The mission of Spirit Rising Productions is to inspire, uplift, empower and entertain humanity
The mission of Spirit Rising Productions is to inspire, uplift, empower and entertain humanity.
Although we primarily work on our own productions, we also produce, promote, market and publicize events, books, movies, websites, companies and projects that are aligned with our mission.
Spirit Rising Productions supports The United Nations Global Compact and The Earth Charter, and is run by the triple bottom line of conscious business: economic prosperity, environmental protection and social equity. We utilize universal principles and principles of conscious capitalism in every aspect of business.
Spirit Rising Productions, a privately-held company, was started by Brent N. Hunter in 2000.
Brent N. Hunter is a visionary technologist, author, entrepreneur,and global bridge-builder whose life’s work centerson peace, unity, and the ethical use of technology. With overthree decades of experience spanning technology, psychology,universal wisdom, knowledge management, portfolio management,artificial intelligence, and transformational media, Brentbrings a rare blend of intellectual rigor, emotional intelligence,and spiritual depth to every endeavor.
A former psychotherapist turned digital pioneer, Brent holds aBS in Mathematics and Computer Science from Clarkson University,an MS in Counseling and Human Relations from VillanovaUniversity, and an MS in Information Systems equivalent as agraduate of General Electric’s elite Information Systems ManagementProgram. He has completed coursework at all eight IvyLeague schools, as well as Stanford, UC Berkeley, Oxford, andCambridge, and holds a professional certificate in Leadershipand Communications from Harvard University. Brent also holdsmore than 20 professional certifications, including Six SigmaBlack Belt, Project Management Professional, and multipleblockchain and metaverse credentials.
An entrepreneur from an early age, Brent founded a businessdesigning electronic circuit boards out of his college dorm room,with NASA as his largest client. He launched his first AI projectin 1992, applying artificial neural networks to internationalfinancial markets—decades before AI became a household term.In 1994, he created The Park, the first intentionally global onlinecommunity and social network, years before the founding ofLinkedIn (2002), Facebook (2004), or Twitter (2006). Brent alsoserved as Vice President of Communications for the NorthernCalifornia Division of the United Nations Association, helpingto promote global collaboration and understanding at a criticaltime in the development of the early Internet.
Brent is the author of seven books, including the multi-awardwinningThe Rainbow Bridge: Bridge to Inner Peace and to WorldPeace, which has received 22 literary awards and been endorsedby luminaries such as H.H. the Dalai Lama, ambassadors, astronauts,Olympians, and numerous other global visionaries. Heis also the creator of The Power of KM, which outlines a globallyrelevant strategy for cultivating wisdom in organizations andsocieties.
A lifelong meditator who began his spiritual journey at theage of 12, Brent is an Eagle Scout and a graduate of the U.S.Army Airborne School. He has founded numerous purposedrivenventures, including Spirit Rising Productions, MindWizard Studios, Intelligent AI Studios, and the WCN—a groundbreakingplatform designed to incentivize verified, upliftinghuman contribution and reimagine the future of work andglobal cooperation. At the heart of WCN is UnityCoin, a newdigital currency backed by meaningful, human-driven valueand ethical AI systems. Brent is also the creator of UnityCouncil,an unprecedented alliance of leading AI systems working inharmony to offer wisdom, foresight, and ethical guidance inaddressing the most pressing issues of our time.
Brent’s work bridges worlds: the mystical and the practical,the spiritual and the technological, the visionary and the actionable.Whether building advanced AI systems, launchingsocial networks, writing transformational books, or connectingcommunities across the globe, he remains devoted to a singularpurpose: to help co-create a unified, harmonious, and abundantworld in which all beings can thrive.
In his spare time, Brent enjoys spending time with his belovedwife Dea, their beautiful dog Kenai, and their rambunctiousNorth American Sphynx kitten Mystic. He enjoys working out,reading, writing, learning, watching movies and televisionshows, producing videos, and occasionallymixing house musicunder the moniker “DJ Brent.”
Brent has 155 producer credits on IMDB.
Dea Shandera-Hunter is a highly regarded and seasoned entertainment creative executive having served tenures over twenty years at Paramount Pictures, The Walt Disney Company and MGM. Her most recent post was Executive Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for MGM Television.
After leaving the studios she has consulted in every area of the entertainment and communications businesses from publicity to production through distribution for books, products, films and television. Some of her clients have included Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Gener8Xion Entertainment, Waterside Productions, MGM, Trifecta Entertainment and Media, Rocky Mountain Pictures, Universal Music, and authors James Redfield, Dannion Brinkley, William Gladstone, Neale Donald Walsh, Michael Beckwith, Temple Hayes and others.
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Email: Brent@SpiritRising.TV