SOUNDSPRING Entertainment Partners
CO-FOUNDERS
Michael Novick
Michael Novick is known for his unique ability to develop out of the box ideas and leverage talent relationships at the cross section of music, scripted and live entertainment.
He is best known for developing and producing, Glee, in association with Ryan Murphy Television and Fox. He received an Emmy nomination for Best Comedy Series and the show won a Peabody Award, two Golden Globe Awards for Best TV Comedy, the SAG award for Best Ensemble Cast, and was named twice to AFI’s top 10 television shows of the year.
Since 2013, Michael has led Novick Entertainment Inc. consulting, producing and managing a variety of projects including music videos for independent artists like Thao w/the Get Down Stay Down, McLovins self-titled album with Grammy Emmy and Tony award winning producer Bill Sherman, and We the Kings a narrative feature film with British writer/director Lauren Mackenzie. The film won the 2018 Raindance Film Festival in London and was nominated for a British Independent Film award for breakthrough director.
As a manager, he has worked with artists including Hank Azaria and The EZ Street Band as well as consulted for Azaria’s production company, How to Pics., on both film and theatre projects. As a producer, Novick has cultivated a full development slate of projects including Hank Azaria’s Untitled One Man Show, and Living Room a novel by Rachel Sherman with Oscar Nominated screenwriter Robert Festinger (In the Bedroom) attached to adapt and direct.
Michael has also partnered with Broadway Super-Producer Kevin McCollum (Rent, Avenue Q, Motown, Something Rotten) on a variety of film, TV and stage projects including This Song Will Save Your Life that McCollum and Novick optioned for stage and screen.
In 2023 he expanded into podcasts producing Erased: The Murder of Elma Sands starring Allison Williams and Tony Goldwyn.
Michael began his career as an actor appearing in numerous commercials, off- Broadway and regional theatre productions and independent films. He resides in NY and is a graduate of the University of Michigan.
Lauren Leader
Lauren is co-founder of SoundSpring and a respected thought leader known for work advancing women’s equality in business, media and politics.
She is founder and CEO of All In Together, a nonprofit organization founded in 2014 dedicated to women’s leadership with a focus on tech safety, economic security and health for women. Over the last 20 years Lauren has advised a wide array of public and private companies and institutions, as an independent consultant and through executive roles at Oliver Wyman, Deloitte, and earlier in her career at Booz & Company. She works to advance strategic business goals through innovative, values-based leadership and organizational transformation. She has served clients in nearly every industry including entertainment, financial services, healthcare and non-profit.
Lauren’s writing and work has appeared in a wide array of publications including NOTUS, Politico, New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, The Hill and many more. She has been a weekly contributor to Morning Joe for more than 8 years and appeared on most major news networks. She is frequent speaker, lecturer, and panel member at a conferences including the Aspen Ideas Festival, the Milken Global Conference, the World Economic Forum at Davos, and more.
Formerly the president of the global think tank Center for Talent Innovation throughout her career and in everything she does, she has worked to advance women and underrepresented groups.
She was a Presidential Leadership Scholar and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a graduate of Barnard College.
