Brady Brim-DeForest (born 5 March 1984) is an American entrepreneur, investor and author.[1] He is the CEO of Formula.Monks, the technology consulting division of .monks, and is the chairman of BluShift Aerospace. He is the founder and first CEO of Tubefilter and creator of the Streamy Awards. He is a founder of OpenPlay,[2] a distribution and supply chain company for the music and media industry.
Early life
Brim-DeForest is the son of Bret DeForest and Shannon Read Brim. He was homeschooled and developed an early interest in technology, becoming involved in the dot-com boom of the late 1990s. He later attended the University of Southern California.[3]
Career
In 2008, Brim-DeForest co-founded Tubefilter,[4] a media company focused on the online video industry, acquiring competitor Tilzy.TV[5] and launching a video analytics platform, Filterbase.[6] In 2009, he launched the Streamy Awards, which recognizes excellence in online video and web television.[7][8] The event was later brought to television through a co-production partnership with Dick Clark Productions.[9][10] Brim-DeForest was a founding board member of the International Academy of Web Television.[11]
In the early 2010s, Brim-DeForest launched Overwatch, which brought an IOT security service to market.[12] In 2013 he founded OpenPlay, a supply chain and distribution platform for the music industry.[13]
In 2017, he became CEO of TheoremOne, an engineering and consulting firm providing custom software solutions for enterprise clients.[14][15] In 2022, TheoremOne merged with Sir Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital.[16]
Brim-DeForest is a co-founder of .monks, a digital-first marketing and technology services firm. In 2023 he became the CEO of Formula.Monks, its technology consulting division, which provides AI-led digital transformation and innovation services.[17][18]
In 2021 Brim-DeForest launched TheoremOne Orbital to provide services to the satellite and launch services markets.[19] He invested in BluShift Aerospace, an aerospace startup developing a carbon neutral hybrid rocket propulsion platform.[20] In June 2024, he became the Chairman of BluShift Aerospace, and led a $2.3M funding round into the company through his venture fund, Late Stage Capital.[21][22]
Personal life
Brim-DeForest is married to Jessica Eriksen. The couple has three children.[23][24]
In 2024, Brim-DeForest released a book, Smaller is Better: Using Small Autonomous Teams to Drive the Future of Enterprise,[18] which focuses on optimizing organizational design for innovation with the enterprise.
Baron of Balvaird
In 2017, Brim-DeForest became the Baron of Balvaird, in the Baronage of Scotland, and was granted the territorial designation associated with the title. Through a deed of assignation, he succeeded as Baron of Balvaird (created in 1623) and the succession was officially recognized by the Lord Lyon, King of Arms, under the designation "Brim-DeForest of Balvaird Castle," for the family seat of the same name in the Ochil Hills of Perthshire, Scotland.[25]
Brim-DeForest was granted a coat of arms by the Lord Lyon King of Arms in Scotland, in January 2020.[26] He was appointed a member of the Most Venerable Order of Saint John by Queen Elizabeth II in April 2021[27] and was promoted to the rank of Officer by Charles III in April 2024.[28]
Coat of arms of Brady Brim-DeForest
Crest
Upon a Helm with a Wreath Argent and Gules, A demi lion rampant Or armed and langued Azure holding in its paws a swallow tailed Pennon Azure charged with a cross pattée Argent.
Escutcheon
Parted per chevron Gules and Argent, two acorns slipped Or and in base a fleur-de-lys Azure.
