ABOUT US
MEET THE TEAM
DAVID COLLINS
CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
David Collins is the six-time Emmy award-winning creator and Executive Producer of the voguing competition show Legendary (HBO Max), the critically-acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Queer Eye (Netflix), and its predecessor Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Bravo).
MICHAEL WILLIAMS
CO-FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Michael Williams is an Academy Award and seven-time Emmy-winning co-founder of Scout Productions, Executive Producer of Queer Eye (Netflix), and producer of Errol Morris’ The Fog of War (2003), which won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.
ROB ERIC
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
Rob Eric is an award-winning television, film, and music producer of over two decades of critically-acclaimed projects, including the new voguing competition series Legendary (HBO Max), and the Emmy-winning cultural phenomenon Queer Eye (Netflix).
ERIC KORSH
PRESIDENT / SCOUT PRODUCTIONS
Scout Production’s current President, Eric Korsh, returns to the award-winning premium content creation company after spending three-decades in senior leadership positions at the intersection of entertainment, media, and advertising, including Jellysmack, Mashable Studios, and DigitasLBi.
RENATA LOMBARDO
SVP, DEVELOPMENT & CURRENT NON-SCRIPTED PROGRAMMING PRO
Renata Lombardo is a veteran Talent Executive and Producer who believes the most compelling stories come from real people.
JOEL CHIODI
HEAD OF DOCUMENTARIES & SVP STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT
At Scout Productions, Joel leads both the Documentary Division and Strategic Development. He launched the documentary group with the GLAAD nominated documentary Equal on HBO Max, which chronicled the stories of the early trailblazers in the dangerous fight for queer rights, produced in partnership with Greg Berlanti Productions and Jim Parsons. Other projects include a Title IX documentary with basketball great Candace Parker that ran during March Madness and recently announced projects chronicling Barney The Dinosaur for Peacock and a Hillsong Church doc with Vanity Fair. He’s a consulting producer on Scout’s ballroom voguing series Legendary, also on HBO Max. He has overseen the strategy for the Queer Eye brand with highlights that include the first LGBTQ LEGO set featuring the Fab 5, Walmart’s first every queer furniture line and several books.
Prior to his work at Scout Productions, Chiodi ran marketing at Legendary Pictures and launched the NFL RedZone as a lead on that marketing team. He lives in LA with his dog Pickle who currently holds the title of unofficial office manager at Scout’s office in Burbank.
JOHN WEHAGE
EVP PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS
John brings his varied experience to the award-winning production company after two decades producing content in a leadership role.
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‘Legendary’ Judges Talk Ballroom Competition: ‘This Is Going to Be the Shadiest Season’
Legendary, HBO Max’s addictive ballroom competition is back with a third season -- “When it comes to ballroom, there are so many different houses. But because of the show, now people are inspired to create their new houses,” Maldonado says. And as a result, “they want...
The gospel of ‘Legendary’: How the ballroom series keeps spreading the good word
In bringing the ball to the online streaming world, Legendary highlights why this community has been a vital sanctuary to Black and Latinx LGBTQ2S+ people for decades. It’s shelter, it’s community, it’s inspiration—in many ways, ballroom is church. Read more of...
‘Legendary’ Judges Talk Ballroom Competition: ‘This Is Going to Be the Shadiest Season’
Legendary, HBO Max’s addictive ballroom competition is back with a third season -- “When it comes to ballroom, there are so many different houses. But because of the show, now people are inspired to create their new houses,” Maldonado says. And as a result, “they want...
The gospel of ‘Legendary’: How the ballroom series keeps spreading the good word
In bringing the ball to the online streaming world, Legendary highlights why this community has been a vital sanctuary to Black and Latinx LGBTQ2S+ people for decades. It’s shelter, it’s community, it’s inspiration—in many ways, ballroom is church. Read more of...
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