original web series still lack funding". Variety. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  4. ^ "WebTV firm Tubefilter expands". Variety. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  5. ^ "TubeFilter Readies Research-Driven Product – Beet.TV". Beet.TV - The Root to the Media Revolution. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  6. ^ Lowry, Brian (2009-04-01). "Special 'Worst Award Name Ever' Award". Variety. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  7. ^ Roth, Melissa (2010-04-11). "Previewing the Streamys, the Oscars of the Web". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  8. ^ Block, Alex Ben (2011-08-05). "Dick Clark Productions Joins Tubefilter to Produce Streamy Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  9. ^ Miller, Liz Shannon (2011-08-08). "Will the web series world support the new Streamy Awards?". Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  10. ^ "International Emmy Almanac Winners edition by World Screen - Issuu". issuu.com. 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  11. ^ Nahin, Jacob (2009-12-14). "Felicia Day, Michael Wayne, Dina Kaplan Join IAWTV Board of Directors". Tubefilter. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  12. ^ Wolinsky, Jacob (2021-07-20). "The Government's Ransomware Ban and Cybersecurity". Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  13. ^ "The Headwinds Facing Music Startups |". 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  14. ^ May 17, Jessica Heygate; Information, 2022 The. "S4 Capital strikes deal with US tech consultancy firm TheoremOne". www.campaignlive.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.{{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. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  16. ^ "S4 Capital acquires technology consultancy TheoremOne". www.consulting.us. 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  17. ^ "AI will eventually 'empower individual content creators': Brady Brim-DeForest | Fox Business Video". Fox Business. 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  18. ^ a b Williams, Maria (2024-04-24). "Why technology executive Brady Brim-DeForest believes the future of creative lies with AI". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  19. ^ Knapp, Alex. "Why This Software Engineering Company Is Making A Big Bet On Space". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  20. ^ "Theorem Launches A New Division, TheoremOrbital – SatNews". news.satnews.com. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  21. ^ Lafleur, Alyssa (2024-06-05). "bluShift Aerospace Raises $1.3M Seed Round, Bolsters Satellite Launch Services". Space Impulse. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  22. ^ "bluShift Aerospace Raises $2.3M to Accelerate Development of Small Satellite Launch Services". Causeartist. 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  23. ^ "Search for BRIM-DEFOREST OF BALVAIRD CASTLE". Burke's Peerage. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Smaller is Better". IndieReader. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  25. ^ SMALLER IS BETTER | Kirkus Reviews.
  26. ^ "THE MUCH HONOURED BRADY BRIM-DEFOREST OF BALVAIRD CASTLE, BARON OF BALVAIRD | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  27. ^ "Order of St John | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  28. ^ "Order of St John | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
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