Founded by established leaders from entertainment and technology, Wonder Project is dedicated to building a trusted brand that serves a vast but underserved audience with courageous stories that restore faith in things worth believing in.
Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten
Chief Executive OfficerFor the last 20 years, Kelly has been at the forefront of innovation in digital media and technology, holding senior leadership roles at Netflix, YouTube and Aura.
Most recently, Kelly was President & COO at Aura where she spearheaded the company’s product and go-to-market strategy and oversaw the product, sales, marketing and operations teams. From 2015-2021 Kelly served as Vice President of Content Partnerships at YouTube, where she led the global partnership strategy and management of content creators and media companies across the Americas. Prior to YouTube, Kelly was Vice President, Content Acquisition at Netflix from 2007-2014, driving the company’s international expansion across markets in Western Europe, Canada and Latin America. Kelly also held positions at Sony Pictures, Bain & Company and Audax Group.
Jon Erwin
FOUNDER & CHIEF CONTENT OFFICERJon Erwin is an acclaimed, multi-GMA Dove Award-winning director, writer, producer and entrepreneur. He is the creative force behind HOUSE OF DAVID and serves as Chief Creative Officer for Wonder Project. He is also the first and only director to receive an A+ CinemaScore® four times. His 2023 film JESUS REVOLUTION grossed $52M worldwide and was a breakout hit for Lionsgate.
Along with his brother Andrew, Jon co-wrote, produced and co-directed films like MOMS’ NIGHT OUT, WOODLAWN, and the surprise hit I CAN ONLY IMAGINE, which became the #1 independent film of 2018, earning more than $83 million at the box office. In 2019, Jon and Andrew launched Kingdom Story Company. The first film from that venture was I STILL BELIEVE, a biopic about CCM megastar Jeremy Camp which was released by Lionsgate in 2020, followed by AMERICAN UNDERDOG in 2021, which told the story of NFL MVP and Hall of Famer Kurt Warner.
