Phil Cooke

Phil Cooke

Co-Founder & President, Cooke Media Group

Nashville, TN, USA

 

 

 

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About the Presenter

Phil Cooke, Ph.D., is a strategic advisor to church, nonprofit, and media leaders navigating crisis, credibility, and cultural influence in a rapidly changing digital world. Founder of Cooke Media Group in Los Angeles and Nashville, he has worked with senior leadership teams globally to strengthen reputation and clarify mission. He is the author of "Church on Trial" and “Maximize Your Influence” as well as many other books on leadership and creativity, and has produced media projects seen worldwide.

Phil produced and directed the television specials on the “Nativity Cribs of Malta” for Museum of the Bible, and “Inexplicable: The Rise of Christianity in Asia,” and Produced of “The Insanity of God” a feature documentary that premiered nationally as a Fathom Event. According to former CNN journalist Paula Zahn, Phil is rare – a working producer in Hollywood with a Ph.D. in Theology. He’s appeared on NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, Fox News, and his work has been profiled in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

Phil’s most recent book is “Ideas on a Deadline: How to Be Creative When the Clock is Ticking” published by the Inspire Collective. It’s the definitive book for creative people who have to deliver breakthrough ideas on demand.

He’s lectured at universities like Yale, University of California at Berkeley, UCLA, and is currently a visiting professor at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  In addition to writing his blog at philcooke.com, he’s contributed to The Huffington Post, Fast Company, Forbes.com,  Wired.com, and FoxNews.com. Phil is on the Advisory Boards for The Salvation Army and The Hollywood Prayer Network and has been a long time member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and The Producers Guild of America in Hollywood.