With over 30 years in the entertainment and media industries, Neil has developed a significant expertise in production, marketing and licensing. In 2001, Neil co-founded NDi Media. As President he is currently involved in all aspects of the business, particularly business development and financing. Over the years NDi has seen its share of successes including 2 Gemini Awards for best websites (www.arcticmission.com, www.wumpasworld.com), 2 Brandon Hall Excellence in e-Learning Awards, a Canadian New Media Award, and most recently, The Parent’s Choice Award (http://pbskids.org/mamamirabelle). NDi enjoys long term relationships with several international clients including: Nickelodeon, PBS, National Geographic, Warner Bros., Scholastic, Discovery, Cosmeo, CBC, Corus, HIT Entertainment and American Greetings.

A producer, writer and director, Michael has been involved in the multimedia and communications industries for over 30 years, including a 10 year stint from 1979 to 1989 when he was responsible for all design and production at Canadair Ltd., later Bombardier Aerospace. From 1989 to 2001 he headed Productions Michael Rixon, a multimedia production company that produced 1000s of products - ranging from video walls and multi-media projections to interactive DVDs - for the marketing, trade show and learning sectors. In 2001, he joined with Neil Smolar to found NDi Media where he has produced projects for M. D. Anderson, Bombardier Aerospace, National Geographic and Scholastic among many others.

Paul joined NDi as Director of Finance in 2001 and instilled responsible fiscal management practices throughout the company. In 2007 he took on the additional role of Director of Operations, responsible for the hands on management of the production team. Since then, he has streamlined the operation of the production studio and re-focused it on core areas of expertise. He has also implemented processes and procedures that have helped assure the quality and timeliness of NDi’s productions. Paul has a BComm from McGill University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.