Coactive AI Launches Media and Entertainment Advisory Board
Coactive brings together media and entertainment leaders Joel Kuwahara, Oke Okaro, Florent Blachot, Noah Levine, and Julian Zilberbrand to further AI innovation and impact for monetizing video and image content.
Coactive’s world-class Advisory Board was strategically assembled to guide the next phase of AI growth and innovation for media and entertainment companies. These industry veterans bring unparalleled depth in content creation, content workflows, advertising monetization, and AI-driven business transformation. The Advisory Board’s decades of experience provide the strategic guidance and insights necessary to ensure that Coactive continues to deliver powerful Content Intelligence solutions for media.
The Expert Media Advisors Taking AI to the Next Level
Coactive’s new Advisory Board members are Emmy® Award winners and media executives with decades of experience driving transformational growth. They are united, alongside Coactive AI, in making visual data searchable, tagged with robust metadata, and easily monetizable.
Joel Kuwahara: As a two-time Emmy® Award winner, CEO and Founder of FutureCel, Inc., and Co-Founder of Bento Box Entertainment, Joel transformed the animation industry with the only all-digital production pipeline used in primetime. His deep expertise in building studios and optimizing complex content workflows is invaluable. Joel joins to guide the application of Coactive’s AI technology to make large-scale content production more efficient. Joel Kuwahara on LinkedIn.
Oke Okaro: With over 25 years of executive experience at giants like Reuters, Bloomberg, Disney, and ESPN, Oke is a pioneer in digital products and AI. He created the world's first iOS apps with push notifications and holds 12 mobile app and computer-based patents from his tenure at Disney. Oke joins to inform Coactive’s product strategy, scale the platform, and integrate high-impact AI solutions for media. Oke Okaro on LinkedIn.
Florent Blachot: As the VP of Data Science and Engineering at Fandom, Florent brings over 20 years of experience in data and engineering, particularly within the entertainment industry. He has a proven track record of defining long-term business execution plans and scaling data services, especially within the gaming industry at companies like Ubisoft. He joins the Advisory Board to offer his expertise in gaming, data infrastructure and scaling customer ROI for media acquisition, engagement, and revenue. Florent Blachot on LinkedIn.
Noah Levine: Noah brings over 25 years of go-to-market and product strategy leadership experience. He specializes in data, AI, and AdTech within the global media, entertainment, telecom, and advertising industries. He has built and scaled data and AI offerings at Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox. Most recently, he established the Media & Advertising industry vertical at Databricks. He joins the Advisory Board to devote his thought leadership and experience with transformation and growth acceleration. Noah Levine on LinkedIn.
Julian Zilberbrand: As the current Global Head of Data Solutions at LG Ad Solutions, Julian brings expertise in AdTech and MarTech product development, and measurement and marketplace strategy. His experience spans the entire advertising ecosystem, with former executive roles at Paramount and Viacom. He joins the Coactive Advisory Board to offer his insights growing businesses and revenue through data, storytelling, customer engagement, and team development. Julian Zilberbrand on LinkedIn.
Driving the Future of Media AI with Industry Icons
The Advisory Board’s collective expertise will guide Coactive’s AI strategy to meet the media industry’s complex needs for content optimization, search, and monetization. They will also help translate the power of Coactive’s visual analytics platform into robust, reliable business applications for the media industry.
“The formation of this Advisory Board marks a critical milestone for Coactive AI,” said Cody Coleman, CEO and Co-Founder of Coactive AI. “Joel, Oke, Florent, Noah, and Julian are proven media innovators who have transformed the industry. Their experience in scaling global platforms and leveraging content technologies will be invaluable as we hone our AI platform to solve the most urgent challenges facing media companies today, from advertising optimization to archive monetization.”
The Coactive Vision for Content Intelligence
Coactive AI's vision is simple: to transform unstructured visual data—especially video and vast image libraries—into a powerful, searchable business asset. Coactive’s platform is essential for media enterprises that handle large volumes of content and are seeking new ways to optimize, personalize, and monetize that content. The Advisory Board’s guidance will directly support this vision, ensuring Coactive’s technology remains both at the forefront of innovation and solves the most urgent pain points for the media and entertainment sector.
