OUR TEAM
High Five Content is a TV, film, and audio production company creating premium, story-driven projects inspired by true events, real people, and the worlds they inhabit. Our work is designed to be smart, captivating, and highly entertaining. We like stories with ambition, backbone and a point of a view.
Spanning non-fiction and unscripted television, feature documentaries and films, audio and video podcasts, and select digital and branded series, High Five Content develops and produces ambitious projects across genres and formats. The focus is always on originality, voice, and tone - finding the version of a story that hasn’t been told yet, and telling it in a way that actually sticks.
We often work closely with top creative talent, brands and partners, taking a hands-on, detail-obsessed approach from development through delivery. The goal isn’t volume or noise - it’s making great work, collaborating with great people, and building stories audiences care about long after the credits roll.
FOUNDED BY
Andrew Jacobs has been producing non-fiction and documentary content for over 20 years.
Before launching High Five Content in 2018, Jacobs spent 10 years at Atlas Media Corp where he served as Vice President of Development and played an integral role on a team that developed, sold and produced hundreds of hours of Television for networks like Nat Geo, Discovery, History, A+E, ID, MTV, Travel, AMC and more.
Prior to joining Atlas in 2008, Jacobs spent years working in Production and Development at award-winning companies like Stephen David Entertainment, ABC's Buena Vista Television, and on shows for BBC, MTV, Discovery, TLC and more.
Currently, Jacobs is the Head of Programming and a Founding Member of the Nonfiction Hotlist, a a collective of leading nonfiction filmmakers and executives that curates and champions standout un-produced projects, helping connect them with partners across the industry.
Jacobs was born and raised in Silicon Valley. He received a BFA in Film & Television Production from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
MEET THE TEAM
Jeanne McHale-Waite
Consulting, Vice President
Len Badger
Intern
Jeanne is a media executive and producer with decades of experience leading television and digital content companies. She is founder of the consulting firm 1Thing. Previously, she served as EVP and General Manager of Atlas Media Corp and as COO and CEO of Banyan Productions, overseeing more than 2,000 episodes of television.
Her work has earned 11 regional Emmy Awards, three Telly Awards, and other industry honors. Jeanne teaches part-time at Drexel University and specializes in business strategy, operations, finance, legal affairs, distribution, and multi-platform production.
Beau Delmore
Head of Video Podcasts
Beau is a content executive and producer with over 15 years of experience creating video and audio projects across major media platforms. He has produced video podcasts and series for KCRW, Pushkin Industries, iHeartMedia, USG, and more, with a focus on premium, visually driven storytelling.
Previously, Beau held senior creative roles at Warner Bros., Red Bull, and Paramount, where he developed and produced series across comedy, music, sports, and culture. His credits include Fast Foodies, 101 Places to Party Before You Die, and Social Fabric, and he brings deep experience translating shows across broadcast, streaming, and digital formats.
Ian Jacobs
Senior Story Editor
Jude Brewer
Lead Editor & Mixer
Allison Cruz
Production Assistant
Ian is a creative story editor who brings a writer’s ear and a clean, story-first sensibility to every cut. At High Five Content, he edits and produces weekly episodes in Descript, cleaning audio, removing filler and noise, reshaping segments, and delivering tight edits ready for mix. With a BA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and a background that includes running an opinion section at a college newspaper and creative-adjacent work at DreamWorks Animation, Ian blends sharp editorial judgment with hands-on technical execution.
Creator of it’s getting late… and the Webby nominated show, The Process, Jude makes a living as an editor, sound designer, voice actor, director and writer across podcasts, games, TV and film.
Between producing for Pulitzer Prize winning and breakout artists, his work has been featured on every major podcast platform, receiving praise from KCRW, Radiotopia, Lifehacker, Vulture, the AV Club, the NYTimes, and more.
Allison has a background in storytelling and digital media, with early experience assisting on podcasts and short-form projects. They support productions through research, coordination, and hands-on help across development and post-production.
Len is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a degree in cinematography and film and video production. He has a keen interest in melodramas that explore humanity's potential futures.