Joey Carson

Joey Carson is a 25-year veteran of the entertainment industry and currently serves as president and CEO of Elevator Studio, a leading digital, social media and influencer marketing company that works with leading brands around the world. Carson oversees all day-to-day operations of the company, including client services and new business development. Before joining Elevator Studio, Carson worked with several startups and ventures in the digital media and entertainment industries in Southern and Northern California. Previously, Carson was the CEO of television-industry leader Bunim-Murray Productions where he guided the company in the pioneering of the reality television genre that developed and produced hits shows such as "The Real World," "The Simple Life," "Starting Over" and "The Bad Girls Club." Earlier, Carson oversaw Fox's 20th Television production division where he was responsible for a production slate that included the hit shows "Cops," "Divorce Court" and "America's Most Wanted." Carson also held a variety of financial positions with Sony Pictures Entertainment. His television credits during the past 25 years include a variety of programming for MTV, HBO, A&E, FOX, ABC and NBC. The Producers' Guild of America and The Hollywood Reporter selected Carson as one of the top 50 producers and innovators shaping the future of digital entertainment. Carson was graduated from Texas A&M University. He is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and The Hollywood Radio & Television Society. Elevator Studio is a digital, social media and influencer marketing company that helps brands connect with and influence consumers through meaningful and high-impact engagement. The company works with clients to develop growth strategies, craft messages that resonate, create brand experiences, produce compelling content and connect with the most prominent and influential voices on social media. The company manages a portfolio of investments through Elevator Ventures, which consists of companies in which it both invests and helps grow through product development, distribution and marketing. Elevator Nights, also part of Elevator Studio, produces conferences and business networking events attended by thought-leaders in a variety of industries. Elevator Studio is headquartered in Los Angeles. More information can be found at Elevator.Studio and on social media (IG: elevator; Twitter: elevator_studio; Facebook: ElevatorStudio.