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Colleen O'Mara

Colleen O'Mara

Hype Co-Founder and Special Agent Colleen O'Mara, a former magazine editor, devised the concept for Hype and opened the company with her good friend Jessie in the Summer of 1997. Because of Colleen and Jessie's diverse interests, they built a client roster for Hype, which constantly challenges them and their energetic team. Today, the national Hype roster features an eclectic group of talent, also referred to as "Hypesters." They include directors, producers, editors, animators, visual effects artists, DVD experts, musical artists, and independent filmmakers. In addition to her work with Hype clients, Colleen enjoys her collaboration with an ever-expanding group of press contacts and her teammates at Hype - not to mention the pool of freelance talent that Hype relies upon including writers, photographers and designers.

A writer since the age of eight (when she won her first writing contest), Colleen has written and published articles and essays in a variety of publications, including "Los Angeles Times," "MovieMaker," and "Film & Video." She is also a dedicated member of the entertainment industry participating in WIA (Women in Animation) and AICP/West. Beyond her co-directorship of Hype, Colleen writes short stories and essays. She is a contributing writer to the "Santa Monica Observer." In her rare free time, Colleen travels the U.S. and the world with her husband Matthew Diamond. Together, they co-write travel articles about their experiences. Colleen and Matthew live in beautiful and emerging Venice, California with their dog, a punk rock miniature maltese, Uncle Roscoe, and new son Julian (aka Jules) Diamond.