Susan Miller (producer)
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Susan Miller is a television
and film producer
, book packager and licensing executive with a special focus in family entertainment. She is the founder of Mixed Media Group, Inc., a firm specializing in the development, production and licensing of a range of high-quality intellectual properties.
Miller is the co-producer of the Miramax feature film, Ella Enchanted
starring Anne Hathaway
. The New York Times described the film as "one of the best films for older children in quite some time."
She is also the co-founder of Bolder Media, Inc., Bolder Media, Inc. which focuses on the development of books, television series, digital media and movies for young boys and girls. . She is the co-executive producer
of the hit Nick Jr. and Noggin animated series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! airs in over 60 countries on major broadcasters including Nickelodeon UK, Nickelodeon Australia, ABC Australia, Super RTL, Discover Latin America, Cartoon Network, Treehouse Canada and others. (wubbzy.com).
For 14 years Miller has represented designer and author Sandra Magsamen. In 2008, WalMart became the licensing partner for the "From the Studio of Sandra Magsamen" and "Wishes and Kisses" brands.
Miller has also enjoyed success in the book market where she has put together many multi-million dollar publishing programs with an array of clients and properties including Meredith Corporation
, Time, Inc., Scholastic
, Harper Collins, Viacom
, Marvel
, The Mrs. Fields Cookie Corp., World Champion figure skater Michelle Kwan
and actors Will Smith
and Jada Pinkett Smith. Miller's first book project, The Mrs. Fields Cookie Book, was a New York Times bestseller. Will Smith's book, Just the Two of Us, was awarded the NAACP Image Award for Best Children's Book of the Year. Russell the Sheep and Splat the Cat are New York Times bestsellers published by Harper Collins and translated around the world.
Prior to launching her own company in 1994, Miller was a Vice President of Consumer Products Licensing at Warner Bros.
– She brought the award winning Shari Lewis
' LambChop and Friends television property to Warner Bros.
and is credited as the architect of the successful multinational licensing and consumer products program. She also managed corporate and trademark licensing programs for Pillsbury, Sports Illustrated
, Sports Illustrated for Kids
, The Mrs. Fields Cookie Corp., Pizza Hut
, Burger King
and 7Up.
Miller has held sales and marketing positions with Xerox Corp., Colgate-Palmolive
and American Express
. She holds a B.S. from Cornell and an M.B.A. from New York University. She is an invited speaker at NYU Stern Graduate School of Business, Licensing Show, KidScreen Summit, New York Women in Film and Television, Association of American Publishers.
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
and film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
, book packager and licensing executive with a special focus in family entertainment. She is the founder of Mixed Media Group, Inc., a firm specializing in the development, production and licensing of a range of high-quality intellectual properties.
Miller is the co-producer of the Miramax feature film, Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted is a Newbery Honor book written by Gail Carson Levine and published in 1997. The story is a retelling of Cinderella featuring various mythical creatures including fairies, elves, ogres, gnomes, and giants...
starring Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway (actress)
Anne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress. After several stage roles, she appeared in the 1999 television series Get Real. She played Mia Thermopolis in The Princess Diaries...
. The New York Times described the film as "one of the best films for older children in quite some time."
She is also the co-founder of Bolder Media, Inc., Bolder Media, Inc. which focuses on the development of books, television series, digital media and movies for young boys and girls. . She is the co-executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
of the hit Nick Jr. and Noggin animated series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! airs in over 60 countries on major broadcasters including Nickelodeon UK, Nickelodeon Australia, ABC Australia, Super RTL, Discover Latin America, Cartoon Network, Treehouse Canada and others. (wubbzy.com).
For 14 years Miller has represented designer and author Sandra Magsamen. In 2008, WalMart became the licensing partner for the "From the Studio of Sandra Magsamen" and "Wishes and Kisses" brands.
Miller has also enjoyed success in the book market where she has put together many multi-million dollar publishing programs with an array of clients and properties including Meredith Corporation
Meredith Corporation
The Meredith Corporation is a media conglomerate based in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The company has two divisions, National Media and Local Media.-History:...
, Time, Inc., Scholastic
Scholastic Press
Scholastic is a global book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. It also has the exclusive United States' publishing rights to the Harry Potter book...
, Harper Collins, Viacom
Viacom
Viacom Inc. , short for "Video & Audio Communications", is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in, but not limited to, cinema and cable television...
, Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, The Mrs. Fields Cookie Corp., World Champion figure skater Michelle Kwan
Michelle Kwan
Michelle Wingshan Kwan is an American figure skater. She is a two-time Olympic medalist, a five-time World champion and a nine-time U.S...
and actors Will Smith
Will Smith
Willard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
and Jada Pinkett Smith. Miller's first book project, The Mrs. Fields Cookie Book, was a New York Times bestseller. Will Smith's book, Just the Two of Us, was awarded the NAACP Image Award for Best Children's Book of the Year. Russell the Sheep and Splat the Cat are New York Times bestsellers published by Harper Collins and translated around the world.
Prior to launching her own company in 1994, Miller was a Vice President of Consumer Products Licensing at Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
– She brought the award winning Shari Lewis
Shari Lewis
Shari Lewis was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host, most popular during the 1960s and 1990s...
' LambChop and Friends television property to Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
and is credited as the architect of the successful multinational licensing and consumer products program. She also managed corporate and trademark licensing programs for Pillsbury, Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
, Sports Illustrated for Kids
Sports Illustrated for Kids
Sports Illustrated Kids is a monthly spin-off of the weekly U.S. sports magazine Sports Illustrated. SI Kids was launched in January 1989 and includes sports coverage with less vocabulary and emphasis on humor...
, The Mrs. Fields Cookie Corp., Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain and international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including pasta, buffalo wings, breadsticks, and garlic bread....
, Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
and 7Up.
Miller has held sales and marketing positions with Xerox Corp., Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive Company is an American diversified multinational corporation focused on the production, distribution and provision of household, health care and personal products, such as soaps, detergents, and oral hygiene products . Under its "Hill's" brand, it is also a manufacturer of...
and American Express
American Express
American Express Company or AmEx, is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Three World Financial Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best...
. She holds a B.S. from Cornell and an M.B.A. from New York University. She is an invited speaker at NYU Stern Graduate School of Business, Licensing Show, KidScreen Summit, New York Women in Film and Television, Association of American Publishers.