Maya Browne
- Additional Crew
- Producer
Founder of Bratt Studios, Maya Browne graduated from Harvard University
with a degree in Social Studies (cum laude). Studying popular culture
in the context of economic and social theory, Maya was well equipped to
begin her journey toward Hollywood.
She took her first step towards producing as the personal assistant to Mrs. Arthur Ashe. Her work for the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS led to Mrs. Ashe's decision to consolidate her late husband's philanthropic efforts in order to more efficiently manage his legacy and to her decision to lend his name to the Arthur Ashe Stadium (site of the US Open tennis tournament). Maya also got her first taste of book deals and movie proposals under Ashe's roof.
Her next career step fully cultivated her love for the written word. She worked as a successful freelance writer for such prestigious publications as Interview, Details, New Woman, Fitness and Essence. Her article, "Dying to be Thin" for Essence Magazine won the Excellence in Media Merit Award (EMMA) in 1993. This led to her joining the staff of Heart & Soul Magazine as the Founding Beauty and Fitness Editor.
She then reconnected with Mrs. Ashe in June of 1998 as Book Editor for her novel Arthur Ashe: Good Works. For the next four years, she honed her writing and marketing skills in-tandem. She worked as a Copywriter at Carol H. Williams Advertising in Oakland, and AKA Euro RSCG in San Francisco and then as the Director of Marketing at eBenefits in San Francisco.
In June 2001, Ms. Browne took a position as a development assistant at Industry Entertainment, but it wasn't until July of 2002, when she became the Development Executive for "Ray," the blockbuster hit from Universal Pictures, that she really got involved in producing feature films. Working with Screenwriter James L. White, Ms. Browne helped edit the screenplay, leveraged family connections to help attach key talent, participated in casting and acted as on-set liaison to all department heads on the picture from before the start of pre-production through post-production. She continued her relationship with Universal Pictures until 2005, working for director Iain Softley at Forthcoming Productions during production of "The Skeleton Key".
In September 2005, Ms. Browne formed her own production company, Bratt Studios. In less than a year, she financed and produced "American Fork" (aka "Humble Pie") (starring Billy Baldwin, Bruce McGill and Kathleen Quinlan) alongside Jeremy Coon ("Napoleon Dynamite"). Her vast personal network and diverse background allow her to finance films through her own private-equity partnership in a way that protects the creative process from undue intrusion while at the same time producing commercially viable results. Maya Browne is a member of the Harvard Club of NYC, the Hasty Pudding Club and the Signet Society. Ms. Browne is also an accomplished violinist, accompanying renowned talents James Brown, BB King and Erykah Badu. She splits her time between Los Angeles and New York City.
She took her first step towards producing as the personal assistant to Mrs. Arthur Ashe. Her work for the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS led to Mrs. Ashe's decision to consolidate her late husband's philanthropic efforts in order to more efficiently manage his legacy and to her decision to lend his name to the Arthur Ashe Stadium (site of the US Open tennis tournament). Maya also got her first taste of book deals and movie proposals under Ashe's roof.
Her next career step fully cultivated her love for the written word. She worked as a successful freelance writer for such prestigious publications as Interview, Details, New Woman, Fitness and Essence. Her article, "Dying to be Thin" for Essence Magazine won the Excellence in Media Merit Award (EMMA) in 1993. This led to her joining the staff of Heart & Soul Magazine as the Founding Beauty and Fitness Editor.
She then reconnected with Mrs. Ashe in June of 1998 as Book Editor for her novel Arthur Ashe: Good Works. For the next four years, she honed her writing and marketing skills in-tandem. She worked as a Copywriter at Carol H. Williams Advertising in Oakland, and AKA Euro RSCG in San Francisco and then as the Director of Marketing at eBenefits in San Francisco.
In June 2001, Ms. Browne took a position as a development assistant at Industry Entertainment, but it wasn't until July of 2002, when she became the Development Executive for "Ray," the blockbuster hit from Universal Pictures, that she really got involved in producing feature films. Working with Screenwriter James L. White, Ms. Browne helped edit the screenplay, leveraged family connections to help attach key talent, participated in casting and acted as on-set liaison to all department heads on the picture from before the start of pre-production through post-production. She continued her relationship with Universal Pictures until 2005, working for director Iain Softley at Forthcoming Productions during production of "The Skeleton Key".
In September 2005, Ms. Browne formed her own production company, Bratt Studios. In less than a year, she financed and produced "American Fork" (aka "Humble Pie") (starring Billy Baldwin, Bruce McGill and Kathleen Quinlan) alongside Jeremy Coon ("Napoleon Dynamite"). Her vast personal network and diverse background allow her to finance films through her own private-equity partnership in a way that protects the creative process from undue intrusion while at the same time producing commercially viable results. Maya Browne is a member of the Harvard Club of NYC, the Hasty Pudding Club and the Signet Society. Ms. Browne is also an accomplished violinist, accompanying renowned talents James Brown, BB King and Erykah Badu. She splits her time between Los Angeles and New York City.