WHO WE ARE
CAROLYN MELAND
Creator, Executive Producer
A passionate storyteller with an eye for casting great talent, Carolyn is a CSA, Realscreen, and Banff Rockie nominated Executive producer, writer, and series producer.
She has created, produced and directed numerous shows and formats including STYLE BY JURY, the number #1 makeover format in Canada, running for 9 seasons, with a total of 186 episodes, BRIDES OF BEVERLY HILLS (TLC & Corus), CHE*F OFF! (Food), TOTALLY TRACKED DOWN (Reelz), ARRESTING DESIGN (W Network), GREAT CANADIAN HOMES (HGTV), CANADOODADAY (CBC Kids) and is in production on her newly created series WE BOUGHT A FUNERAL HOME for Discovery+ which follows a Toronto family as they take on the quirky renovation of a 100 year old funeral home. She is also co-creator of BOLLYWED currently in
development with CBC.
Her animated family feature screenplay, Princess UP! Is a 2021 Screencraft Finalist and has been recently optioned by a Los Angeles producer.
Carolyn spent 7 years as a producer-writer at CTV both on the flagship current affairs show CANADA AM as well as CBC’s THE JOURNAL. She has worked as an independent producer for the last 30 years and as a broadcast executive for W Network from 2002-2004.
She has experience across the major genres from kids TV, to documentary, scripted, current affairs, animation, and reality television and understands
producing from the ground up.
In 2015, she formed HeartHat Entertainment with the goal of producing premium original content that appeals to the head and heart.
GURJEET MANN
Director of Photography / Executive Producer
He is currently executive producing and serving as Director of Photography on ‘WE BOUGHT A FUNERAL HOME for Discovery+. He is also Executive Producer/DOP and Co-Creator of BOLLYWED.
His body of work goes back almost 30 years. During that time, he has shot numerous series for CBC, CTV, Discovery, Food Network, and HGTV, along with many documentaries and Bollywood films. Last year he wrapped shooting a Bollywood film titled RANG RATA, scheduled for launch in April 2022. He has been nominated for his work on HELLO GOODBYE on CBC by the Canadian Society of Cinematographers.
Gee is always looking for ways to push the envelope technically and stylistically and brings a bold creative vision to every project he embarks on. He aims to mentor underrepresented technical crew and bring more diversity to the set.
ANGELA ECO
Series Producer
A passionate producer with super sharp instincts for creating crowd-pleasing lifestyle, documentary and factual content, Angela’s wealth of experience, natural leadership skills, genuine curiosity and knack for developing talent all lend to her extraordinary ability to make refreshing content that appeal to both the mind and heart.
An award-nominated storyteller that has been at the helm of several series,
developing and delivering thousands of hours of premium content for audiences world-wide on multiple platforms. She has a track-record for delivering series on time and on budget all while maintaining grace under pressure, a positive work environment and perhaps the most key ingredient- a sense of humor.
Angela’s has produced top-rated lifestyle, food, design and renovation content for networks across North America, her most notable credits include: ‘Brides of Beverly Hills’, TLC; ‘Building Off The Grid’, DIY; ‘Steven & Chris’, Canada’s national flagship lifestyle series starring the countries most beloved designers, ‘Cheese: A Love Story’ a ground-breaking international documentary series for Food Network Canada; ‘Great Canadian Homes’, HGTV Canada and most recently she’s had the
scrumptious delight of developing and Series Producing Food Network Canada’s hit series ‘Great Chocolate Showdown’ which was recently picked up by the CW.
Angela is Series Producer on We Bought a Funeral Home currently in production for D+.
MITCH BURMAN
Producer
After spending the first 20 years of his life watching way too much TV, Mitch decided that he might as well make a career out of it.
Known for his creativity, story-telling ability and expertise as a show runner, Mitch has been able to bring his talents to some of this country’s most popular and critically acclaimed programs. Having spent a large portion of his early career in sports television, his more recent years have focused primarily on Reality and Unscripted television both as a Producer / Director and later as the VP of Production and Development: Kids & Comedy Programming, for General Purpose Entertainment.
Through his career, Mitch has created, produced and directed acclaimed programs in Lifestyle (“Style By Jury”, “Arresting Design”), Comedy (“The Second City’s Next Comedy Legend”), Docu-series (“Conviction Kitchen”), Competition (“The Adrenaline Project”), Sports (“TSN Inside Sports”, “POV Sports on CBC”) and Hidden Camera Prank Television (“Extreme Babysitting”, “Undercover High”), just to name a few.
Today Mitch continues to watch way too much TV and regularly kicks butt at TimePlay when at the movies.
LINDA STREGGER
Business Affairs, Executive Producer
Linda Stregger is a respected media production consultant with an expertise in all areas of production, funding ,and financing and has executive produced hundreds of hours of content across different genres.
Linda has more than 25 years experience in the television industry including working with PricewaterhouseCoopers in their media tax division; Domestic Broadcasters in live sports, animation productions and live action series; Cable channels during their start up years; and managing a successful production company.
Linda was the co-owner of Up Front Entertainment Inc. a boutique Toronto production company where she combined her accounting training with a keen eye for story and imaginative production style to lead teams that delivered the highest quality programs. Up Front produced more than 27 documentaries and 20 series for domestic and international broadcasters.
RICH LETOVSKY
Creative Director – Digital
A self-motivated, creative problem solver with a passion for visual storytelling, Rich brings 15+ years of design experience to Hearthat and is responsible for digital marketing, key art and development decks.