THAD WEINLEIN
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Creative Leadership and Strategy
+1.323.906.7144 (PST)
THAD WEINLEIN, M.B.A. Finance
START-UP - ANIMATION OPERATIONS - BRAND INTEGRATION SPECIALIST
Operations specialist and driving force of numerous companies both public and private, generating stockholder value by creating smart, high quality family entertainment for Motion Picture, Television, Games and Theme Park Attractions. His work can be seen worldwide, shared with such legendary film talent as Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, and dominant Venture Capitalists such as John Doerr and Jim Breyer.
In his entertainment career spanning some twenty plus years he has attained unparalleled experience in many positions as a global leader in creating, developing, financing and producing family entertainment. Thad has received Congressional recognition for his outstanding contribution in the fields of Motion Picture Arts, Entertainment & Management and more specifically for contributing to U.S.A. - Saudi relations in 2009 through his assistance in King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud's 75th Anniversary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Dhahran, with outreach in Dubai, Kuwait and Bahrain; technical services by Paramount Pictures.
He was instrumental as an entertainment Finance Executive for the Irish Development Authority responsible for extensive job growth in both Los Angeles and Dublin on production of early animated landmark films such as "An American Tail", "Land Before Time Began" and many others. Having resided in Europe for many years Thad represented the financial interests of Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and associated entities before returning to Los Angeles and founding the production arm of a venture capital IPO entertainment educational company; and 20th Century Fox's Animation Special Projects division. Working in conjunction with Artists Inc. as Executive Producer, Thad assisted Paramount Pictures with cutting overhead, production costs, and maintaining brand management on the many Rugrats brand franchise films helping them to achieve in excess of a $100 million domestic box office on "The Rugrats Movie" while reviving the culture of creative excellence on the line-up of subsequent animation projects.
Thad travels extensively throughout Asia and China where he works on select Los Angeles based entertainment projects. He consistently seeks challenging, socially conscious and substantive assignments.
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