Bryan Agnew
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Strategic operations leader with experience partnering with senior executives to drive organizational planning, cross-functional initiatives, and operational systems across entertainment and technology organizations. Proven ability to translate executive priorities into structured planning rhythms, initiative tracking frameworks, and cross-team execution. Background spanning global streaming, studio production, and immersive entertainment environments with deep experience aligning creative, product, engineering, and business stakeholders.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Creative & Product Operations | Executive Strategy
Sphere Entertainment Co.
Burbank, CA
10.2024 - Current
- Partner with senior leadership across creative, product, and engineering teams to coordinate strategic initiatives and operational planning for large-scale immersive entertainment experiences.
- Designed and implemented a centralized PMO-style project hub and initiative tracking framework used by executive leadership to prioritize cross-functional programs and monitor progress across creative, product, and engineering initiatives.
- Built operational reporting systems that improved visibility into project timelines, risks, and dependencies across 20+ active initiatives spanning multiple departments.
- Facilitate executive planning cycles, leadership reviews, and cross-team discussions aligning creative studios, engineering teams, product leadership, and external partners.
- Coordinate cross-functional initiatives supporting immersive entertainment productions, brand partnerships, and technology development programs.
- Prepare executive briefings, strategic updates, and operational summaries used by leadership to guide planning, communication, and decision-making.
- Strategic Programs & Initiatives
- Supported operational coordination across immersive experience development, creative production, and technology deployment initiatives.
- Developed internal reporting tools and project tracking systems that streamlined leadership visibility into active programs and organizational priorities.
Chief of Staff
Media Res Studio
Los Angeles, CA
04.2023 - 06.2024
- Strategic partner to senior leadership responsible for coordinating operational planning, initiative tracking, and executive communications across the studio organization.
- Managed organizational planning cycles and strategic initiative tracking across leadership teams.
- Coordinated cross-functional collaboration across creative, production, development, and business operations teams supporting studio initiatives.
- Prepared executive briefing materials, strategic analyses, and operational updates used to guide leadership decision-making.
- Developed internal operational processes that improved communication and execution across departments.
Executive Assistant — Business Affairs, Original Series
Netflix
Los Angeles, CA
06.2018 - 04.2023
- Supported senior leadership within the Business Affairs organization overseeing original series production.
- Coordinated cross-functional workflows between production, legal, finance, and creative teams supporting original series development.
- Managed complex operational priorities across multiple productions within a fast-paced global streaming environment.
- Prepared executive briefings and leadership updates supporting strategic discussions and production decision-making.
- Operated within Netflix’s highly collaborative production environment coordinating stakeholders across multiple departments and productions.
Assistant
United Talent Agency
Beverly Hills, CA
04.2017 - 06.2018
- Supported senior agents representing talent across film and television.
- Coordinated high-volume communications, scheduling, and deal workflows across studios, production companies, and talent representatives.
- Managed operational logistics within a fast-paced agency environment.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree -
University of Washington
Skills
- Chief of Staff Operations
- Executive Strategy
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Operational Excellence
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Executive Communications
- Organizational Planning Cycles
- Program & Initiative Management
- Creative & Technology Operations
- Stakeholder Alignment
Leadership Impact
- Operational Strategy & Organizational Planning
- Built operational frameworks, PMO-style reporting systems, and initiative tracking processes that improved leadership visibility into strategic priorities across cross-functional teams.
- Supported executive planning cycles, leadership reviews, and initiative tracking processes that aligned teams and maintained momentum across complex programs.
- Developed internal reporting systems and dashboards used by leadership to evaluate progress, risks, and dependencies across multiple initiatives.
- Cross-Functional Leadership
- Acted as connective tissue across creative, product, engineering, and operations teams to coordinate strategic initiatives and maintain alignment across stakeholders.
- Facilitated leadership meetings and cross-team planning discussions that improved collaboration and execution across departments.
- Executive Communications & Decision Support
- Synthesized complex initiatives into executive briefings, operational updates, and planning materials used by leadership to guide decision-making.
- Translated strategic priorities into structured communication frameworks that improved clarity and organizational alignment.
Timeline
Creative & Product Operations | Executive Strategy
Sphere Entertainment Co.
10.2024 - Current
Chief of Staff
Media Res Studio
04.2023 - 06.2024
Executive Assistant — Business Affairs, Original Series
Netflix
06.2018 - 04.2023
Assistant
United Talent Agency
04.2017 - 06.2018
Bachelor’s Degree -
University of Washington