It was only five months ago that Leonard became Fuse’s first-ever Chief Content Officer, but he’s already made a huge impact by securing the company’s first sports rights through both Combate Global MMA and the BYB Bare Knuckle Fighting Series. He also guided the launch of prestige scripted programming on FAST channel OUTtv Proud, which earned distribution on Samsung TV Plus, and Fuse’s FAST channels dedicated to diverse audiences achieved nearly two billion minutes watched in 2023. His goal is to provide places for everyone to watch authentic characters and content that resonates. “I like the queer characters on ‘Hacks,’ ‘Girls5Eva,’ ‘The Last of Us’ and the final season of ‘Ted Lasso’ handled one character’s sexuality really well, making it both a big deal and not at all a big deal at the same time,” he says.
“I am on HRC’s Federal Club and am proud of the work we do to support equality and hold corporations accountable to inclusion and diversity metrics in addition to legislative work.”