2017 Wedgwood Annual

CONTENTS 

SECTION ONE 

WEDGWOOD 

OVERVIEW 

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SECTION TWO 

STORIES 

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SECTION THREE 

COMMUNITY 

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SECTION FOUR 

GET CONNECTED 

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DECADES DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 

Wedgwood started in 2007 when a band of 

investors, thought leaders, and artists came 

together around a transformative idea: that our 

creativity and imagination reflect the very nature 

of God, and people of faith have a responsibility 

to be creators and patrons of the world’s finest 

arts and entertainment. Wedgwood believes that 

culture is actually “upstream of politics,” and if 

we want to infuse the world with truth, beauty, 

and goodness, we should start by infusing it with 

good art. 

As we look toward the next decade we are encouraged by the diversity of 

the gifts, talents, and experiences of those in the Wedgwood community 

who are responding to their calling to create culture and shape our future. 

Over this next year, we stand on a firm foundation as we work to grow our 

impact through support and Membership, deepen relationships with the 

artists we serve, and walk intentionally alongside Members, helping them 

explore where their passions and resources align with opportunities in 

culture spaces. 

The following pages tell the story of ten years of Wedgwood Circle, but 

this is only the beginning. We hope you’ll join us on the journey through 

the next decade. There is no thing else like Wedgwood Circle, and the 

Circle is you! 

Gratefully, 

Over the last 10 years, we have been committed first and fore most to 

investing in those who are called to create content for the culture at 

large. At our annual event in November 2016, Mako Fujimura said that 

“Christian ” should never be an adjective; we wholeheartedly agree. As 

C.S. Lewis wrote: “The world does not need more Christian literature. 

What it needs is more Christians writing good literature.” 

We also have been committed from the beginning to a paradigm, not a 

program. Culture is not static, and neither is Wedgwood. Over ten years 

we’ve added programs and projects, invested in hundreds of artists and 

have grown into a deep community - artists, investors, patrons, creative 

industry leaders, thought leaders - who share in this mission. 

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ONE 

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W H O 

WE 

ARE 

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WEDGWOOD 

OVERVIEW 

Wedgwood Circle is a network of creative 

industry leaders, artists, investors and patrons 

working together to create art and entertainment 

for the common good. We accomplish this by 

advancing thought leadership, offering oncein-a-lifetime 

Member experiences, and by 

facilitating capital flow for projects in many 

art-related sectors. We believe creativity and 

imagination reflect the very nature of God, and 

that people of faith have a responsibility to be 

creators and patrons of the world’s finest art 

and entertainment. 

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W H A T 

WE 

DO 

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WHY WE 

DO IT 

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Wedgwood focuses on the creation of art 

and entertainment in the industries of film, 

music, television, publishing, theatre, fashion, 

fine arts, comics/graphic novels, computer/ 

console gaming, and new media. We do this in 

three ways: 

CONNECT 

Building a community of common cause, including investors, patrons, 

sector experts and funded artists. Sharing experiences through concerts, 

live performance gatherings, Inner Circle Experiences, retreats, and 

conferences that celebrate the efforts we are undertaking together. 

EDUCATE 

Informing investors and donors and the community through reports, 

events, proprietary “sector strategies” and other recommended readings, 

and connections with sector experts. We seek to inspire others to live into 

the Wedgwood mission in their own networks and communities. 

CAPITALIZE 

Facilitating strategic capital deployment through a granting patron pool 

and special member projects, as well as the Wedgwood Culture Fund, a 

mechanism we developed to focus on facilitating deal flow and programrelated 

investments. 

Wedgwood Circle’s mission rests on the 

understanding that ideas have consequences, and 

cultural content shapes ideas. Our name is drawn 

from Josiah Wedgwood, a renowned innovator, 

scientist and businessman who is considered by 

many as one of the most influential figures in the 

history of Western civilization ceramics. He was 

also a supporter of the 18th century Anti-Slavery 

Committee and designed a ceramic medallion 

depicting a slave kneeling in chains surrounded by 

the inscription, “Am I not a man and a brother?” 

