42West
Todd Nickels has a diverse and extensive work experience in the entertainment and media industry. Todd served as the Vice President of Entertainment Marketing at 42West starting from March 2019. Before that, they held the position of Senior Executive/Project Leader in Entertainment Marketing at the same company since February 2016. From 2011 to 2016, Nickels worked as a Consultant for Various Media Outlets. Prior to that, they were the Senior Vice President of National Publicity at Lionsgate from November 2004 to 2011. Todd also worked as the Director of Publicity at Miramax Films from 2002 to 2004 and as a Freelance Reporter at Entertainment Weekly in 2002. Additionally, they contributed as a Technology Editor/Writer for Conde Nast UK; HSBC Magazine from 2000 to 2002 and served as the Assistant Entertainment Editor at Talk Magazine from 1998 to 2001.
Todd Nickels received a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology and Psychology from Hope College. Todd also attended Boston University, where they participated in the SEA Semester program without receiving a specific degree.
42West
42West operates as an independently-owned public-relations and marketing services firm. 42West grew out of The Dart Group, which was launched by Leslee Dart in 2004. Amanda Lundberg teamed up with Dart a few months later. In 2006, after Allan Mayer joined the partnership, the company was rechristened 42West. Since then, the firm's PRprofessionals have developed and executed marketing and publicity strategies for hundreds of movies, television shows, and digital productions as well as for countless individual actors, filmmakers, recording artists, and authors.Over the next ten years, 42West grew to become the largest independently-owned public-relations firm in the entertainment industry. In 2017, 42West became part of Dolphin Entertainment, a publicly-traded producer of family-oriented feature films and high-quality digital content that is delivered to more than 500 million homes in 125 countries.