Women in Business Luncheon
Presented By
Topic: Fostering A Creative Culture
Speaker: Leslie Ferrell
Leslie Ferrell
President
Big Idea Entertainment
www.veggietales.com |
Leslie leads Big Idea Entertainment which is the creator of VeggieTales - the leading global faith and values based children's entertainment franchise.
VeggieTales content has found a home in multiple media formats including theatricals, broadcast TV, Digital and SVOD (streaming).
VeggieTales two major motion pictures, Jonah - A VeggieTales Movie (2002) and The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (2008), earned both critical acclaim and box office success. The franchise has produced two successful TV series first for NBC (2009-2011) and currently is producing a Netflix original series, VeggieTales in the House. VeggieTales in the House is an Emmy nominated pre-school series which released November 2014 and continues airing with original episodes through 2017 on Netflix.
The brand extends beyond media to products in leading children's categories like books, apparel, toys, games, home decor and more. The products are distributed across major retail chains domestically and worldwide. To date the brand has accomplished over $1.5B in lifetime retail sales.
The VeggieTales Live national touring production has been touring since 2011.
Leslie's varied interests include skiing, running and reading. She is a founding member of RISE International, a relief organization building primary schools in rural Angola to educate children, empower communities and contribute to the rebuilding of the country.
2016 Linen Sponsor:
Tuesday Sep 27, 2016
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Tuesday, September 27
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Brentwood United Methodist Church
309 Franklin Road
Brentwood, TN 37027
$25 - Chamber Members
$45 - Guests
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