Benjamin Franklin said of Wedgwood’s tokens, 

“they may have an effect equal to that of the best 

written pamphlet.” 

Although thousands were freely given to anyone who shared Josiah’s 

sentiments on slavery, thousands more were manufactured and sold. 

Wedgwood showed that one could promote social change while building 

a business. The Wedgwood Circle is inspired by this vision and model of 

doing good while doing well through cultural engagement and cultural 

artifact creation. 


H O W 

WE 

INVEST 

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PATRON FUND 

Ten percent of Wedgwood Circle Member fees seed a patron pool that 

supports artists through micro-grants. Since it’s inception in 2008, the 

patron pool has granted over $700,000 in grants of $500-$5,000 to 

artists and projects that embody “the good, the true, and the beautiful” in 

the mainstream market. 

PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS 

Managed through the Wedgwood Culture Fund, Program Related 

Investments (PRI) are deployments of non-profit capital into for-profit 

opportunities that promote the mission of the non-profit. Currently 

our investments are in the areas of music, graphic novels, literature and 

television. Returns from investments will help replenish the fund for 

additional high-risk investments in innovative and culture-creation. Since 

2009, we’ve moved over $400,000 through PRI funding. 

PITCHES 

Wedgwood Circle investors move capital to individual artists, specific 

projects, and/or companies. Our community, made up of sector liaisons 

and other creative industry leaders, helps curate for-profit strategic 

initiatives for investments that exemplify significant potential for cultural 

influence. 

PROJECTS 

Wedgwood Circle encourages Members to explore the areas of art and 

culture they have a specific passion for, and we make ourselves available 

to support them by strategizing, facilitating and potentially managing new 

and existing projects that fit their interests. In addition, the Wedgwood 

Culture Fund supports the work of foundations for their projects in the 

areas of culture engagement. 


TEN YEARS 

AND COUNTING 

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Since its inception in 2007, Wedgwood Circle has worked to cultivate 

culture through investment opportunities, conversations, and strategic 

outreach. We have organized over 22 conferences and gatherings in 

Nashville, New York, Austin, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Dallas, 

Denver, Lancaster and Los Angeles. Over its first ten years, Wedgwood 

Circle has helped move more than $17.28 million through all conduits of 

capital flow, funded 35 major deals and projects, and supported over 100 

artists through patron and program related investment pools. 

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Wedgwood 

Circle LLC is 

established as an 

angel investment 

group 

First investor 

conference 

is held in 

Nashville, TN 

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Patron Fund 

is launched to 

provide seed 

grants to music 

and new media 

artists 

Clothing brand 

Apolis, backed 

by Wedgwood 

Members, 

establishes new 

HQ in the Arts 

District of LA 

Documentary 

film Call + 

Response is 

released 

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establishes a 

PRI pool of 

funds, investing 

first in graphic 

novels, music 

management, 

and a TV 

writers program 

(POIEMA). 

Wedgwood Circle 

transitions into an 

educational non-profit 

and continues to 

facilitate angel 

investment 

opportunities 

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Graphic Novelist 

Doug TenNapel 

releases graphic 

novel Ratfist. 

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POIEMA participants 

join the writing teams 

of TV shows Nashville, 

White Collar, and J.J. 

Abrams’ Believe 

Wedgwood Culture 

Fund (WCF) is launched 

as a supporting 

organization to assist 

foundations with large 

financial investments in 

culture projects 

Patron Artists Ruby 

Amanfu and Brooke 

Waggoner perform 

with rock icon Jack 

White at the Grammy’s 

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A Patron Slate is 

developed with music 

vetters to deliver 

grants to a new class 

of artists each year 

Spoken word artist 

Jasmine Mann 

publishes first book of 

poetry, Chalk Outlines 

of Snow Angels 

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Hosted Inner 

Circle Member 

Retreat at SXSW 

where 5 patron 

artists performed 

in various 

showcases 

Johnnyswim 

becomes VH-1’s 

first “You Oughta 

Know +” music 

artist to be 

featured in their 

online content 

and music 

channel. 

