KijiK Holdings

KijiK Holdings

The Storytelling
Ecosystem Company

KijiK Holdings manages and activates a portfolio of storytelling, technology, education, and destination assets developed across more than two decades of operations.

Built over 25 years. Activated for the future.

"Human potential increases when meaningful connections are created."

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The KijiK Operating System

Not a Company.
A System.

KijiK is an operating system designed to identify underutilized opportunities, activate their potential, amplify their visibility, connect them across the ecosystem, and compound value over time: across intellectual property, audiences, talent, technology, education, experiences, partnerships, and destination development.

KijiK OS
01
Identify
Find underutilized opportunities
02
Activate
Deploy the ecosystem
03
Amplify
Expand reach and impact
04
Connect
Link across the network
05
Compound
Build lasting value
Stories & Intellectual Property
Talent & Creators
Audiences & Communities
Technology & Innovation
Education & Workforce
Experiences & Destinations
Strategic Partnerships
Distribution & Media
The KijiK Ecosystem in Motion
KijiK Innovation Campus
KijiK Innovation Campus

The Compounding Engine

Every Asset
Strengthens Every
Other Asset.

Unlike traditional media companies that rely on individual project success, KijiK is a compounding ecosystem where intellectual property, audiences, technology, experiences, education, partnerships, and destination development reinforce one another over time. As new assets enter the system, the value of the entire ecosystem increases.

KijiK Holdings
Intellectual Property
Stories & IP Assets
KINETIC
Distribution Engine
Audience Growth
Communities & Creators
Experiences
Destinations & Immersive
Partnerships
Strategic & Industry
Revenue
Recurring & Scalable
Stories create
Connections. Connections create communities. Communities create opportunities.
Opportunities create
Growth. Growth creates new stories. Every interaction strengthens the ecosystem.
This is
The KijiK Flywheel. Every node creates new pathways. Every asset increases the value of every other asset.

The Ecosystem

Four Companies.
One Compounding System.

KijiK Holdings operates four interconnected companies that form a complete storytelling ecosystem, from creation and production through distribution to destination experience. Together they answer one question: why do all these companies belong together?

KijiK Multimedia
Create
KijiK
Multimedia

The content creation and IP development engine of the ecosystem, producing stories, branding, animation, and digital media that fuel everything downstream.

Film, Television & Animation
IP Development & Branding
Digital & Emerging Media
Community Content Strategy
DJK Studios
Produce
DJK
Studios

The virtual production and creative studio of the ecosystem, developing original content, entertainment properties, and immersive storytelling experiences that extend the reach and cultural impact of KijiK.

Virtual Production
Original Entertainment
Artist & Creator Development
Immersive Experiences
KINETIC
Distribute
KINETIC

The distribution and audience development engine, scaling the audiences, communities, and revenue streams that compound value across the ecosystem.

FAST & OTT Distribution
Audience Ownership & Development
Advertising & Licensing
Creator Development
KijiK Media Properties
Experience
KijiK Media
Properties

The experience and destination development engine, transforming stories and audiences into physical destinations, immersive experiences, and innovation campuses that create lasting economic and cultural value.

Destination Development
Immersive Experiences
Innovation Campuses
Education & Workforce

Stories become audiences. Audiences become communities. Communities become destinations.
Destinations create new stories.

The Moat

Difficult to
Replicate.

The moat is not a single asset. The moat is the operating system itself: 25+ years of accumulated story capital, community capital, relationship capital, and activation infrastructure that no competitor can reproduce overnight.

Each type of capital strengthens the others. The more connected these assets become, the stronger the ecosystem becomes. That is the compounding moat.

KijiK's greatest asset is not a project, platform, or business unit. It is its demonstrated ability to repeatedly create opportunities through meaningful connections between stories, people, communities, institutions, technologies, and places.

01 Story Capital IP & Narrative Assets
02 Community Capital Audiences & Creators
03 Relationship Capital Partners & Networks
04 Educational Capital Universities & Workforce
05 Technology Capital Virtual Production & AI
06 Activation Capital Infrastructure & Systems
07 Geographic Capital Nodes & Destinations
Sumter Node Development
Sumter Prototype Node

The Node Network

Every Node
Strengthens
the Network.

KijiK is not confined to a single location. It is scaling a global network of innovation campuses, each one a fully integrated ecosystem deployment that increases the value of every other node. Every node creates new pathways. Every connection compounds.

