About Neuhaus Ideas.
Strategic Creative Producer & Community Builder
Adam Neuhaus is the founder of Neuhaus Ideas, an ideas company focused on strategic creative development and production. Adam spent 7+ years in development for 30for30 and ESPN Films, producing 100+ projects across documentary, series, digital, scripted adaptations, and launching 30for30 Podcasts. Neuhaus Ideas currently produces the iHeart Podcast The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs, a daily puzzle show with 500+ episodes and over 4.6M downloads.
Previously, Adam worked in development for RadicalMedia and Original Media, and began his career at William Morris Agency, with additional experience at IFP New York and Paradigm. Adam serves as a mentor for Unlock Her Potential and on the Capacity Council for Brown Girls Doc Mafia. He recently co-founded The Nonfiction Hotlist, a community initiative championing exceptional unproduced nonfiction storytelling.
Current Ventures:
Executive Producer, The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs (500+ episodes, 4.6M+ downloads, 2024 Signal Award Winner)
Co-founder, The Nonfiction Hotlist (23 projects selected from 639 submissions, 3,500+ industry community)
Developing Hello Puzzlers! entertainment company focused on puzzle-based content
Recent Press
Realscreen
Adam Neuhaus on how the Nonfiction Hotlist might “reverse power dynamics for creators”
Doc Voices
What's Behind The Nonfiction Hotlist?
Woodstock Film Festival
Non-Fiction Hotlist + Sports Betting Documentary STATE OF GAMBLING w/ Adam Neuhaus and Kyle Thrash
Older Press
For Help Finding a Job, Friends in Low Places
Widening Field of Movie Makers
Meditation on Adam Neuhaus