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Kelly Garner
Kelly is the Founder and CEO of Treefort Media, a Los Angeles-based company specializing in premium audio that leverages cutting-edge technology and pushes the boundaries of traditional storytelling. Since its launch in 2018, Treefort has partnered with major players in the audio space, including Audible, Spotify, iHeartMedia, and Amazon’s Wondery. In 2023, Garner was recognized by The Hollywood Reporter as one of the 40 Most Powerful People in Podcasting. Garner frequently contributes to conversations shaping the future of media and audio, appearing on panels at events such as SXSW, The Podcast Show, Digital Hollywood, and Bologna Book Plus. Treefort’s diverse slate of nearly 50 shows spans nonfiction and audio drama. Standouts include the global hit series Moriarty, which won Best Scripted Fiction at Banff; and Killing Hollywood: The Cotton Club Murder, which earned a Webby Award for Best Scripted Fiction. Other notable series include true crime hit Killer Psyche with Candice DeLong; Paul Giamatti’s Chinwag; and the investigative series Collapse: Disaster in Surfside, produced in collaboration with the Miami Herald’s Pulitzer Prize-winning team.