About Neuhaus Ideas.

Strategic Creative Producer & Community Builder

Adam Neuhaus is the founder and CEO of Neuhaus Ideas, an ideas company focused on strategic creative development and production across documentary, podcasting, and emerging media.

Neuhaus Ideas recent projects include executive producer and co-owner of Hello Puzzlers with A.J. Jacobs, the puzzle podcast and media company (700+ episodes, 5.6M downloads, back to back Signal Awards) and its party card game, Earbus. Executive producer of Gamechangers: Mother/Athlete, directed by Oscar-nominated Christine Turner and now streaming on Roku, featuring WNBA stars Sheryl Swoopes, Skylar Diggins-Smith, Bria Hartley, Natalie Achonwa, and Allison Feaster. Executive producer of White Lightning, directed by Mark Anders, world premiering at the New Orleans Film Festival, a documentary following 18-year-old sprinter King Combest's attempt to break his father Casey's 25-year-old national high school record, with a narrative adaptation in development.

He is co-founder and CEO of the Nonfiction Hotlist, which curates and champions exceptional nonfiction storytelling, connecting creators with audiences, industry opportunities, and sustainable pathways to success. What began as his viral November 2024 LinkedIn post is now an annual curated list plus a year-round community with mentorship and live events. Through the Hotlist, he partnered with Yahoo Media Group on a short documentary initiative: nearly 1,000 filmmakers answered the open call, 20 were selected, and their films were licensed and distributed across Yahoo's platforms and screened at the Yahoo x Nonfiction Hotlist Film Festival. The Hotlist also partners with distributors, brands and funders on curated programming, filmmaker pipelines and live events.

Adam spent seven years at ESPN as Senior Director of Development for 30for30 and ESPN Films, producing more than 100 projects including Be Water, Lance, The American Gladiators Documentary, Sterling Affairs, and Bananaland, and helping launch 30for30 Podcasts. He is a four-time PGA Award nominee for Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television.

His first paid gig in the business was at the Gotham, followed by the mailroom at WME, then Original Media and creative development at RadicalMedia, where he created the hit YouTube series Prodigies for THNKR. He also sold and executive-produced Vintage Tech Hunters for Discovery Canada, and had work experiences with Pulse Films and Paradigm.

He serves on the advisory board of GFS, mentors with Unlock Her Potential, and serves on the Capacity Council for the Brown Girls Doc Mafia.

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