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takes Inner 

Circle Members 

to San Diego’s 

ComicCon 

Backed by 


Members, 

Broadway revival 

Fiddler On The 

Roof nominated 

for three Tony 

Awards 

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GOOD LIT retreat 

and granting pool 

is launched for 

first time novelists 

Patron Artist Jon 

Batiste starts 

role as musical 

director on The 

Late Show with 

Stephen Colbert 

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Martin Scorsese’s 

Silence, backed by 

Wedgwood Member 

Dale Brown, has a 

wide release and 

receives an Oscar 

nomination for Best 

Cinematography 


SECTION 

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MOLLY MALONE 

+ NISOLO 

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STORIES 

Molly joined the Wedgwood Inner Circle in 

2016 and lives in Austin, Texas. She attended 

her first Annual Event in 2015 and immediately 

jumped into the community, especially drawn 

to impactful creative entrepreneurship. Molly 

met and chose to invest in Nisolo at the 2016 

Annual Event. 

WHAT DREW YOU TO THE WEDGWOOD COMMUNITY? 

I work in the technology space, but I am personally passionate about the 

arts - creative areas that fall outside of my day to day. I was looking for an 

outlet to explore those spaces beyond my profession in IT and Wedgwood 

offered me a way to do that 

WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN THE COMMUNITY? 

Hands down, the relationships have been most important to me. It’s been 

amazing to hear what others are doing in their own communities and I’m 

inspired by their stories! They are helping me better understand how I can 

create cultural impact in my networks and local community. 

HOW DID YOU CONNECT WITH NISOLO? 

My first introduction to Nisolo was at the 2017 Annual Event. I was 

intrigued by their business model during Patrick’s panel and I had the 

opportunity ask more questions at dinner. After hearing his story, we met 

at the store to talk about the business model. 

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In my conversations with Patrick, I was impressed with the business plan. 

And the simplicity of the marketing and the quality of the products, 

beautiful shoes, beautiful bags, beautiful jewelry was all very relevant, 

simple and marketable. The aesthetic of their storefront was beautiful 

and so inviting. And the connection back to the family in Peru including 

the impact they have had on that community by employing others is truly 

inspirational. 

I love that they have grown to employ additional people from that 

community and all the children of Nisolo employees are now going to 

school. This is meaningful not only to the business, but has created a 

tangible impact on the community. The business acumen and social 

impact is very powerful and that was the reason why I invested. 

WHAT ULTIMATELY MADE YOU SAY “YES” TO INVESTING 

IN NISOLO? 

It was definitely that combination of great story, solid business, and social 

impact. But after I evaluated the business plan, I said yes. I was looking for 

a combination positive long term impact socially and financially, and we 

felt like Nisolo was a viable investment opportunity. 

FAVORITE NISOLO PRODUCT? 

I love the jewelry! The brass and bone ring and necklace are new staples. I 

love the chukka boots, but I think my favorite shoes are the patent leather 

oxfords. They’re beautiful! 


FROM GRANTEE 

TO MUSIC VETTER 

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My name is Brooke Waggoner, and I write a lot here in Nashville. I 

compose, I make records and tour, and I do a little bit of production. 

I felt at a very young age, as a young child, that I was meant to do music in 

my future. I didn’t really know what that looked like, but I knew it was the 

way that I could express and communicate in a way that I couldn’t with 

words or any other medium. So to be able to talk about things I really care 

about, and things that I feel like should be a part of the conversation of 

culture, music seemed to be the obvious conduit for that. 

I’ve been with Wedgwood almost 8 years. Early in my career when I was 

starting out, things were really formative and I was needing some help 

and support. I got hooked up with Wedgwood through Charlie Peacock 

and received a micro-grant, which helped buy a touring van for me and 

my band at the time. It was a crucial and very pivotal moment, and the 

grant let us move forward and have access to where we needed to go and 

spread the music. 

I’m now a Vetter for Wedgwood. I helped secure a grant for an artist 

named Timbre (Cierpke), who is this beautiful, magical harp player/singer/ 

artist/writer. That was really special, to help provide some seed money 

for her and her vision, and was a tremendous full circle moment for me. 

