Fly Fishers’s two managing directors combine the worlds of entertainment, marketing, entrepreneurship, and conservation.

Gene Quinn has more than 30 years experience in digital media, television and publishing. He is the former Senior Vice President of Online and Interactive Services at Viacom’s MTV Networks and former General Manager of Tribune Company’s Interactive Network Services. He currently runs his own investment and consulting company, Confluence Partners, which advises digital media and e-commerce companies. He has extensive experience in venture capital and e-commerce and serves on several public, private and non-profit boards. He is the former Sports Editor of the Chicago Tribune and Philadelphia Daily News. Gene is a passionate fly fisherman and Chairman of the Henry’s Fork Foundation in Ashton, Idaho.

Stephen Samuels is a producer and entrepreneur who has executive produced critically acclaimed feature documentaries and series which have won key awards including the Academy Award. These films have been featured at major festivals around the world including Sundance, Berlin, and Venice, as well as distributed in every major global market. Stephen is the owner of Consolidated Digital LLC, an entertainment and marketing company that creates high-quality documentary programming targeting upscale audiences across multiple media. Trained as an architect, he was previously a senior marketing and media executive and consultant for both public and private companies, and brings strong broadband, corporate sponsor and direct marketing experience to these projects. Fly Fisher is a production of Fly Fisher LLC in association with Consolidated Digital LLC. Stephen is an enthusiastic novice fly fisher.