House Rules: From Idea to Reality: What Every Producer Needs to Know

I’ve spent over 20 years in rooms most producers are still trying to get into. I’ve developed and packaged projects from a single idea to a greenlit series at Apple TV+, ESPN, Disney, and MasterClass. I’ve been BAFTA shortlisted, a Sundance Fellow, and I currently teach Creative Producing in Columbia University’s MFA Film Program.

What I teach in House Rules is what I wish someone had taught me — the real frameworks, the honest conversations, and the instincts that determine whether you walk out of a pitch meeting with a yes or a very polite no. I’m not here to inspire you. I’m here to prepare you.

I’ve spent over 20 years making the impossible happen — on time, under budget, and without losing the creative vision that made the project worth making in the first place. I’ve worked across PBS, NBC, Comedy Central, ESPN, Sesame Workshop, and more, managing productions from $20K shorts to $1M+ specials.

What I bring to House Rules is something most producing courses skip entirely — the production reality. Every great idea has a price tag. Every package has a logistics problem waiting to happen. And every creative producer needs a line producer who doesn’t lead with no.

In my sessions I’ll give you the tools to read a script like a producer, ballpark budgets, and speak the language of physical production before you’re ever in the room with a line producer or a studio executive.