Hallett Leadership

Leverage expertise gained from career as a senior executive at 20th Century Fox and Walt Disney Studios to consult diverse companies in driving open, collaborative organizational cultures 

•	Integrate accelerated leadership employee program and culture-focused workshops into clients’ businesses to bolster their internal leadership and ability to foster creative, innovative, and invested team members  
•	Advise CEOs in strategic methods for rapidly scaling teams without sacrificing alignment and vision
•	Provide comprehensive coaching to senior-level executives, supporting them in identifying opportunities for their businesses and implementing team leadership initiatives to improve workplace culture
•	Speak at national panels and provide interviews on finance, operations, and leadership best practices

President

MyMarx

MyMarx.org operates a digital bank for securing, controlling and monetizing personal data, and provides compliance with the EU General Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Member Of The Board Of Advisors

COMEDY CAVIAR

Comedy Caviar develops, produces, markets and distributes short-form cinematic scripted series made for mobile that appeals to Males 18-29 who represent today's hip-hop driven youth culture way of life. The company’s goal is to build a community through curating a lifestyle around content while cultivating a large, loyal and active fan base. The company is currently seeking its seed round investment.

University of Southern California

The USC Marshall Board of Leaders is the primary advisory board to the Dean of the USC Marshall School of Business.

Member of the Board of Leaders, USC Marshall

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

The LA Regional Food Bank is a nonprofit organization sourcing and distributing food to the needy, conducting hunger education campaigns and advocating for public policies that alleviate hunger.

Audit Committee Chairman, Member Nominating Committee

LA Promise Fund

The LA Promise Fund is a nonprofit organization working through a network of high-performing, community-based Los Angeles schools and a portfolio of programs to prepare students for success in college, career and life.

Board Treasurer and Finance Committee Member

Twentieth Centry Fox China

The Twentieth Century Fox China WFOE organization is responsible for advising all China film operations, including film production, marketing and distribution, as well as television subscription services.

Chairman Of The Board

Promoted in 2017 from EVP/CFO to spearhead long-term strategic operations and business development at 20th Century Fox, with primary focus on pioneering culture transformation from the ground up to better align disparate departments and achieve enterprise-wide goals  

•	Shaped overall studio strategy for all divisions including Theatrical Production, Worldwide Theatrical Marketing and Distribution, Worldwide Home Entertainment, Television Distribution, Digital Exhibition, and Digital Media 
•	Designed and launched leadership development programs across all divisions at Fox for 15 years, playing a pivotal role in shattering silos and fundamentally shifting organization’s culture to become collaborative, transparent, and agile 
•	Designed and developed plan that seamlessly transitioned content supply chain to in-house digital, increasing effectiveness of global distribution while saving millions in operational costs   
•	Developed first-ever Fox holistic plan enabling marketing divisions across every launch window to participate in planning from concept to execution, strengthening storytelling, campaign performance, and fan engagement 
•	Increased synergy and cross-promotional opportunities between Fox TV/film titles by restructuring organization to support franchise brands across multiple business units including Consumer Products, Video Games, VR, and Short-Form Content
•	Optimized financial reporting and shared services across the entire company, establishing a centralized system that reduced redundancies, inefficiencies, and costs 
•	Managed senior-level teams across Franchise Brand Group, Digital Supply Chain, HR, IT, Finance, and Accounting responsible for 1100+ employees

Senior Executive Vice President, Operations & Strategy

Fox Star Studios

Fox Star Studios is a joint venture established to develop, produce, market and distribute filmed entertainment in India.

Board Member

Partners Federal Credit Union

Partners Federal Credit Union is the Walt Disney Company’s largest employee credit union with $107 million in revenues. Board responsibilities included strategic and long-term planning, M&A, bank operations oversight, and CEO comp determination.  Led search for New CEO and oversaw credit union merger, including integrating boards of directors and management.

Independent Board Member and Finance Committee Member

The Walt Disney Studios

Promoted from SVP of Planning and Control to direct brand management, finance, accounting, and IT at Walt Disney Studios, overseeing multi-billion dollar P&L

•	Analyzed business performance to significantly reduce operational redundancies and costs, resulting in restructuring the company to improve organizational effectiveness and brand alignment 
•	Consolidated global Walt Disney Company operations to create first-ever centralized function across all business segments for managing shared financial services
•	Established product strategy to maximize brand development and profitability by leading international theatrical and home entertainment integration initiatives
•	Managed key studio relationships with Miramax, Pixar, and Spyglass

Executive Vice President and CFO

I am a mission-driven senior executive proven to drive innovative organizational change for major brands and corporations. After a successful career driving leadership and organizational culture as Senior EVP at 20th Century Fox and EVP/CFO at Disney, I now leverage my expertise to support companies in powerfully transforming their employee cultures from the inside out. Through accelerated leadership programs focused on authenticity in addition to organizational design services, culture change workshops, and CEO coaching and advising, I teach companies best practices for how to successfully elevate collaboration, retain top-talent, and unify large-scale teams around common goals in order to thrive in a world of continual disruption.

I currently serve as a Board Member of the LA Promise Fund, the USC Marshall School of Business, the LA Food Bank, and the American Cinematheque. 

I’ve served as keynote speaker and/or on panels at the Chief Financial Officer Leadership Forum, Hollywood IT Summit, UCLA CFO Forum, and APEX/IFSA Expo. 

Areas of Expertise: 
Executive Leadership | Strategic Operations | Business Strategy | Business Transformation | Finance  | Budget Management | Organizational Design | Executive Coaching | Entertainment Industry | Employee Programs | Employee Engagement | Workplace Culture | Public Speaking | Thought Leadership 


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