About Us
We elevate your innovation game to help you unlock new drivers of growth.
Why We Do What We Do
Why We Do What We Do
Why We Do What We Do
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Our View
The last time a technology wave crashed the shores of the media business – remember the Mobile-Social era? – it caught most media executives off-guard, cloistered in their cabanas, feeling immune to the rising tide of disruptive change. We believe a different stance is needed now. Media needs a redefinition. The new DNA of the industry has to be tech-forward, audience-first and innovation-ready. After all, the AI era will make our lives – business and personal – even more complex.
Ethical considerations, the potential for misinformation, and the imperative for transparency in AI's use pose significant challenges. Of course, there is the other side of the coin, where AI and machine-learning – vetted, trusted and applied right – will unlock new ways to operate your business more efficiently, create personalized content at scale and power breakthrough new products, services and experiences.
At Frontiers, we lean into AI and emerging technology, but with the sensibility of product veterans who understand where the media industry is today – and where it must be tomorrow. Frontiers is more than a name to us. It's a commitment to working with clients to redefine the boundaries of media, creating tools that supercharge productivity, content experiences that attract new audiences, strategies that captivate, and innovations that inspire.
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Our View
The last time a technology wave crashed the shores of the media business – remember the Mobile-Social era? – it caught most media executives off-guard, cloistered in their cabanas, feeling immune to the rising tide of disruptive change. We believe a different stance is needed now. Media needs a redefinition. The new DNA of the industry has to be tech-forward, audience-first and innovation-ready. After all, the AI era will make our lives – business and personal – even more complex.
Ethical considerations, the potential for misinformation, and the imperative for transparency in AI's use pose significant challenges. Of course, there is the other side of the coin, where AI and machine-learning – vetted, trusted and applied right – will unlock new ways to operate your business more efficiently, create personalized content at scale and power breakthrough new products, services and experiences.
At Frontiers, we lean into AI and emerging technology, but with the sensibility of product veterans who understand where the media industry is today – and where it must be tomorrow. Frontiers is more than a name to us. It's a commitment to working with clients to redefine the boundaries of media, creating tools that supercharge productivity, content experiences that attract new audiences, strategies that captivate, and innovations that inspire.
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Our Principles
In embracing AI's transformative power, Frontiers is guided by principles that ensure our work is responsible, ethical, and aligned with the highest standards of journalistic and creative integrity.
1. Trustworthy AI Every AI solution we explore, recommend, or implement undergoes rigorous evaluation. We ensure these technologies are accurate, fair, and capable of enhancing human creativity, not undermining it.
2. Vetted Solutions Our deep dive into AI's capabilities goes beyond functionality. We scrutinize for ethical considerations, ensuring the AI solutions we recommend and use are developed with a keen sense of responsibility towards society and the environment.
3.Sourced with Integrity Transparency is our hallmark. We believe AI-generated content and solutions must be clearly labeled, ensuring audiences and users can trust the authenticity and origin of the content they are enjoying. This commitment to clarity and honesty is at the core of building a future where AI enhances, rather than obscures, the truth.
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Our Principles
In embracing AI's transformative power, Frontiers is guided by principles that ensure our work is responsible, ethical, and aligned with the highest standards of journalistic and creative integrity.
1. Trustworthy AI Every AI solution we explore, recommend, or implement undergoes rigorous evaluation. We ensure these technologies are accurate, fair, and capable of enhancing human creativity, not undermining it.
2. Vetted Solutions Our deep dive into AI's capabilities goes beyond functionality. We scrutinize for ethical considerations, ensuring the AI solutions we recommend and use are developed with a keen sense of responsibility towards society and the environment.
3.Sourced with Integrity Transparency is our hallmark. We believe AI-generated content and solutions must be clearly labeled, ensuring audiences and users can trust the authenticity and origin of the content they are enjoying. This commitment to clarity and honesty is at the core of building a future where AI enhances, rather than obscures, the truth.
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Our Approach
Understanding your needs and opportunities, we help you envision a future where your business thrives with AI as part of your organizational DNA.
1. Ambitions We start by deeply understanding your overarching goals, whether it's exponential growth, enhanced customer experiences, operational efficiency, or a combination of these and more. Your goals are the guiding stars for your AI strategy.
2. Needs We delve into your company's specific needs, analyzing the bottlenecks, challenges, and opportunities within your existing processes. By identifying these critical needs—illustrated by use cases—we can design AI solutions that are tailored and trained for you.
3.Outcomes We deliver a roadmap and test-learn-deploy playbook for making AI your co-pilot for producing measurable outcomes, whether that’s increased productivity, improved customer satisfaction, reduced costs, or all of the above.
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Our Approach
Understanding your needs and opportunities, we help you envision a future where your business thrives with AI as part of your organizational DNA.
1. Ambitions We start by deeply understanding your overarching goals, whether it's exponential growth, enhanced customer experiences, operational efficiency, or a combination of these and more. Your goals are the guiding stars for your AI strategy.
2. Needs We delve into your company's specific needs, analyzing the bottlenecks, challenges, and opportunities within your existing processes. By identifying these critical needs—illustrated by use cases—we can design AI solutions that are tailored and trained for you.
