Archives: Team Members

Liz Richards is an experienced visual designer with a demonstrated history of working in the entertainment industry. A former Disney Imagineer, Richards is skilled in concept art, blacklight technology, animation, special effects, and animatronics. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Animation from Brigham Young University.

Richard Wilks is an award-winning designer who captures the essence of his clients’ brands using a distinctly human touch coupled with a highly strategic process. Wilks is a former Disney Imagineer who went on to found and operate his own successful graphic and visual design studio. His past projects include Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland, Cerritos Library, and multiple projects for Burning Man, including one recently displayed at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.

Merry Yu grew up in Shanghai and relocated to Los Angeles in 2016. She is a communications and marketing specialist with more than 12 years of experience working for international companies, including JD Power & Associates. Yu is instrumental in helping Zeitgeist interface with its many Chinese clients and provides professional translation for company presentations.

Carol Joans has spent the past 40 years overseeing finances for just about every type of production – commercials, themed entertainment, music videos, motion pictures and cartoons. She has served in such roles as Chief Financial Officer, VP of Finance, Associate Producer, and Controller for companies such as Chelsea Pictures, Miziker Entertainment Group, Columbia Pictures, Landmark Entertainment Group, and Fred Wolf Films. Past projects include hit movies like “Meet Joe Black,” “The X-Files,” and “Deep Impact,” as well as several Taco Bell commercials, over 20 Coca-Cola commercials, and hundreds of music videos for acts ranging from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers to The Rolling Stones. Joans has even worked on cartoon and Claymation productions like “Zorro,” “Dino Babies,” and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.”