THE TEAM

Mike Basone is an award-winning filmmaker, media executive, and founder of VICTORYROAD Studios and VICTORYROAD+, a next-generation sports media company building premium sports IP with athletes, creators, and direct fan communities. His work spans projects with Steph Curry, Dwyane Wade, four-time World’s Strongest Man Brian Shaw, Evander Holyfield, Carmelo Anthony, and more, with distribution across Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, ESPN, HBO, FOX Sports, A&E, NBC Sports, Roku, and Olympic Channel. Select credits include Benedict Men, Legacy: In the Shadow of Greatness, Strongman: The Brian Shaw Story, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video, and Rabid Fans, the Webby Award and People’s Voice-winning animated sports comedy series executive produced with Carmelo Anthony.

Michael Newton is a seasoned post-production operations expert with a wealth of experience in the entertainment industry. With a wide array of credits spanning over a decade working in scripted and unscripted, Michael has edited several high profile projects for History, A&E, Discovery, Netflix, Showtime, Amazon Prime and HBO.