Leanne Allen is a content creator, and LA Media Inc. is her company. She has worked in every genre of media – from print to radio to tv to online – in every capacity, and more than anything, values good people on every team.
She most recently worked on the T+E Docu-series Haunted Gold Rush and History’s Most Haunted (produced by Small Army Entertainment) and acted as the Canadian liaison and head of development for Next Entertainment (The Bachelor). She has produced hundreds of hours of television and branded content, with two shows currently in development.
By funding many of her properties herself through advertising, she has become a specialist in not only where brands and content merge, but how to use budgets to their highest efficiency.
She started her career creating an alt-weekly print magazine that sold to one of the world’s largest media conglomerates. From there she produced and hosted CBC radio, then sold and produced, wrote and hosted over 75 hour-long episodes of a late-night live studio audience show distributed by Shaw TV.
Networks, shows and brands she has worked with include Next Entertainment (The Bachelor franchise), CBC, Hulu, Hallmark, T+E, KVOS, APTN, Haunted Gold Rush, History’s Most Haunted, Amazing Race, Parks Canada, Starbucks, Helijet, Pacific Coastal Airlines, GM, Honda, Toyota, and more.
Alisa is a researcher and writer. She spent 15 years as a full-time newspaper reporter and editor, first in Victoria, and then in Detroit, Michigan, before returning to Victoria in 2001. She has held newsroom roles including arts editor, features editor, special sections editor, and editor in chief. She has taught at the University of British Columbia, University of Victoria, Camosun College, Royal Roads University and Vancouver Island University. Her natural foray into television came as no surprise as she’s attuned to good stories that need telling.
Garth Dyke is a director and editor with 25 years experience in television and advertising and he has been in TV for most of his life. Starting as a child actor in the 80s Dyke then followed into Vancouver Film School, graduating in 1995. Garth has worked on shows and commercials across dozens of networks including National Geographic, IFC, BBC Canada, Showcase, History, Food Network, Global, Knowledge Network, Animal Planet and others. He was Series Director on HGTV’s hit series TimberKings, directing over 40 episodes and more recently directed the premiere season of Blue Ant Media’s History’s Most Haunted for the T + E channel in 2023. Garth likes to split his time residing between Vancouver Island and Costa Rica.
Kal is a talented editor, graphic designer, animator and more. In his 25-year career he has edited everything from music videos to feature length documentaries. Whether as an editor, motion graphic designer, or other post production role, he’s been involved in award-winning projects that have aired on MTV, CBC, BBC, PBS, and many more. As a Voiceover Artist he has performed in over 50 television commercials, and several television shows. Kal is basically a post-production Swiss Army Knife.
