Team
Our Team
We are minority owned, women managed, independent and unapologetically collaborative.
We are committed to being adaptable, scalable and an accelerator for change. We’ve been working together since 1998; spearheading dynamic teams of culturally fluent designers, producers, communicators and technicians working globally throughout the US, Europe, Asia, Canada and South America.
We believe inclusive collaboration cultivates radical creativity.
Our best ideas are hatched from unique personal stories, and diversity of thought and experience; both critical to our ability to be better and do better. This is why we are committed to seeking out and welcoming top notch talent from all walks of life and intentionally align ourselves with partners, vendors and clients who share the same values.
We put the best teams together based on interpersonal dynamics that are matched to unique missions, project complexities and client DNA.
Our Founders
Carter Reese
Position: President
A Little Bit About Me
Experienced President with a demonstrated 20+ year history of working in marketing, live events, broadcast & online media, and experiential industries. Skilled in strategic planning/vision, impactful marketing & promotional campaigns, and authentic brand building.
Accomplished entrepreneur that loves being creative with clients and staff all while driving business goals. Recognized as a dynamic, resourceful and goal-orientated leader with award winning success in creating immersive experiences for a diverse array of global brands.
Carter has successfully created and executed award winning marketing initiatives and events for iHeart Radio, RocNation, the NFL, Riot Games, EA, Converse, NY Fashion Week, Magic Leap, Rolex, Pepsi, and Nestle.
Carter and his team continue to provide both best in class live production along with always evolving digital solutions to clientele who want to maximize their exposure to community both in-person as well as online.
Carter began his career in New York City at Arista Records / Bad Boy Records and Universal Music Group after playing a season on the Pro Beach Volleyball tour. He has a Business & Economics degree from UCSB where he was a NCAA Volleyball scholarship athlete, team captain and multiple award winner. Carter currently resides in Manhattan Beach, California with his wife, three sons and their dog, Gaucho.
Carter Reese
A Little Bit About Me Experienced President with a demonstrated...
Josh Mele
Position: Exec. Vice President
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A Southern California native, Josh started his career in the event management and execution industry 18 years ago. He graduated with a degree in Business and Sociology from the University of Southern California giving him the basis and backbone for the creative and logistical thinking he applies in his role today. Throughout his career, he has spearheaded the event sales division and utilized his extensive knowledge of audio, lighting, video, staging as well as on-site execution to various event mediums over the years.
In his tenure as Executive Vice President at Hatch.im, Josh has successfully executed events and campaigns for brands such as iHeart Radio, ESPN, LG, David Yurman, Mercedes Benz and Omega to name a few. For the past four years, he has been the Director of Production for The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering overseeing the planning and execution elements for production.
Josh Mele
A Little Bit About Me A Southern California native, Josh...
Chris Wu
Position: Exec. Creative Director
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Chris is an executive partner spearheading one of the brightest experiential marketing and events teams in the United States. A So Cal native and a graduate of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinema Television Chris began his career as the Photo Editor at the 28th Street Magazine. Over the past 25 years he has remained actively at the forefront of the communications industry influencing how brands connect with consumers.
Chris brings practical technical and cross-disciplinary design experience to Hatch. He has created events and experiential marketing campaigns for such clients as CAA, Magic Leap, The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, Esteé Lauder, Warner Brothers, Legendary Entertainment, Mercedes Benz, LG and the NFL and designed The History Channel’s award winning Invent Now Challenge Mobile Tour exhibit. He has designed digital and print assets for companies such as Fitbit, EA Games, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, T-Mobile, Pepsi Co. and iHeartMedia.
Chris Wu
A Little Bit About Me Chris is an executive partner...
Laura Winter
Position: Dir. Client Services
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Laura is a multidisciplinary brand, marketing and experience expert. She approaches everything in life with enthusiasm, and her professional mantra is to innovate, invigorate and inspire. To sum it up? She does things differently and has fun while she’s at it.
Backed by a degree in Public Relations, Laura has over seven years of progressive experience in brand development, content architecture, community building and creating the kinds of experiences people talk about.
She has an exceptionally curious mind, passion for communication in all its forms, and firmly believes that when creativity meets strategy, magic happens.
Laura Winter
A Little Bit About Me Laura is a multidisciplinary brand,...



