Ken Brady

Current

• Founder and CEO at Genkii
• Writer & Futurist at Self-employed

Past

• Director, International Strategies at Centric - Agency of Change
• Contributor at SciFiAudio
• Content Editor at Lunar Logic

• Producer/Editor at Teaching Strategies
• Producer at Crazy Emergency Productions
• Director of Development at Walt Disney Pictures

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Education

• Portland State University
• University of Oregon

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Websites

• My Company

Ken Brady’s Summary

I have a varied background in film, television, theatre, education, writing, software, marketing, virtual worlds, and publishing. I've sold a screenplay, a few stage plays, many short stories, and have produced an indie feature film. I've spent considerable time traveling in Asia - Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, Singapore, Indonesia, Korea and China. I speak some Chinese, Japanese, and very little Thai.

Ken Brady’s Specialties:

writing, futurism, strategy, acting, producing, directing, editing, development, proposals, presentations, workshops

Ken Brady’s Experience

• Founder and CEO

  Genkii

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

  Strategic Consulting for Social Media and Virtual Worlds, with a focus on Open Source Solutions.

• Writer & Futurist

  Self-employed

  (Internet industry)

  1987 — Present (22 years)

• Director, International Strategies

  Centric - Agency of Change

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  April 2006 — March 2008 (2 years)

  A new new media agency based in Los Angeles. I run the offices in Tokyo, Japan and Shanghai, China, and also devise strategy on a variety of projects for virtual worlds and social media.

• Contributor

  SciFiAudio

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  January 2002 — January 2005 (3 years 1 month)

  Wrote short fiction and movie reviews for a CD/web-based audio magazine.

• Content Editor

  Lunar Logic

  (Computer Software industry)

  2002 — 2004 (2 years)

• Producer/Editor

  Teaching Strategies

  (Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  July 1998 — June 2003 (5 years)

  Produced and edited video and audio training materials for teachers, shot, edited, and produced marketing videos, and did various layout, design, and editing work for a K-12 educational consultancy.

• Producer

  Crazy Emergency Productions

  (Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  May 1999 — June 2000 (1 year 2 months)

  Produced an independent feature film that won several awards at US film festivals.

• Director of Development

  Walt Disney Pictures

  (Public Company; DIS; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

  December 1995 — December 1997 (2 years 1 month)

  Director of Development for producer/director Randal Kleiser. Read scripts, took meetings, and advised on feature film development. Assisted producer/director at Randal Kleiser Productions on various projects.

Ken Brady’s Education

• Portland State University

  Masters of International Management - Asia Pacific , 2005 — 2006

  Master's degree; similar curriculum as an MBA, but with Asian culture and language training. Focus on doing business in Japan and China.

• University of Oregon

  Bachelors , Political Science - East Asian Politics , 2003 — 2005

  Particular focus on the Japan-China-Taiwan history and relationship.

  Activities and Societies:

  Minor in Theatre Arts

Additional Information

Ken Brady’s Websites:

• My Company

Ken Brady’s Interests:

film, television, media, virtual worlds, social media, advertising, politics, Japan, China, Asia, snowboarding, cars, motorcycles, travel, mobile, music

Ken Brady’s Groups:

Screen Actors Guild, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Horror Writers of America, State of Play V - Singapore, Platform Animation Festival, Internet Strategy Forum, Virtual Worlds, Metaverse Roadmap Summit, The Friends of Jeremy Bloom Association, HiPiHi, Tokyo2point0, BarTube

•    Portland State Graduate Business School Alumni (MIM, MBA+, MFSA)
•    Tokyo 2.0
•    Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
•    Metaverse Mashup
•    3D Social Games & Applications
•    Tokyo Beer and Blog

Ken Brady’s Honors:

Honorable Mention, best short play for "Jesus Knocking" -- League for Innovation, 1999; Best Feature Film (as Producer) for "Jacks" -- AFFMA Awards, Los Angeles, 2000; Best Feature Film (as Producer) for "Jacks" -- American Digital Arts Festival, Orlando, 2000; 2nd Place for Best Short Play at Kennedy Center -- 2003; Nomination for Irene Ryan Acting Award in "Peephole" -- 2003; Writers of the Future Finalist for "Asleep in the Forest of the Tall Cats" -- 2004

Ken Brady’s Contact Settings

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• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• expertise requests
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