CO-FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

Josh began his professional career at age 5, starting a 12-year career as an actor in feature films, television and on the Broadway stage. He is best known for his portrayal of the iconic best friend Paul Pfeiffer in The Wonder Years. Having been disenfranchised with the business part of the entertainment industry, Josh embarked on the second act of his career as a corporate and intellectual property transactional attorney, where he spent over a dozen years structuring and negotiating complex commercial transactions, running intellectual property protection, and developing and implementing monetization strategies. Josh specialized in working with artists and brands that utilized the intellectual property and persona of a human and was part of the birth of influencer marketing. He learned that the true value of the human’s role in the commercial world is to tell that human’s unique authentic story in a way that elevates both the brand and the artist.  At Spotlight, Josh is bringing that experience and knowledge from his prior lives to empower artists to bridge the gap between creativity and commerce.

CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Dan’s professional career began in 2002 at the international law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, where he found his calling as a planner, strategist and personal advisor for individuals and families. A musician since the age of 7, as well as a songwriter and artist, Dan's mission has always been to serve the creative community. As a result, Dan spent the better part of his law firm career building an expertise on planning for artists and other creatives. In 2015, he launched his own firm, Scott Law PLLC, to focus exclusively on this area. Dan has devoted his life and career to helping others find and live their purpose and over the years has established himself as a pioneer and premier authority on legacy planning. Dan has written for numerous publications, including Forbes.com, and regularly speaks on the subject. In 2020, Dan co-founded the Legacy Project, a content and education platform committed to legacy planning.

CHIEF FINANCIAL ADVISOR

J.R. is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNING™ practitioner with over 20 years of experience in wealth management and financial planning. He is also an artist, songwriter and musician, performing in bands and playing guitar for over 30 years. J.R. has always believed in helping others find and live their purpose, but it was seeing his own family struggle to pay for medical treatments his brother needed that made him want to help them achieve the financial freedom to do so. For J.R., asset management and financial planning has always been about designing a person's life to fulfill their passions and dreams while managing their day-to-day financial reality. Following his own passion for music and being an artist is what led him to join Spotlight.