About | HIVE FORMA

Hive.

A living system

A network working through structure, communication, and shared purpose — where each part contributes to a coordinated whole. Distributed intelligence. Not a single point of control.

Forma.

Form, structure, shape (Latin)

The essential configuration that gives something its character. Not decoration — the framework underneath that allows a complex thing to function simply, without constant intervention.

Together

Structure for
creative operations.

Building the right foundation for creative teams and environments that depend on it to do their best work. Not the tools on top. The architecture underneath that makes everything else possible.

02 — The Belief

Lean, remote,
and fully operational
is not a compromise.

The way creative agencies are built has changed. The tools, the teams, the security requirements, the studio standards — all of it. The agencies still trying to run on the old model are feeling it. The ones that build the right foundation now are the ones that lead what comes next.

Zero Office required — fully operational from anywhere

5× Your headcount — what the right infrastructure delivers

Day 1 When security posture should be built in, not added later

03 — The Team

The People Inside
the Hive.

Rich Oldfield

Fractional CTO • Principal Consultant

20+ years of technology leadership inside creative agencies and secure media. Built the infrastructure behind teams delivering work for Warner Bros., Netflix, HBO, Disney, and Lionsgate. Former CTO at Ignition Creative. Head of IT at Wild Card and BOND.

TPN & Security AI Integration Fractional CTO

Brian Miguel

Creative Technology Director

Chief Engineer at Trailer Park Group through its growth to 400+ creatives across LA, London, and Mumbai. Primary architect of the content security infrastructure that scaled with it across Netflix, Disney, Universal, and Marvel.

Post Infrastructure Content Security Distributed Ops

Lauren Holmes

Experience Design · Hive29

Founder and CDO of Corl West. Ten years designing scalable UI/UX systems and development-ready interfaces. Leads experience design and creative direction within the Hive29 build team.

UI/UX Design Design Systems Product Design

Jody Westin

Financial Systems · Hive29

30+ years across payroll, billing, GL, and financial reporting with a rare crossover into the systems behind them. Background at Ignition Creative and Sony Pictures. Leads financial ops and CRM builds within Hive29.

Financial Ops CRM Implementation Database

Jim Van Loo

IT Operations & Content Security

VP of IT Operations and Content Security at Framework Studio. Nearly two decades of technology leadership across entertainment marketing and production. Background at Big Picture Entertainment, mOcean, and Craig Murray Productions.

IT Operations Content Security Post-Production

Additional advisors
joining the Hive.
Announcements coming soon.

Built from
the inside out.

Structure for
creative operations.

Lean, remote,
and fully operational
is not a compromise.