Saturday, October 7, 2023
Dan Smith
Join the Wharton Club of Southern California at the Global Stage Hollywood Film Festival!!! Dan Smith, our venerable M&E Guru, will be screening his animated short, JUST PRANCE. In addition to traditional 3D animation methods, JUST PRANCE used various AI technologies, and demonstrates the increasing power/relevance of new technology in Media & Entertainment.
Where: TCL Chinese Theater, Hollywood Highland (Ovation Mall), 3rd Floor, 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028
When: Saturday, October 7th, 1pm-2:15pm PDT
What: Film screening (animated shorts)
Cost: Members free with rsvp; Non-members, $25 with rsvp. Absolutely NO WALK-INS ALLOWED; rsvp required to attend. Once registered we will send you ticket link.
About the Host: Dan Smith W'86
Dan is an expert creator of profitable online content and retail businesses. He uses creative content, social media and clever branding to connect fans to new products and keep them coming back for more. He has launched successful online businesses within large international companies and as a Kickstarter-funded solo entrepreneur. Dan has substantial expertise as a TV and digital creative executive and can build and grow content studios or web stores from scratch. With his business education (Wharton undergrad ’86, UCLA MBA ’90) and Hollywood executive experience, Dan is a dynamic builder and manager of creative enterprises with strong analytics and financial management expertise. He is the founder of Alt-CMO and the founder and CEO of JIMMYCASE. In 2022, Dan sold his self-funded e-commerce brand JIMMYCASE for 100x invested capital. With innovative products and solid branding, he attracted AT&T, Fred Segal, Beams (Japan), WIRED, Macworld and many stars and launched a winner.
