Julie Ann Crommett

Julie Ann Crommett (she/her/ella) has spent over eighteen years proving that authentic, globally resonant storytelling is both a cultural necessity and a powerful driver of business success. By leading and implementing industry-wide strategies, she has driven some of the most visible and impactful advancements in media representation, resulting in projects that have generated billions in revenue.

As the Founder and CEO of Collective Moxie, Julie Ann partners with leading organizations and artists to transform their creative processes and business strategies, using proven inclusive storytelling frameworks to drive innovation and impact. Collective Moxie has forged impactful partnerships with organizations like RIOT Games, Autodesk, Sony, Kansas City Film Office, Hollywood Commission, MPA, Clinton Global Initiative, the Nature Conservancy, and Netflix Animation. Additionally, Julie Ann serves as an emissary for the U.S. State Department’s American Film Showcase as well as programming Full Tilt FIlm Festival, the first sports film festival in the US.

Prior to founding Collective Moxie, she served as Vice President of Multicultural Audience Engagement at The Walt Disney Studios, where she led efforts to diversify talent both in front of and behind the camera, ensure creative projects resonated with the communities they represented, and foster a more inclusive internal culture. Her team’s contributions included projects like Encanto, Soul, Coco, Black Panther, Raya and the Last Dragon, and West Side Story, in addition to launching the acclaimed Disney Launchpad: Shorts Incubator, a program that provides underrepresented directors the chance to produce films for Disney+. Julie Ann also played a key role in Disney’s library review process and co-chaired the first-ever Creative Inclusion Council alongside Disney CEO Bob Iger.

Before her time at Disney, Julie Ann was Google’s Entertainment Industry Educator in Chief and led inclusion initiatives in Latin America. Her career in inclusion began at NBCUniversal, where she managed programs focused on increasing representation behind-the-camera.

Widely regarded as a thought leader, Julie Ann has received numerous accolades for her work, with her inclusive storytelling framework contributing to creative projects that have collectively generated over $3 billion at the box office. As the host of the You Got Moxie! podcast, she engages with thought leaders and creatives who share innovative best practices on how to make sustainable, positive change. She is also a member of BAFTA, the Producers Guild of America, and serves on several boards, including Women in Animation (WIA), Hispanic Federation, Denver Film, and Issue One.

In academia, Julie Ann was an Adjunct Professor of the Practice at Georgia Tech, where she pioneered the university’s first seminar on inclusive storytelling. She previously co-created a mandatory inclusive storytelling course for Columbia University’s MFA film program. A proud Puerto Rican and Cuban American, Julie Ann was raised in Atlanta, GA, and earned her BA in English from Harvard University. A trivia enthusiast, she even competed on Jeopardy!