Primary Node Network
Sumter South Florida · Prototype Node
South Florida Miami Metropolitan Area
Detroit Michigan
Ogden Utah
Syracuse New York
International Node Network
Kenya East Africa
New Zealand Pacific
Australia Pacific

Every node increases the value of every other node. This is how the ecosystem compounds.

The KijiK Ecosystem: Partners, Projects & Network

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The KijiK Advantage

Twenty-Five Years of
Activating the Foundation.

01
Proven Creation
25+ Years of Storytelling
Film, Television, Animation & Digital
Market-Tested Intellectual Property
Produced Content & Development Portfolio
02
Proven Amplification
Branding & Marketing Expertise
Audience Development
Community Building
Cross-Platform Distribution Strategy
03
Proven Relationships
Universities & Educational Institutions
Corporate Partnerships
Government Relationships
International Strategic Network
04
Proven Infrastructure
Sumter Activation Node
Workforce Development Pathways
Production & Distribution Ecosystem
05
Proven Innovation
Technology Integration
Virtual Production
AI Initiatives
Immersive Experience Development
06
Proven Adaptability
Built Across Multiple Market Cycles
Successfully Navigated Industry Shifts
Expanded Across Media, Tech & Education
Continuously Evolved, Preserved Mission

The assets exist. The relationships exist. The infrastructure exists. KijiK Holdings manages and deploys these capabilities across a fully operational ecosystem.

KijiK Destination Development
Destination Development

The People

Built by Practitioners.
Led by Vision.

KijiK Holdings is led by a team of operators, creators, and strategists who have spent decades building within the activated ecosystem.

KS
Founder & Chief Executive
Kevin Sharpley
Founder & CEO
Kevin Sharpley has spent more than 25 years building the ecosystem that KijiK Holdings now activates. As founder of KijiK Multimedia, he established the creative, operational, and relational infrastructure across storytelling, education, technology, and destination development that forms the foundation of the Holdings platform.
Ecosystem Architecture Storytelling Strategic Partnerships Community Development 25+ Years
GB
Gianfranco Bianchi
Creative Chief
Animation & AR/VR
Brand Architecture
Design Systems
Creative Direction
AS
Andy Schefter
KINETIC Head, Media Operations
Platform Distribution
Audience Development
KINETIC Operations
Media Partnerships
DL
Dean Lyon
Creative Technologist
VFX & Virtual Production
Digital Infrastructure
AI Integration
Innovation Strategy
JB
James Bearden
Co-Founder & Executive Producer
Production Executive
Entertainment Attorney
Television & Film Production
Investment Track Record
FA
Fabio Arbor
Head of Unscripted Content
Unscripted Development
Reality & Documentary
Format Creation
Content Strategy
TG
Tammy Green
Creatives Development Chief
Creative Development
Project Management
Client Outreach
Talent Partnerships
AC
Al Cohen
Cinematic Integrity Chief
Cinematography
Camera Innovation
Production Integrity
Film & Television
DA
Daniel Abril
Documentary/Reality Camera Lead
Cinematography
Documentary Production
Reality Camera Direction
Visual Storytelling
ER
Emerson Rosenthal
Story & Content Development Lead
Narrative Strategy
IP Development
Original Programming
Editorial Direction
JJ
Jamar Jordan
In-House Legal
Entertainment Law
Business Affairs
Agreements & Structure
Business Law Specialist
JB
James Bearden
Co-Founder & Executive Producer
Executive Production
Studio Operations
Investment Track Record
Production Leadership
JA
Jacob Abul
Development Head, New Frontiers
Development Strategy
Field Production
Podcast & Audio
Content Distribution
Advisory
Patrick Cohen
Strategic Partnerships, Real Estate & Workforce Infrastructure
Capital, workforce development, and strategic partnerships across the KijiK ecosystem.
Ahmed Nazari
Real Estate & Institutional Capital Liaison
Real estate strategy, institutional capital, and strategic development.
Eric Madrid
AI Systems Architect & Systems Integration Specialist
AI systems, large-scale production integration, and immersive experience technology.
Mike Ginzburg
Corporate Counsel & Strategic Transactions Advisor
Corporate strategy, legal structure, and strategic transactions across the KijiK ecosystem.
Yanatha Desouvre
Community Engagement & Academic Outreach
Community engagement, education strategy, and academic outreach across the ecosystem.

This team does not represent a plan to build something. It represents the activation of something already built. Every discipline here has been tested inside the ecosystem for years.

Get in Touch

Connect with
the Ecosystem

We welcome conversations with strategic partners, educational institutions, community leaders, and organizations aligned with our vision for a compounding storytelling ecosystem.