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Georgia Rippin

Georgia Rippin

Co-Founder & CEO at Kold Open

Founder

Kold Open is an elite content curation and licensing company managing 350+ independently created series, including mid form shows. Mid form shows (tv shows with 2–20-minute episodes) are entirely unsearchable online. Viewers want to find these gems of shows lost in the TikTok/Vimeo/YouTube shuffle, kold open connects the viewer to this storytelling goldmine. Founded by Georgia Rippin, former producer for HBO, Netflix, Showtime, and Hulu, we're advised by industry leaders from A24 and CAA.

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From S3 | E5 - From Law School to Leading the Future of Creator Platforms: How Georgia Rippin (Kold Open) Is Building the Next Wave of Mid-Form Video, and Sneaking Into Hollywood · Diaspora NZ
Film and TV is one of the hardest industries to break into, because it's highly nepotistic and connection orientated.
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  1. 2:16 From legal briefs to scripts: Why she picked New York over LA
  2. 4:18 Mid-form explained: How shows like Workaholics and It’s Always Sunny began
  3. 8:01 Why YouTube’s algorithm hurts episodic creators—and how Kold Open fixes it
  4. 10:20 Cracking the first big studio deal: Lessons in hustle, grit, and chocolate bribes
  5. 14:19 Being ‘productively naïve’: Georgia on forging a path without industry connections
  6. 18:07 AI’s silver lining for indies: New tools that help with coloring, sound, and distribution
  7. 25:37 Rise of FAST channels: Why “free TV” is the next frontier for content creators
  8. 31:53 The founder journey: Building a startup in NYC and hitting sustainable revenue
  9. 35:54 AI-driven ad placement: Adding a digital Pepsi cup post-production (and getting paid)
  10. 40:48 Advice for aspiring Kiwi creators: Collaboration, comedic storytelling, and never giving up

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Diaspora NZ · 4 April 2025 S3 | E5 - From Law School to Leading the Future of Creator Platforms: How Georgia Rippin (Kold Open) Is Building the Next Wave of Mid-Form Video, and Sneaking Into Hollywood

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