Dariush Brizuela-Nothaft

Biography

Dariush Brizuela-Nothaft started working in digital media when he joined Maker Studios in 2010. There he focused on building out the creator network, developing original content for the gaming vertical, and incubating new styles of formats that could translate to other ecosystems. After Disney acquired Maker Studios, he stayed on at Disney and oversaw key integration initiatives geared at creating synergies between the digital creator network and the studio, including the Disney XD by Maker program and the Force Fridays toy unboxing livestream. His mother is Persian and Polish, and his father is Bolivian and German-American. He grew up in Bolivia, Argentina, and San Diego.