Getting to share the work that Wedgwood is doing with fellow artists who 

have great things to say and things they’re making, but don’t necessarily 

have access to the monetary things they need to make that happen on a 

broader level, and connect some dots there has been incredibly satisfying. 

It feels like a sense of “paying it forward” and getting to help to build 

some of those bridges feels like a real impact. Being 10 years into my 

career at this point and to get to talk about that with young artists has 

been special…this incredibly next level experience for me. It’s about other 

people’s work, and that feels very satisfying to be a part of. 

STORIES

CONNECTING MEMBERS 

+ SECTOR LIAISONS 

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When Wedgwood Sector Liaison Carter Pilcher founded Shorts 

International in 2000 it was a labor of love, and over the last 17 years 

it has grown to become the world’s leading short movie entertainment 

company, functioning as a distributor, broadcaster, and producer for the 

short film format. Shorts International includes SHORTSHD, a 24/7 HD 

TV channel dedicated that brings audiences the best short films from 

around the world. It also runs an on-demand service for short movies 

through iTunes and other outlets, and is responsible for the theatrical 

distribution of the Oscar Nominated Short Films in theaters across the 

US and Europe each year. 

As a voting member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts 

and a member of the Short Film and Feature Animation branch of the 

US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (aka, the folks who 

hand out the Oscars),, Carter has extensive experience in the short movie 

production and entertainment space. 

On February 25th, Members had the unique opportunity to join Carter 

and the 2017 Oscar-nominated short filmmakers in Los Angeles at the 

Shorts Awards ceremony, which is held the night before the Oscars each 

year. This event is part of a new series for Wedgwood Members called 

Inner Circle Experiences. Small and curated, these events are designed to 

bring our community closer together around an interesting culture project 

or event. As Wedgwood rolls out more Inner Circle Experiences across the 

year, we look forward to introducing Members to more the incredible work 

being done by Sector Liaisons and other leading artists who are creating 

good, true and beautiful art for the the world. 


SECTION 

THREE 

WEDGWOOD 

COMMUNITY

FOUNDERS 

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In 2007, a small band of investors, philanthropists 

and cultural influencers launched Wedgwood 

Circle with a common goal in mind: to promote 

the creation of good, true, beautiful art in 

culture at large. 

PHILIP ANSCHUTZ / 

DENVER, CO 

Entrepreneur and Investor; 

Founder and CEO of The 

Anschutz Corporation, and Co- 

Founder of Major League Soccer 

MAKOTO FUJIMURA / 

PRINCETON, NJ 

Japanese Nihonga artist, 

Director of Brehm Center at 

Fuller Theological Seminary and 

founder of the International Arts 

Movement 

STEVE GARBER / 

WASHINGTON, DC 

Facilitator of Meaning, Wedgwood 

Circle; Author; Founder and 

Principal, The Washington Institute 

for Faith, Vocation and Culture 

DAVID KIERSZNOWSKI / 

LEAWOOD, KS 

Founder and Co-Owner of 

DEMDACO, a wholesale gift 

company founded in 1997. 

THOMAS LEHRMAN / 

NEW YORK, NY 

Entrepreneur and Investor; Partner 

at Haystack Partners investment 

firm; board member at KIPP 

NYC and co-founder of Gerson 

Lehrman Group 

CHARLIE PEACOCK / 

NASHVILLE, TN 

Artist, Songwriter, Producer and 

Co-Founder of Art House 

America 

MARK RODGERS / 


Founder, Principal, Managing 

Director of The Clapham Group, 

More Partnerships, Founder and 

President of Wedgwood Circle 

GEORGE SEAY III / 

DALLAS, TEXAS 

Founder and CEO of Annandale 

Capital, a money management 

firm centered on conflictfree, 

customized investment 

portfolios for individuals, family 

offices, foundations, and various 

institutions. 

BILL WICHTERMAN / 


Covington & Burling LLP, 

President of Faith & Law, Author 

of “Culture: Upstream from 

Politics” and “Dying to Live.” 

SEAN WOLFINGTON / 

MIAMI, FL 

Chairman and CEO of The 

Wolfington Companies. 

Entrepreneur with businesses in 

the technology, marketing, real 

estate and film industries. 

