James DeJulio

James DeJulio
Residence American
Alma mater Boston College
Occupation President of Tongal
Years active 1990s-present
Known for Co-founding Tongal in 2009
Website James DeJulio at Tongal

James DeJulio is an American entrepreneur and film producer best known as the co-founder and president at Tongal,[1] a crowdsource platform that connects businesses in need of creative work with creative writers and filmmakers. Previously, DeJulio co-founded Half Shell Entertainment and was Vice President of Production at Paramount under Robert Evans.[2]

Early life and career

James DeJulio was born and raised in the United States, and he graduated from Boston College in 1997.[3] Half Shell Entertainment developed shows such as HBO’s TV series Stud[4] and also partnered on creative projects with The Wisdom of Crowds writer James Surowiecki. Other projects included working with Academy Award winning writer John Ridley and author Warren St. John to develop the film Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer.[4] In 2005 half Shell Entertainment acquired the rights to the National Lampoon archive to develop feature films from articles[5] in the manner that National Lampoon’s Vacation was developed from an article written by John Hughes.[6]

James Surowiecki’s Wisdom of Crowds would have a significant influence on the naming of the company DeJulio and his colleagues founded next. “Tongal” is an anagram for Galton, the last name of the social-scientist highlighted in the introduction to Surowiecki’s book. John Galton recognized the ability of a crowd’s averaged weight-guesses for oxen to exceed the accuracy of experts.[2] Launched by DeJulio, Burrell, and Salvatore in 2009,[7] Tongal applied crowdsourcing methods to the creative development for video – both commercials and original content.[8]

Public speaking

DeJulio speaks frequently about crowdsourcing,[9] alternative work environments, and the sharing economy.[10]

Awards and recognition

DeJulio has won a number of awards as a co-founder of Tongal. Tongal was listed 205th in the Inc 500 for 2014,[11] and Tongal also won a Gold Medal at the 2014 Edison Awards for Collaboration and Knowledge Management.[12] In 2010 DeJulio was awarded the M-Prize for Innovation, which is sponsored by the McKinsey/Harvard Business Review.[13]

Year Award Nominee Category Result
2010 MIX Innovation Awards James DeJulio M-Prize Won
2014 Edison Awards Tongal Collaboration & Knowledge Management[12] Won
2015 Ernst and Young rankings James DeJulio Entrepreneur of the Year Nominated

Further reading

Articles and interviews

References

  1. ↑ Tabaka, Marla (May 20, 2013). "No Office? 4 Secrets for Managing Virtual Workers". Inc. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. 1 2 Rapkin, Mickey (April 17, 2014). "Crowdsourcing Site Tongal Awards Its Winning Ad Pitches". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  3. ↑ Rouvalis, Cristina (April 1, 2014). "Citizen Draper". Hemisphere Magazine. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. 1 2 Zeitchik, Steven (January 6, 2009). "Half Shell sets three projects". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. ↑ LaPorte, Nicole (December 12, 2006). "Chafitz to write 'October'". Variety. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  6. ↑ "Lampooners have lost their famed comic mojo". New York Post. January 1, 2006. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  7. ↑ Courtner, Barry (April 21, 2015). "Home work: Tongal.com offers creatives like Lucas Ridley a new way to make a living (with video)". Times Free Press. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  8. ↑ Raughnder, Ryan (September 22, 2013). "Spitfire Pictures partners with Tongal to crowd-source documentary". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  9. ↑ Gerdeman, Dina (April 2, 2015). "Digital Initiative Summit: The Business of Crowdsourcing". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  10. ↑ "Ten Minutes With James DeJulio, President and Co-Founder of Tongal". Huff Post Tech. The Huffington Post. 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
  11. ↑ "The 2014 Inc. 5000 - Meet the fastest-growing private companies in America". Inc. Magazine. 2014. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  12. 1 2 "2014 Edison Award Winners". Edison Awards. 2014. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  13. ↑ Gary Hamel, Polly LaBarne (November 2010). "Dispatches from the front lines of management innovation". McKinsey Quarterly. Retrieved 2015. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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