As Director of Children’s TV at The Jim Henson Company, Kait Boss sources and oversees the development for both live-action and animation television productions. She is currently shepherding the development of several high-profile projects including Hello Magic, Slumberkins, Come Over to My House, and the wildly popular Netflix property Word Party.

Prior to joining The Jim Henson Company in May 2020, Boss served as a creative executive and content producer for American Girl, where she developed a wide variety of inspiring and girl-powered stories as live-action features and specials, chapter-book series, live events, and short-form digital content. She served as a creative executive on two seasons of the brand’s first animated series, WellieWishers.

Boss graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Film, TV, and Radio Studies.

Speaking on: Pitchfest 1; Pitchfest 2