Lisa Donovan (born June 11, 1980) is an American former YouTuber. She is a founder of Zappin Productions,[2] a production company that specialized in viral videos, as well as the founder and CEO of The Pattern, an astrology-based personality app.[1]
Donovan began her career as one of YouTube's earliest content creators and was subsequently one of the co-founders of Maker Studios, a YouTube video network which was purchased in 2015 by The Walt Disney Company for $675M.[3] The network was absorbed by Disney in 2017 to become Disney Digital Network. The network provided production and marketing services for over 1,000 YouTube channels.[4]
Donovan made her first YouTube channel in September 2005[7] and uploaded her first video, "Introducing LisaNova," a reel of facial clips in black-and-white accompanied by the Charles Aznavour song Non, je n'ai rien oublié, to YouTube on June 7, 2006.[8] She has parodied a number of celebrities and public figures; her impersonation of Sarah Palin was praised in Wired as "ruthlessly hilarious", and in 2008 Ralph Nader made a guest appearance in one of the skits.[9] In a Forbes magazine article, YouTube founder Chad Hurley highlighted Donovan's success as an example of the changing paradigm of entertainment.[10] Donovan is also a co-creator of the popular YouTube channel 'The Game Station', which led to her co-founding the YouTube network Maker Studios.
Mainstream success
Donovan was one of the first YouTube content creators to cross over to mainstream Hollywood when she was cast on MADtv in 2006.[11] She debuted in a spoof of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where she played Salma Hayek, the producer of the ABC comedy Ugly Betty, and Rosie O'Donnell.[12] The episode aired on February 17, 2007. After signing a contract and only appearing in four episodes of MADtv, she left the following season.
In 2010, she was given a role in Cosmopolitan's Fun & Fearless campaign for females.[13]
Donovan co-founded and served as a board member for Maker Studios, a next-generation talent-focused technology & media company. Maker Studios was sold to The Walt Disney Company in 2014.[16]
The Pattern
Donovan is the founder and CEO of The Pattern, an astrology-based personality app.[1] Before it officially launched it had 30,000 users by word of mouth.[17] By 2021, the app had over 15 million profiles.[1] The Pattern is initially free, but with paid features.[17] The app uses the time, date and place of birth to make a "pattern", which is like a user's manual to their life that The Sunday Times described as "Myers-Briggs meets Brené Brown".[17]
Donovan stated that her life experiences around the time of the Maker Studios acquisition by Disney inspired her to build The Pattern,[1] which she initially self-funded with a portion of her earnings from the sale.[17] In 2021, Donovan announced that The Pattern intends to launch a dating product called Connect.[18]
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Lisa Donovan born June 11 1980 is an American former YouTuber She is a founder of Zappin Productions 2 a production company that specialized in viral videos as well as the founder and CEO of The Pattern an astrology based personality app 1 Lisa DonovanDonovan in 2021Born 1980 06 11 June 11 1980 age 42 New York City U S 1 Other namesLisaNova on YouTube Occupation s Entrepreneur actress YouTuberYears active2006 presentKnown forThe Pattern Maker StudiosWebsitethepattern wbr comDonovan began her career as one of YouTube s earliest content creators and was subsequently one of the co founders of Maker Studios a YouTube video network which was purchased in 2015 by The Walt Disney Company for 675M 3 The network was absorbed by Disney in 2017 to become Disney Digital Network The network provided production and marketing services for over 1 000 YouTube channels 4 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 YouTube 2 2 Mainstream success 2 3 Maker Studios 2 4 The Pattern 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditDonovan grew up in Scarsdale New York 5 She was a student at the University of Colorado at Boulder before moving to Los Angeles California 6 Career EditYouTube Edit Donovan made her first YouTube channel in September 2005 7 and uploaded her first video Introducing LisaNova a reel of facial clips in black and white accompanied by the Charles Aznavour song Non je n ai rien oublie to YouTube on June 7 2006 8 She has