Jenny Daly is President of Critical Content, a SK Global company.
Under Daly’s leadership, the company dominates in nonfiction across multiple genres, including E!’s Kevin Hart-hosted Celebrity Game Face; Netflix’s Slyvester Stallone premium documentary Sly; MTV’s legacy series Catfish, now more than 300 episodes strong; Reese Witherspoon and Emily Sims’ Get Organized with the Home Edit for Netflix; 16 seasons of Food Network’s The Great Food Truck Race; Deadly Waters with Captain Lee on Oxygen; and the Emmy®-winning Netflix home series Instant Dream Home. Marking TV One’s first relationship programming block, Daly and her team delivered Asking for a Friend and The One, a competition dating series hosted by Kirk and Tammy Franklin.
In the scripted space, Critical Content produces Netflix’s Emmy®-nominated comedy-drama series Ginny & Georgia, which peaked at #1 on the service.
Previously, Daly launched T Group Productions, which was acquired by Critical Content in 2018. The company produced over 50 series, including Mystery Diners, Storage Hunters, Very Cavillari, Hollywood & Football, Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour, Ink Paper Scissors, among more.
Yates formerly served as CEO of Zodiak Los Angeles, a division of global media group Zodiak Media, where he oversaw all aspects of production, international distribution, business affairs and creative development. Prior to Zodiak, Yates was the COO of RDF USA, where he served as Executive Producer of international formats like “Wife Swap”, “Don’t Forget The Lyrics” and “Secret Millionaire.”
As an independent producer under his banner Gatekeeper Productions, Yates produced a wide range of formats, from HBO’s Emmy-nominated “Project Greenlight” to the award-winning e-sports series, “ELEAGUE: The Challenger” on Turner Sports. Yates started his career in Domestic Syndication at Paramount Pictures.
Scott spent many years at Dick Clark Productions, supervising the post-production for several Golden Globe Awards, American Music Awards, MTV Awards, and American Bandstand’s 40th Anniversary. Later in his career, Schwartz co-produced Nickelodeon’s The Secret World of Alex Mack for the Tom Lynch Company. Other notable credits include Season 1 of American Idol for Fremantle, Big Brother, and Paradise Hotel.
Before joining Critical Content, Rob had been EVP of Development and Current at T Group Productions, President and Co-Founder of SokoLobl Entertainment, and an independent creator/showrunner. Prior to working in television, Rob started his career in the movie business working for various studios and filmmakers in development.
Matthew Pickel is an accomplished executive with a career spanning both freelance producer and staff roles on series such as Wipeout (ABC), Big Brother (CBS), Ozzy & Jack’s World Detour (A&E), and Very Cavallari (E!). Currently serving as the Senior Vice President of Development & Current at Critical Content, he brings a wealth of experience, expertise, and creative vision to the world of unscripted entertainment.
Prior to joining Critical Content, Hash served as Head of Development at Dorsey Pictures where she developed and sold multiple projects to ABC, Bravo, Discovery, HGTV, USA, Animal Planet, Wild, Science, TVOne, INSP, as well as Oxygen’s hit franchise Accident, Suicide, or Murder.
Hash began her career at A.Smith and Co. Productions. During her decade at the company, she collaborated on numerous successful programs including American Ninja Warrior, Wizard Wars, Unsung, UFC Countdown, American Gangster, Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, Full Throttle Saloon, and many more.
Sean Patrick Bangert shares the duty of overseeing Critical Content’s business and legal affairs department and reports to Jenny Daly, President, Critical Content. Prior to joining Critical, he spent several years in business and legal affairs at Viacom focusing on television and documentary content for CMT, Nickelodeon, MTV, BET and VH1. Sean began his career working for Reveille just as their US version of the The Office was taking off and later spent several years at Playboy Entertainment.
Sean went to law school at Southwestern University, studied art history at the University of Nebraska, and is passionate about the first amendment and an artist’s right to free speech.