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Within the Wedgwood community, a group of 

successful thought leaders and industry leading 

artists serve as Senior Advisors and Sector 

Liaisons. These women and men play an active 

role in the strategic planning of Wedgwood Circle 

and provide valuable advice to our community in 

their area of expertise. 

ANDY CROUCH 

Author of Culture Making, winner 

of Christianity Today’s 2008 Book 

Award for Christianity and Culture 

DAVE EVANS 

Design Lecturer and Co-Founder 

of the Stanford d.life lab; founding 

Member serving on the fApple 

Corporate Culture Committee 

with Steve Jobs; and Co-Founder 

and Vice President of Talent 

for the leading game software 

publisher, Electronic Arts. 

OS GUINNESS 

Co-Founder of The Trinity Forum, 

Author of over 25 books, and 

Senior Fellow of the EastWest 

Institute in New York 

CHRIS HANSEN 

Founder of Piko Fellowship, a 

company that provides assistance 

to the emerging next generation of 

storytellers in the fields of writing, 

film, and graphic novels 

PEB JACKSON 

Connector involved in a variety of 

projects including development 

work in Africa, fundraising 

consulting with non-profits, 

advisory roles with private-sector 

investment and mentoring nextgeneration 

leaders. 

ERWIN MCMANUS 

Curator of McManus Studios, 

Founder of Awaken Humanity, 

and Lead Pastor of Mosaic in 

Los Angeles 

JOHN SEEL, PH.D. 

Principal of John Seel Consulting 

LLC, a social impact consulting 

firm specializing on the current 

and future impact of millennials in 

American society. Former director 

of cultural engagement at the John 

Templeton Foundation 

KATHRYN SEEL 

Former Executive Vice President 

of Business Development for 

Diane Snyder at Home, a fashion 

accessory and home goods 

company 

RICK WESTERFIELD 

Symphony conductor who 

has led orchestras such as the 

Boston Symphony and New York 

Philharmonic and collaborated with 

such artists as Yo Yo Ma, Luciano 

Pavarotti, Lang Lang, Joshua Bell, 

and Andre Watts 


SECTOR 

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ELECTRONIC MEDIA 

LANCE PRIEBE / Co-founder 

of children’s virtual world and gaming 

production companies Hyper Hippo 

and Club Penguin 

SCOTT WONG / Founder of 

Gamesamba and CEO and President of 

Brethren Entertainment Studios 

FASHION 

CHIDI ACHARA / Sr. Vice 

President and Global Creative Director 

for Simon Malls and noted photographer 

BRANT CRYDER / President of 

Yves Saint Laurent North America and 

distinguished DJ who has played at major 

parties, events and fashion shows in Bali, 

Italy, LA and NYC 

FILM 

MICHEAL FLAHERTY / 

Co-Founder & President of Inkling 

Entertainment; Co-Founder of Walden 

Media, which has financed and produced 

the Chronicles of Narnia franchise films, 

Charlotte’s Web and Bridge to Terabithia 

and President of Good Thief Film 

STEVE MCEVEETY / Founder 

of MPower Pictures and former 

Executive Producer at Mel Gibson’s Icon 

Productions, working on What Women 

Want, Payback, The Man Without a Face, 

and Braveheart; Producer of The Passion 

of the Christ and Producer and Writer of 

Airborne 

RICK REKEDAL / Chief Creative, 

Global Franchise at Dreamworks 

Animation, former Product Manager for 

Playnotes Toys (Ninja Turtles, Jurassic 

Park, The Lost World) 

