McLean Mashingaidze-Greaves
Canadian superstar and CEO and Founder, NIMBLE TV (Toronto, NYC)
As executive producer of the groundbreaking interactive nightly CBC series, ZeD, MMG was the driving creative force behind a revolutionary format that landed 5 Gemini nominations in its inaugural season as well as selection in the prestigious 2003 INPUT TV conference (Denmark) and 2 L
Canadian superstar and CEO and Founder, NIMBLE TV (Toronto, NYC)
As executive producer of the groundbreaking interactive nightly CBC series, ZeD, MMG was the driving creative force behind a revolutionary format that landed 5 Gemini nominations in its inaugural season as well as selection in the prestigious 2003 INPUT TV conference (Denmark) and 2 L
As executive producer of the groundbreaking interactive nightly CBC series,ZeD, MMG was the driving creative force behind a revolutionary format that landed 5 Gemini nominations in its inaugural season as well as selection in the prestigious 2003 INPUT TV conference (Denmark) and 2 Leo Awards (including Best Variety Show).
His second season followed up with more acclaim including Gemini, Webby and a prestigious Emmy® nomination for Advanced Media. Season three landed four Gemini nominations and a Media Person Of The Year nomination at the Western Canadian Music Awards. Most recently, MMG created and executive produced Burning To Shine, an intimate documentary on the rapper K-OS collaborating with the CBC Radio Orchestra.
The NIMBLE Company signals MMG's return into new media entrepreneurialism, after producing 300+ episodes of music, variety & interactive public broadcasting. Prior to his recent foray in television, MMG was an internet content pioneer in New York City where, as founder of the urban dotcom company VMI, he was twice selected as a Silicon Alley "cyber star" by the Village Voice and Virtual City magazines. His new media work has drawn positive reviews from the likes of The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wired and Crain's Business Weekly. Former clients include filmmaker Spike Lee, music mogul Sean "P-Diddy" Combs and media giant Time Warner. MMG's NYC days also included stints as VP of Content at HBO'sVolume.com, Associate New Media Editor at PAPER magazine and contributor to Essence,Vibe, BET Weekend & The Source magazines. As a guest lecturer, MMG has presented at the 2005 PBS Technology Conference, Western Canadian Music Awards, New York University, Columbia University School of Business, Pratt Institute and more.
eo Awards (including Best Variety Show).
His second season followed up with more acclaim including Gemini, Webby and a prestigious Emmy® nomination for Advanced Media. Season three landed four Gemini nominations and a Media Person Of The Year nomination at the Western Canadian Music Awards. Most recently, MMG created and executive produced Burning To Shine, an intimate documentary on the rapper K-OS collaborating with the CBC Radio Orchestra.
The NIMBLE Company signals MMG's return into new media entrepreneurialism, after producing 300+ episodes of music, variety & interactive public broadcasting. Prior to his recent foray in television, MMG was an internet content pioneer in New York City where, as founder of the urban dotcom company VMI, he was twice selected as a Silicon Alley "cyber star" by the Village Voice and Virtual City magazines. His new media work has drawn positive reviews from the likes of The New Yorker, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wired and Crain's Business Weekly. Former clients include filmmaker Spike Lee, music mogul Sean "P-Diddy" Combs and media giant Time Warner. MMG's NYC days also included stints as VP of Content at HBO's Volume.com, Associate New Media Editor at PAPER magazine and contributor to Essence, Vibe, BET Weekend & The Source magazines. As a guest lecturer, MMG has presented at the 2005 PBS Technology Conference, Western Canadian Music Awards, New York University, Columbia University School of Business, Pratt Institute and more.
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