Kyle Heller

Kyle is an award-winning film & television producer and serial entrepreneur, with a focus on entertainment and technology.

Previously, Kyle was a Co-founder of Cinematique, where he ran product and strategy. He helped Cinematique become a world leader in the interactive video industry, working with hundreds of brands such as Kate Spade, Net-a-Porter, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Stella McCartney. In the early days, he was responsible for front-end development of the company's video product; and later, became the head of product, where he led development of the company's video infrastructure, software-development-kits, and consumer video platform. Cinematique has been featured in Wired, WSJ, Forbes, Variety, TechCrunch, and Fast Company, where it was named Most Innovative Company in Video and 100 Most Creative People in Business.

He is a Managing Partner of Varient, an independent production company, where he has sold films to leading distributors such as Netflix, Warner Bros, and IFC, and television series to E! and NBC. His films have premiered at some of the top festivals around the world including Venice, SXSW, Tribeca, and LA Film Festival.

Kyle is a regular speaker on topics of product and innovation at IPG's leadership conferences, CES, Digital Hollywood, and The Wharton School of Business. He is an active member of the Producer's Guild of America.