RALPH WINTER / Producer of over 

25 films, including work at 20th Century 

Fox productions, the X-Men Trilogy, 

Planet of the Apes, Fantastic Four, and 

Wolverine 

FINE ART 

VALERIE DILLON / Former 

Director for Bowles Sorroko Galleries in 

New York City before opening her own 

gallery in the heart of Soho in 1994, The 

Dillon Gallery, which later relocated to 

Chelsea 

MAKOTO FUJIMURA / Japanese 

Nihonga artist, Director of Brehm Center 

at Fuller Theological Seminary and founder 

of the International Arts Movement 

LINNEA SPRANSY / Award winning 

visual artist, lecturer; Artist-in-Residence 

at The Brehm Center 

GRAPHIC NOVELS 

JIM KRUEGER / Video Game 

Developer and Comic Book Writer for 

DC, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse, and 

other companies featuring the fantasy 

franchises of X-Men, Spiderman, Star 

Wars, Matrix, and more 

DOUG TENNAPEL / Video Game 

Developer and Comic Book Writer 

of Earthworm Jim, Creature Tech, 

Catscratch, and Ratfist 

LITERATURE 

BRET LOTT / Author, including Jewel 

(an Oprah’s Book Club selection) and A 

Song I Knew by Heart; former editor of 

The Southern Review 

SUMYA OJAKLI / Business and 

Market strategist at Simon and Schuster 

STEVE TURNER / Journalist, poet, 

and author, including his book Imagine: A 

Vision for Christians in the Arts 

MUSIC 

JON FOREMAN / Lead singer 

and guitarist of multi-platinum and 

Grammy-award winning alternative rock 

band, Switchfoot, as well as solo singer/ 

songwriter and member of Fiction Family 

DREW SHIRLEY / Guitarist of multiplatinum 

and Grammy-award winning 

alternative rock band, Switchfoot 

JANET WEIR / Artist Manager at Red 

Light Management 

MUSIC VETTERS 

BONO / Lead vocalist of U2, humanitarian 

STEPHEN CHRISTIAN / Lead vocalist 

of band Anberlin 

JAY HARREN / VP of A&R and Artist 

Development at Sony Music Entertainment’s 

Descendant Records 

BRENT KREDEL / Former music manager, 

including work with Foster the People 

ISAAC SLADE / Co-Founder, lead vocalist, 

songwriter, and pianist of Denver-based piano 

rock band, The Fray 

RYAN TEDDER / Producer, songwriter, 

singer, known for his work with band One 

Republic; songwriter and Grammy awardwinning 

producer for Adele, Beyonce, Gavin 

DeGraw, Maroon 5 and more 

BROOKE WAGGONER / Singer, 

songwriter, composer 

CHRIS YORK / Director A&R IRS 

Nashville / Capitol CMG 

NEW MEDIA, DOCUMENTARIES, 

+ SHORT FILMS 

DAVID CARLSON / Founder 

of Bucktown Pictures and Executive 

Director of Opera-Matic, a non-profit 

street opera company based in Chicago 

KIEL MURRAY / Writer, Producer 

DisneyToon Studios, DisneyPixar (Cars); 

former Development Executive and 

longtime alum, Pixar 

CARTER PILCHER / Founder and 

Chief Executive of Shorts International, 

a full-service short film entertainment 

company representing over 3,000 films to 

over 120 international broadcasters 

TIM WASHER / Comedy Writer and 

Producer for IBM’s “Smarter Planet” 

campaign and Actor in several TV clips 

including T-Mobile’s commercial “Invisible” 

with Catherine Zeta-Jones 

TELEVISION 

SEAN ATKINS / Former President 

of MTV; Former GM & Executive 

Vice President, Digital and Strategy of 

Discovery Studios; Former Senior Vice 

President of Digital Media at HBO 

DEAN BATALI / TV writer/producer 

for That 70s Show, Buffy the Vampire 

Slayer, and The Adventures of Pete and 

Pete and pilots for ABC, ABC Family, 

the Cartoon Network and the Hub; 

founder of Poiema writers program 

(poiemahollywood.com) 

TERRY BOTWICK / Partner at 

1019 Entertainment; Former President 

of worldwide television distribution and 

production company for the Hearst 

Corporation and part of the senior 

management team for the Family 

Channel; President and Chief Operating 

Officer of Big Idea during the expansion of 

the VeggieTales brand in 2001 

NORMAN STONE / CEO of 1A 

Productions; Employed by BBC in 1984 

as their youngest producer/director; 

