Neil J. Patel
- Producer
Neil Patel comes with over 20 years of experience as an executive and an entrepreneur in the advertising, media and entertainment industries. In all his work, Neil looks for ways to connect content and commerce to empower people to take positive action in their lives.
Over his career, Neil's work has consisted of various roles at blue chip ad agencies, an entertainment executive on the Disney corporate staff and as a co-founder of a firm that was subsequently acquired by a unit of Interpublic Group.
Neil has served in several capacities, including high-level business development roles, as a marketing strategist, a media entrepreneur and most recently as Executive Producer of the television series Legacy List with Matt Paxton by VPM I PBS.
In a prior years, Neil has served at award winning The Martin Agency in successive roles as SVP of Content Strategy where he and his team overhauled the content strategy of The Walmart Smart Network (140 million weekly audience) and as SVP Business Strategy and Innovation, where Neil led and advised on the business strategy of the agency and its F500 clients. Neil's last role at Martin was as Managing Director of Business and Engagement Planning and oversaw nearly $150M in client media commitments and a staff of forty.
Before Martin, Neil focused on developing ad supported, digital media platforms with an emphasis on mobile content and applications as a consultant for Disney Imagineering's Research and Development arm and other units of The Walt Disney Company
Neil grew up in Africa, India, Canada and California and now lives with his wife and two young children in Richmond, VA.
Over his career, Neil's work has consisted of various roles at blue chip ad agencies, an entertainment executive on the Disney corporate staff and as a co-founder of a firm that was subsequently acquired by a unit of Interpublic Group.
Neil has served in several capacities, including high-level business development roles, as a marketing strategist, a media entrepreneur and most recently as Executive Producer of the television series Legacy List with Matt Paxton by VPM I PBS.
In a prior years, Neil has served at award winning The Martin Agency in successive roles as SVP of Content Strategy where he and his team overhauled the content strategy of The Walmart Smart Network (140 million weekly audience) and as SVP Business Strategy and Innovation, where Neil led and advised on the business strategy of the agency and its F500 clients. Neil's last role at Martin was as Managing Director of Business and Engagement Planning and oversaw nearly $150M in client media commitments and a staff of forty.
Before Martin, Neil focused on developing ad supported, digital media platforms with an emphasis on mobile content and applications as a consultant for Disney Imagineering's Research and Development arm and other units of The Walt Disney Company
Neil grew up in Africa, India, Canada and California and now lives with his wife and two young children in Richmond, VA.
