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EXCLUSIVE: Days aft nan motorboat of its caller Netflix reality bid Calabasas Confidential, Wheelhouse accumulation explanation Spoke Studios has promoted Gardner Reed to President.
Reed has been pinch nan Brent Montgomery-run institution since its creation successful 2018 and was antecedently promoted to SVP, Development successful 2024.
The exec developed Calabasas Confidential, which premiered past week, arsenic good arsenic Bravo’s precocious announced Secrets, Lies, Texas Wives and his credits besides see Netflix’s King of Collectibles and Designing Miami as good arsenic A&E’s Duck Dynasty: The Revival.
He has spent nan past 14 years moving pinch Montgomery, who has agelong called him 1 of nan company’s concealed weapons. Before Wheelhouse, he worked astatine The Real Housewives of New Jersey shaper Sirens Media, which was acquired by Montgomery’s Leftfield Entertainment, earlier rising done nan improvement ranks astatine some Leftfield and ITV America.
Montgomery, who is Wheelhouse CEO, said, “Gardner walked into my agency successful his early 20s pinch a self-funded sizzle reel that was marketplace ready. Simply said, he conscionable shows up. He’s a world people quality who goes heavy pinch his relationships connected and disconnected camera which drives his storytelling to highly engaged audiences. In a tricky market, he has arguably nan hottest manus and we will build much underneath his leadership.”
Wheelhouse Entertainment President Courtney White added, “Gardner is a rare imaginative leader who is consenting to outwork everyone to find nan gold. At Wheelhouse, we purpose to beryllium the first extremity for established, emerging and entrepreneurial stars; Gardner is cardinal to that vision, alongside our talent powerhouse Jessica Zalkind, and we’re thrilled to person him starring Spoke Studios.”
“Having had nan privilege to activity pinch Brent since 2013, I’ve ever admired really forward-thinking and profoundly supportive he is. I’m incredibly grateful for nan opportunity to thief make Spoke nan go-to explanation for bold, buzzy, character-driven storytelling,” said Reed. “In summation to our increasing roster of shows, we scheme to grow our integer slate and creator partnerships arsenic we place caller voices, unforgettable characters and culturally resonant stories crossed platforms. I’m honored to beryllium portion of Wheelhouse and to activity alongside inspiring leaders for illustration Brent and Courtney, whose imagination and activity proceed to push each of america forward.”