Producer/Director of Shadowlands, Miss 

Marples, and The Black Velvet Gown 

THEATER 

MAX MCLEAN / Actor, producer of the 

theatrical production of The Screwtape 

Letters, The Great Divorce and President 

of Fellowship for the Performing Arts 


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TERENCE BERRY 

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 

Terence began his career in New 

York with Citibank’s Media & 

Entertainment Group working 

on film-financings for the major 

studios. Desiring to work more 

closely with filmmakers, he 

left New York for Los Angeles 

where he began producing short 

films, helped launch and run the 

Damah Film Festival, served as an 

associated producer for several 

shows on the Discovery Channel 

and produced the feature films 

That Evening Sun (starring Oscarnominated 

Hal Holbrook) and Not 

That Funny (starring Emmy-winner 

Tony Hale.) Terence is in postproduction 

on his third feature 

film, Waiting For The Miracle To 

Come. In addition to his work as 

a film producer, he also ran Act 

One, a Hollywood-based training 

program and professional society 

from 2009 through 2013. Terence 

is a graduate of the University of 

Virginia. 

BETSY BROWN 

CHIEF DEVELOPMENT 

OFFICER 

Betsy is an entrepreneur, 

brand builder and a purveyor of 

hospitality. She has spent the 

last five years working across the 

design, art, and fashion spaces in 

East Africa and through this work 

co-founded a textiles company 

that creates modern home 

décor products in the region. 

She is passionate about bringing 

creative vision to life, whether 

it is a product, an event, or 

around a table. Betsy is also an 

experienced relationship manager 

and storyteller, having had the 

opportunity to work with diverse 

communities from corporate 

leaders to vulnerable populations 

in Kenya through her work with 

Atlantic Media and International 

Justice Mission, respectively. 

She is a graduate of Georgetown 

University and calls Washington 

DC home. 

AMY D JONES 

CHIEF COMMUNITY 

OFFICER 

Amy is a documentary film 

producer, artist manager and 

activist. Having been a part 

of the team that launched the 

Damah Film Festival, providing a 

platform for filmmakers all over 

the world to join the conversation 

of spirituality and humanity, she 

has been involved ever since in 

bridging the worlds of art, culture 

and community. In more recent 

years, she served as a producer of 

several documentary feature films, 

run events everywhere from the 

foot of the Washington Monument 

to the White House’s backyard 

and traveled extensively to Uganda 

to become a student of the lives 

of those abducted and displaced. 

Amy lives in the heart 

of Washington DC. 


LEADERSHIP 

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BOARD 

OF 

DIRECTORS 

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DAVID CARLSON 

Founder of Bucktown Pictures and 

Executive Director of Opera-Matic, 

a non-profit street opera company 

based in Chicago 

BRAD REEVES 

Director, Art House Dallas Creative 

Council; Former Executive Vice President 

of People for Drive Financial Services 

MARK RODGERS 

FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT 

Mark Rodgers is the Principal of The 

Clapham Group, a creative consulting 

firm that works with non-profits, 

corporations and foundations. He is a 

published writer and a speaker on the 

topics of faith and public life, culture 

and caring for the least of these. His 

work over the years includes outreach 

to “culture creators,” and he has 

worked closely with artists from diverse 

fields including computer gaming, 

graphic novels, film and music. Mark is 

also a social entrepreneur, and enjoys 

finding ways to help people “do good 

while doing well.” Mark is married to 

Leanne, and the proud father of four 

children, living in Burke, Virginia. 

STEVE GARBER 

FACILITATOR OF MEANING 

Dr. Steven Garber is a teacher of many 

people in many places. In his work with 

The Washington Institute he focuses 

on the meaning of vocation for the 

common good. For many years on 

the faculty of the American Studies 

Program in Washington, DC, he has 

studied the intersection of popular 

culture with political culture for much 

of his life. A consultant to businesses, 

foundations and educational 

institutions, including the Murdock 

Trust, the Praxis Labs, the Wedgwood 

Circle, the Blood:Water Mission, the 

Demdaco Corporation, and Mars, 

Incorporated, his most recent book is 

Visions of Vocation: Common Grace 

for the Common Good. A native of 

the great valleys of Colorado and 

California, he is married to Meg and 

they have five adult children whose lives 

have taken them all over the world. 