parodied a number of celebrities and public figures her impersonation of Sarah Palin was praised in Wired as ruthlessly hilarious and in 2008 Ralph Nader made a guest appearance in one of the skits 9 In a Forbes magazine article YouTube founder Chad Hurley highlighted Donovan s success as an example of the changing paradigm of entertainment 10 Donovan is also a co creator of the popular YouTube channel The Game Station which led to her co founding the YouTube network Maker Studios Mainstream success Edit Donovan was one of the first YouTube content creators to cross over to mainstream Hollywood when she was cast on MADtv in 2006 11 She debuted in a spoof of The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she played Salma Hayek the producer of the ABC comedy Ugly Betty and Rosie O Donnell 12 The episode aired on February 17 2007 After signing a contract and only appearing in four episodes of MADtv she left the following season In 2010 she was given a role in Cosmopolitan s Fun amp Fearless campaign for females 13 In 2011 she was honored as Pioneer in New Media at the third annual Burbank International Film Festival 14 alongside fellow honorees Bill Plympton Mark Kirkland Fred Willard Al Jean and Roger Corman In 2015 she played the role of the flight attendant in Jeremy Garelick s The Wedding Ringer 15 Maker Studios Edit Donovan co founded and served as a board member for Maker Studios a next generation talent focused technology amp media company Maker Studios was sold to The Walt Disney Company in 2014 16 The Pattern Edit Donovan is the founder and CEO of The Pattern an astrology based personality app 1 Before it officially launched it had 30 000 users by word of mouth 17 By 2021 the app had over 15 million profiles 1 The Pattern is initially free but with paid features 17 The app uses the time date and place of birth to make a pattern which is like a user s manual to their life that The Sunday Times described as Myers Briggs meets Brene Brown 17 Donovan stated that her life experiences around the time of the Maker Studios acquisition by Disney inspired her to build The Pattern 1 which she initially self funded with a portion of her earnings from the sale 17 In 2021 Donovan announced that The Pattern intends to launch a dating product called Connect 18 See also EditList of YouTube personalitiesReferences Edit a b c d e The Pattern Known for Its Scarily Accurate Approach to Astrology Has Its Sights on Dating Vanity Fair May 19 2021 Morrissey Brian January 1 2007 Lisa Nova On The Spot Adweek Archived from the original on September 30 2007 Retrieved January 4 2007 Disney Paid 675M For Maker Its 10Q Discloses Media Post February 12 2016 Smaller Studios for the Smaller Screen The New York Times April 10 2011 15 Minutes of Fame Becoming a Star in the YouTube Revolution by Frederick Levy P 75 Lisa Donovan Joins the Cast of MADtv January 31 2007 Archived from the original on July 14 2007 Retrieved July 11 2007 lisa s channel YouTube YouTube Retrieved December 5 2016 Introducing LisaNova YouTube YouTube June 7 2006 Archived from the original on December 13 2021 Retrieved July 16 2007 Wortham Jenna September 2 2008 YouTube Comedian LisaNova Packs Heat for Sarah Palin Spoof Wired YouToo Forbes May 7 2007 Nova Lisa Lisa Nova Huffington Post Wallenstein Andrew April 29 2007 How YouTube Helped LisaNova Start Her Career The New York Times Retrieved July 7 2007 Cosmo s Fun Fearless Female Campaign Video Clip Cosmopolitan July 20 2010 Retrieved May 23 2012 Burbank International Film Festival 2011 Honorees Archived October 24 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Wedding Ringer IMDb It s Official Disney Acquires Maker Studios For At Least 500M March 24 2014 a b c d Why The Pattern astrology app founder Lisa Donovan is the Millennial Mystic Meg The Sunday Times July 11 2021 The founder of The Pattern and its new dating feature Connect decodes what s in store for a season of transformation W Magazine June 10 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lisa Donovan Lisa Donovan at IMDb LisaNova at YouTubeAchievementsPreceded bythelonelyisland Most Subscribed Channel on YouTubeRanked 34th as of 2010 Succeeded bymichaeljacksonPreceded byHappySlip Most Subscribed Director on YouTubeRanked 9th as of 2010 Succeeded bylivelavalive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lisa Donovan amp oldid 1134533414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
