Drive, Inc. is parked at the intersection of Technology and Taste. Located in Downtown Los Angeles, we are inspired by the people who surround us, the stories the buildings have to tell, and the history that reminds us what is possible with the right mindset.

Always in motion, we believe that the journey is the best part of the trip.

With over 75 years of experience between the company partners we have seen a thing or two and realize it can take a village. Drive takes a scalable approach to marketing and curating the exact unique team to meet specific needs of each respective job. Our collective of brilliant minds is comprised of a constantly changing roster of diverse creatives, filmmakers, engineers, producers, story tellers, advertising and business professionals that provide a backbone to any successful endeavor. It's our partnership with each other, as well as our clients, that brings true collaborative vision to any project.

We appreciate the chance to help solve the problems our clients may have, but more importantly creates the opportunities they are striving to discover. It is the understanding of the nuances and demographics in today’s marketplace that allows us to be successful and a valuable resource for our clients who continue to work with us across multiple campaigns.

We believe that everyone should have a turn to drive and stand by a commitment to progressive actions that move our community toward a better future.  We believe that doing good is actually good business.  

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NED BROWN | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

Ned Brown began his career like a lot of people: by accident. Twenty-five years later, he is still at it, working with top brands and artists around  the world. Leading various award winning companies, he has helped forge relationships with brands in a way that pushes the boundaries of what storytelling can do. He has been a strong voice in steering the community by sitting on the board of the AICP for many years.  He has built a reputation for using a more efficient and targeted approach in creative partnerships for brand building. With a firm belief that this 360 structure is also applicable to real life, he mixes his work with being a Dad, a mentor to foster youth, a board member for three different non-profit organizations and a soldier in the fight for progress and social justice. He has a hard time sitting still and is excited to tell you all his ideas for changing the world.

JUSTIN DIENER | MANAGING PARTNER

Justin Diener is an experienced producer performing across multiple verticals within the Entertainment Industry. He upholds a growing background with over 20 years experience in live action and post production for feature films, global branded content, digital media, commercials, and music videos. Over that time he has helped to actualize the vision for Directors including Peter Berg, Antoine Fuqua, Doug Liman, Francis Lawrence, Ruben Fleischer, Marc Webb, among dozens of others. Diener successfully became a pioneer of technology after producing the first ever live-event AR experience for Eminem at Coachella 2018. The proprietary technology was further elevated for use over the World Tour. With Diener’s success in immersive experiences and activations, he operated as Executive Producer on the 14th Factory, LA's premier 150,000 SqFt Interactive Art Show. Justin is an Award winning producer and Co-Founder of the boutique multi-media company, Drive Studios.

RICH LEE | EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Rich Lee founded Drive Studios in 2016 with the inspiration to do things differently. Already a successful commercial and music video director, his goal was to break the mold of traditional agency and production company’s outdated structure. His solution was a concept to completion model based on the foundation that anything is possible. Lee has directed spots for brands such as Nissan, Carl's Jr, Beats by Dre, Samsung and Amazon. He has also directed music videos for Billie Eilish, Eminem, Lana Del Rey, The Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, Michael Jackson, Norah Jones and many others. Rich began his career in New York as a sculptor and fabricator, creating set pieces for the Broadway shows The Lion King, Titanic the Musical and Phantom of the Opera. He eventually worked his way to Hollywood where he supervised 3D animated previsualizations of action and effects heavy blockbuster films. His feature credits include The Pirates of the Caribbean I, II & III, I Am Legend, Minority Report and Constantine and many others. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Louise, and their twin daughters.

LOUISE LEE | HEAD OF CREATIVE

Louise Baker Lee is a creative supervisor, digital artist, animator, and AR app developer at Drive. She has overseen development of three proprietary AR apps: 4th Wall, an evolving fine art AR app, EMINEM Augmented, and 14th Factory AR.  Lee has worked in post production and visual effects on countless music videos and commercials, and spent twelve years as a supervisor and 3D artist in pre and post-visualization for films such as the Amazing Spider-Man, the Hunger Games, and Transformers. Lee graduated from Yale University in 1999 with a BA in History of Art and is a proud mother of twin girls.