ANGELA CORRELL 

Author, Grounded and Guarded; 

Entrepreneur, Kentucky Soaps & Such, 

Wilderness Road Guesthouses & Rooms 

(Stanford, KY) 

STEVE GARBER 

Facilitator of Meaning, Wedgwood Circle; 

Author; Founder and Principal, The 

Washington Institute for Faith, Vocation 

and Culture 

LAURA WATERS HINSON 

Filmmaker and photographer; Founder 

of Image Bearer Pictures; work includes 

documentaries As We Forgive and Many 

Beautiful Things 

CARTER PILCHER 

Founder and Chief Executive of 

Shorts International, a full-service 

short film entertainment company 

representing over 3,000 films to over 

120 international broadcasters 

MARK RODGERS 

(Chairman) Founder, Wedgwood 

Circle; Principle, Clapham Group 

& More Partnerships 

DREW SHIRLEY 

Guitarist of multi-platinum and 

Grammy-award winning alternative 

rock band, Switchfoot 

D.J. SMITH 

Founder and CEO, CiV Digital 

ALLISON TROWBRIDGE 

President, Copper Pictures; Partner, 

Just Business 

RALPH WINTER 

Founder, 1019 Entertainment; 

Producer, Director 


SECTION 

FOUR 

GET 

CONNECTED

INNER 

CIRCLE 

MEMBERSHIP 

34 

TIER 1 MEMBERSHIP: TRAINING & EQUIPPING 

$5,000 | DOROTHY SAYERS LEVEL 

• 10% of Membership Contributed to Patron Fund 

• Quarterly Wedgwood Reports with news, articles, and updates from Sector Liaisons 

• Complimentary ticket for ONE to the Annual Event 

• ONE ticket to the Inner Circle Member Luncheon 

• ONE invitation to all Inner Circle Experiences 

Inner Circle Experience ticket costs will vary, and are sold on first come first served basis 

$10,000 | C.S. LEWIS LEVEL 



• Complimentary tickets for TWO to the Annual Event 

• TWO tickets to the Inner Circle Member Luncheon 

• TWO invitations to all Inner Circle Experiences 

• Priority Access to reserve Inner Circle Experience Tickets 

Inner Circle Experience ticket costs will vary, and are sold first come first served 

• Wedgwood team works to connect you with Wedgwood artists or Sector Liaisons 

to build relationships within creative sectors across the year. 

TIER 2 MEMBERSHIP: AFFECTING CHANGE 

$25,000 AND ABOVE | J.R.R. TOLKIEN LEVEL 



• Complimentary tickets for TWO to the Annual Event 

• TWO tickets to the Inner Circle Member Luncheon 

• TWO invitations to all Inner Circle Experiences 

• First right of refusal for all Experience tickets 

Inner Circle Experience ticket costs will vary, and are sold first come first served 

• Complimentary ticket the Inklings Experience 

Ticket cost included in Membership 

• Annual gathering for Members at the $25,000 level or above to foster an 

“Inklings-like” fellowship of investment partners, committed to making significant 

personal investment as a Community member, working alongside each other to 

truly affect change. 

• On site visit from the Wedgwood team to create a culture engagement strategy 

• Yearly analysis and review of your Member Project with detailed assistance in 

its development. 


SAVE THE DATE 

INNER CIRCLE EXPERIENCE 

AT THE OSCAR® NOMINATED 

SHORTS AWARDS CEREMONY 

FEBRUARY 25, 2017 

LOS ANGELES, CA 

INNER CIRCLE EXPERIENCE 

AT THE U2 JOSHUA TREE TOUR 2017 

JUNE 14, 2017 

TAMPA, FL 

WEDGWOOD CIRCLE 

ANNUAL EVENT 

NOVEMBER 8-10, 2017 

LOS ANGELES, CA

716 MONROE ST. NE, STUDIO 2 

WASHINGTON D.C., 20017 

PH. 202-810-9670 

CONTACT@WEDGWOODCIRCLE.COM 

WWW.WEDGWOODCIRCLE.COM

2017 Wedgwood Annual

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