Connor Schell is the founder and CEO of Words + Pictures, a production company based in New York City. Previously, Schell spent 17 years at ESPN and The Walt Disney Company, where he served as executive vice president of content for ESPN and co-created the Emmy, Oscar, and Peabody Award-winning 30 for 30 documentary series. Schell is a 16-time Emmy Award-winning producer, including Best Documentary Series for the 2020 cultural phenomenon, The Last Dance. Schell also produced the Academy Award- and Peabody Award-winning film O.J: Made in America. Since founding Words + Pictures in 2021, Schell has produced acclaimed documentary films and series such as Super League: The War for Football, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Celtics City, and Court of Gold. Schell also founded Full Day Productions, Words + Pictures’ live events arm, which has produced renowned live events, specials, and cultural moments such as the NFL Pro Bowl Games, The ESPY Awards, The Oscars Red Carpet for ABC, and Netflix’s first two live sports events, The Netflix Cup and The Netflix Slam.