Paul Telner is the Head of Programming at Viral Nation, drawing on his diverse skills and vast experience to develop, create, and program original content featuring Viral Nation’s talent, as well as relevant pop culture celebrities. This includes scripted/unscripted series, digital shorts, and feature films designed to inspire and entertain while driving awareness and insight into the ever-expanding world of creator culture and the creator economy. Telner previously served as Creative Director at BBTV, where he sold multiple projects to major companies such as NBC Universal and Snapchat, and created co-production deals with the likes of Howie Mandel, Mike Tyson, T-Pain, and many more.. Before BBTV, Paul served as Director of Unscripted Content at Studio71 and worked closely with the likes of Logan Paul, Lilly Singh, Rhett and Link, and many more. Paul also helped launch Dwayne “The Rock’” Johnson’s YouTube channel. At the start of his career, Telner was one of the original YouTube stars, known for his viral comedy videos, which garnered millions of views and were regularly featured on ABC’s The View, MuchMusic, MTV and GQ Magazine.