Burns McNamee

Producer

Burns holds a BS in computer science from the University of Michigan, a JD from the University of Chicago, and an MBA from UCLA. She began her career in technology and law, working in software and product development at Microsoft before practicing intellectual property law.

Burns then spent nearly a decade at Comcast/NBCUniversal in distribution and acquisitions, where she negotiated streaming licensing deals. Her partners ranged from major streamers like Netflix and Amazon to niche services like Shudder. She also worked with major studios including Sony and Lionsgate, as well as independent distributors and filmmakers.

Building on that experience, Burns co-founded I'm Okay Productions to develop and produce projects with a clear path to market.

Stephen McNamee

Writer, Director & Producer

Like Tom Hanks and Tom Cruise before him, Stephen (a non-Tom) starred as George Gibbs in a high school production of OUR TOWN. College happened. Then, he trained through Second City and UCB and subsequently performed suboptimal improv throughout numerous fire code violation-themed theaters in NYC.

Stephen wrote, cast, produced, and starred in a sold-out sketch comedy show in New York City, CASUAL AMBIGUITY. He also mistakenly graduated from the University of Chicago Law School. Afterward, Stephen wrote and filmed the comedy-horror short film, HOLD THE MAYO, and the digital short, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS: THE TEEN YEARS. Apparently, not wanting to travel far to act, Stephen created a 38-episode web series, THERE ARE NO SECOND TAKES IN LIFE...TAKE 2, with each episode filmed on location… in his apartment. In the Fall of 2024, Stephen directed his first feature film, MUFFLED.