Co-founder

As a co-founder of Sonderhive Inc., Jason is known for building successful and rewarding partnerships, for holding the creative bar high and for delivering quality and imaginative content. A stalwart writer, director, producer and executive in nonfiction storytelling, he joined Animal Planet as an Executive Producer in 2006 and quickly ascended the ranks to SVP of Production in 2008. While overseeing all content at the network, Jason was a part of the core team behind the “Surprisingly Human” rebrand that grew the network into a perennial top 20-cable channel. His Executive Producer credits included the award winning and Emmy nominated Whale Wars and the genre-busting Treehouse Masters. After Animal Planet, Jason became a key member of Red Bull Media House where, as Head of Original Programming (U.S.), he helped launch RBTV, Red Bull’s global digital television platform. Jason would go on to serve as Head of Programming West Coast for ITV America, supervising all content produced out of the ITV Los Angeles studio. With over 15 years of experience running production, development and programming units for large media companies, Jason is poised to lead in an industry that is hungry for talented and experienced creators who are willing to challenge the traditional norms of storytelling.

Co-founder

Co-founder of Sonderhive Inc., Lance has a unique and varied career in nonfiction storytelling which has allowed him to develop crucial and distinct insight into the fast-evolving media industry.

Kicking off his career as an office/casting PA on Joe Millionaire, Lance’s expertise in writing, directing, and producing quickly landed him a broad array of freelance opportunities primarily supporting non-fiction production outfits Actual Reality, Snackaholic Inc., Evolution Media, Rocket Science Laboratories, Magical Elves, and Mark Burnett Productions - spanning diverse projects across the industry including major network reality tentpoles (Big Brother, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition), documentary series (30 Days, The Real L Word, Into The Pride, Freshman Diaries) and the feature documentary Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.

In 2011, Lance turned his attention towards development where he expanded his relationship to nonfiction storytelling. He had the great opportunity of being part of the team at Cheri Sundae Productions, Mandalay Sports Media, Rampante, (a Time Inc partnership), and then Red Bull Media House where he re-connected with Sonderhive co-founder, Jason Carey. Soon thereafter, he was brought back to Time Inc., this time as the VP of Development and Executive Producer where he headed up development for TIME, Sports Illustrated, Fortune, Food + Wine, and Travel & Leisure.

In conjunction with launching Sonderhive, Lance has been focused on developing and producing social media content for influential athletes and celebrities (Julian Edelman, Jessica Alba) expanding his reach beyond traditional television and film.

Executive in Charge

Executive in Charge at Sonderhive, Susan’s extensive career spans a rich diversity of genres and formats where she successfully runs projects across America and around the world. A six-time nominee and two-time Emmy Award winning Producer, Susan holds 21 years experience in entertainment as a Production Executive.

After graduating from UCSB in 2000 with a Bachelor's degree in Film Studios, Susan’s entertainment career kicked off when she was accepted in the iconic NBC Page Program. This opportunity evolved into a 5 year stint with NBC where she had the great opportunity to learn about various syndicated formats, working on iconic shows such as Access Hollywood, Starting Over, Weakest Link, and The Other Half.

Inspired by an insatiable desire to learn and discover the complexities of human stories, Susan then shifted into the world of documentaries, launching multiple groundbreaking docu-series including The Swell Life for OWN, featuring a legendary surfing family raising a son with Autism, Born This Way, the Emmy Award winning series showcasing the honest and inspirational stories of young adults with Down syndrome, and Director Davis Guggenheim’s From The Sky Down, a documentary about U2 and their journey in creating the acclaimed album Achtung Baby - an all time personal and career highlight. Concurrently, she began and continues to run Food Network’s Valerie’s Home Cooking, a long-term series spanning 14 seasons and winning an Emmy for Best Culinary Program.

Susan joins Sonderhive just after a successful run at esports League, where, as Head of Production for North America, she turned a significant multi-million dollar annual deficit into a profit within one year.