James Bolosh

Advisor at Fireside

James Bolosh has had a long and successful career in the entertainment industry. James began their career in 1991 as an Account Executive with Ericson Marketing Communications. In 1995, they moved to Scene Three Productions as a Writer, Producer and Director. In 1997, they joined Viacom as a Supervising Producer for VH1 and Executive Producer and Director for CMT. James then moved to Scripps Networks Interactive in 2002 as Vice President of Event Programming and Development for HGTV. In 2009, they joined Viacom again as Vice President of Series Development for MTV. In 2012, they were an Executive Consultant for Primetime Alternative at CNBC. In 2014, they were the Vice President of Programming and Development for Lifetime and FYI at A+E Networks. In 2019, they were the Senior Vice President of Programming and Development at CNBC. In 2020, they became President and Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at Marcus Entertainment. Finally, in 2022, they were recruited by Falon Fatemi to be the Head of Entertainment at Fireside, where they are currently managing all talent and creator partnerships while also leading creative development for the lifestyle networks.

James Bolosh holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications, Theatre Arts & English Literature from Eastern Michigan University.

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  • Advisor

    August 1, 2023 - present

  • Head of Entertainment

    January, 2022