3.Outcomes We deliver a roadmap and test-learn-deploy playbook for making AI your co-pilot for producing measurable outcomes, whether that’s increased productivity, improved customer satisfaction, reduced costs, or all of the above.
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Meet our team
Our founding team has worked at the frontier of digital media for decades, building an extensive portfolio of consumer products, services and experiences for global audiences – and earning a fair share of accolades and awards along the way.
Jon Dakss
Product/Technology Lead
Matt Brown
Product Design Lead
John Hashimoto
Product/Content Lead
Thomas Brasington
Product Engineering Lead
Jon Dakss
Jon has more than two decades of experience as a media technologist, product executive and start-up founder. He has launched a successful streaming service at EPIX, and built a wide portfolio of groundbreaking products for NBC and Bravo.
Jon has spearheaded the development of big data, AI and machine learning powered capabilities to create personalization and recommendation experiences at NBC and other media companies.
Jon Dakss
Jon has more than two decades of experience as a media technologist, product executive and start-up founder. He has launched a successful streaming service at EPIX, and built a wide portfolio of groundbreaking products for NBC and Bravo.
Jon has spearheaded the development of big data, AI and machine learning powered capabilities to create personalization and recommendation experiences at NBC and other media companies.
Jon Dakss
Jon has more than two decades of experience as a media technologist, product executive and start-up founder. He has launched a successful streaming service at EPIX, and built a wide portfolio of groundbreaking products for NBC and Bravo.
Jon has spearheaded the development of big data, AI and machine learning powered capabilities to create personalization and recommendation experiences at NBC and other media companies.
Matt Brown
Matt has over 20 years of experience as an award-winning Executive Creative Director and Chief Design Officer creating iconic end-to-end experiences for leading brands and startups such as CNN, Verizon, The Times, and Reuters.
Matt has overseen the design of machine learning models within Customer Experience and is currently working closely with the World Ethical Data Foundation in their vision to create effective tooling that mitigates risk and acts as a catalyst for a world in which AI can benefit humanity.
Matt Brown
Matt has over 20 years of experience as an award-winning Executive Creative Director and Chief Design Officer creating iconic end-to-end experiences for leading brands and startups such as CNN, Verizon, The Times, and Reuters.
Matt has overseen the design of machine learning models within Customer Experience and is currently working closely with the World Ethical Data Foundation in their vision to create effective tooling that mitigates risk and acts as a catalyst for a world in which AI can benefit humanity.
Matt Brown
Matt has over 20 years of experience as an award-winning Executive Creative Director and Chief Design Officer creating iconic end-to-end experiences for leading brands and startups such as CNN, Verizon, The Times, and Reuters.
Matt has overseen the design of machine learning models within Customer Experience and is currently working closely with the World Ethical Data Foundation in their vision to create effective tooling that mitigates risk and acts as a catalyst for a world in which AI can benefit humanity.
John Hashimoto
John is an award-winning journalist and innovative digital strategist who has launched products for CNN and other major media concerns, driven development at groundbreaking start-ups and served public sector clients as a consultant at Deloitte Digital.
John led content personalization and recommendation initiatives at CNN and while at Deloitte developed a business case and data model for leveraging Generative AI to streamline the costly government contracting process using proprietary Deloitte content.
John Hashimoto
John is an award-winning journalist and innovative digital strategist who has launched products for CNN and other major media concerns, driven development at groundbreaking start-ups and served public sector clients as a consultant at Deloitte Digital.
John led content personalization and recommendation initiatives at CNN and while at Deloitte developed a business case and data model for leveraging Generative AI to streamline the costly government contracting process using proprietary Deloitte content.
John Hashimoto
John is an award-winning journalist and innovative digital strategist who has launched products for CNN and other major media concerns, driven development at groundbreaking start-ups and served public sector clients as a consultant at Deloitte Digital.
John led content personalization and recommendation initiatives at CNN and while at Deloitte developed a business case and data model for leveraging Generative AI to streamline the costly government contracting process using proprietary Deloitte content.
Thomas Brasington
Thomas is a multi-talented designer and programmer with over fifteen years of experience. Specializing in brand and product strategies, he creates engaging and delightful customer experiences. Thomas has worked with iconic brands like Burberry and NET-A-PORTER.
As the founder of Design Engineering Studio and The Rundown, Thomas is focused on exploring the possibilities of generative AI in education and communication tooling, aiming to revolutionize how technology and design can enhance learning and interaction.
Thomas Brasington
Thomas is a multi-talented designer and programmer with over fifteen years of experience. Specializing in brand and product strategies, he creates engaging and delightful customer experiences. Thomas has worked with iconic brands like Burberry and NET-A-PORTER.
As the founder of Design Engineering Studio and The Rundown, Thomas is focused on exploring the possibilities of generative AI in education and communication tooling, aiming to revolutionize how technology and design can enhance learning and interaction.
Thomas Brasington
Thomas is a multi-talented designer and programmer with over fifteen years of experience. Specializing in brand and product strategies, he creates engaging and delightful customer experiences. Thomas has worked with iconic brands like Burberry and NET-A-PORTER.
As the founder of Design Engineering Studio and The Rundown, Thomas is focused on exploring the possibilities of generative AI in education and communication tooling, aiming to revolutionize how technology and design can enhance learning and interaction.