Ross Girard - EVP of Production at Campfire & Producer of Netflix's SPECIAL

Ross Girard is Executive Vice President of Production at Campfire, a film and tv production company, where he oversees physical production for a slate of premium scripted and nonfiction projects. A graduate of Emerson College, his background spans music videos, commercials, scripted and nonfiction features and series, with premieres at both the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals. Ross recently produced the Emmy-nominated Netflix Original Series, SPECIAL. He is currently producing other Campfire projects for Warner Brothers, Netflix, FX, CNN, and HBOMax.  His career began at Partizan Entertainment where he headed production for the digital division. He produced content for clients including Target, Dolby, Wrigley, Absolut Vodka, Nokia, NFL, Pergo, and Fidelity Investments.  In music videos, he’s worked with artists including Usher, Daft Punk, Justin Bieber, Macy Gray, The Strokes, Enrique Iglesias, Kanye West, Fun., Band of Horses, Bloc Party, Maren Morris, and Superfruit.  At City Room Creative, an entertainment advertising agency founded by the filmmakers of JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI, Ross served as Executive Producer and built a physical production department from the ground up. Notable projects include the AOL original web series and production of the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival Selection, A FASTER HORSE, a feature documentary about the Ford Mustang directed by David Gelb, for which Ross was the Co-Producer.  Ross also served as Head of Production at Joinery, a commercial production company, where he oversaw physical production, including a campaign for Alliance Française De Singapour which won 3 Gold and 2 Silver Lions at the 2017 Cannes Festival. What makes this week’s episode extra special is that I got to work with Ross on HYSTERICAL, the documentary I produced for Campfire last year that focused on female comedians. It’s a rare opportunity to interview someone who was technically my boss and discuss the most successful way to navigate that dynamic from both sides of the aisle.  We dig into transitions, particularly the challenges of going from commercials to film, the responsibility of producers to intentionally hire diversely, and what it’s like to be a head of production. Can't wait to hear what you think of this week's episode! Beijos, Caca