Co-Founder, Jesse Campoamor, is a seasoned political strategist, with deep connections in the labor, private, and government sectors. Jesse has served as a senior advisor for several citywide elected officials, congressional members, and most recently as a senior advisor to governor Andrew Cuomo. As a campaign manager for a congressional campaign, Jesse led all communications. In the time he oversaw the creative process and production of political ads for the candidate, appeared on local tv representing the campaign, and spoke on radio stations on behalf of the campaign. As a lobbyist Jesse appeared several times on NY1’s segment, Inside the Consultants Corner. Jesse is a captivating public speaker, and a persuasive pundit. His on the screen experience matched with his business acumen makes him a strong addition to the veggie patch family. Jesse is set to host, How the Sausage Gets Made, a 30 minute political cooking show.

Co-Founder, Jack L. Barrett, is a Producer, Writer and 16 year veteran of the Unscripted Television Industry, based in New York City. With many credits to his name he has produced shows for History, Discovery, truTV and Paramount Networks. He is an experienced storyteller with the ability to communicate complex ideas to a wide audience with the ultimate goal of making entertaining and informative Television.

Creative Team Member, Elijah Amitin, is a composer, sound artist, and writer based out of Brooklyn, NY. A long-time sound designer for Inez & Vinoodh, his commercial work includes campaigns from Nike, Louis Vuitton, and more. Elijah is a composer and producer in a variety of audio mediums, his work appearing on a multitude of podcasts, independent films, and musical projects. He recently composed the theme music for Michael Imperioli’s chart-topping Talking Sopranos podcast. A multi-instrumentalist songwriter, Elijah also performs in several NYC-based bands, including Palomino and Zopa. Most recently, he produced and mixed the single Red Sky from Zopa.

Creative Team Member, Carlos Cotto, is a playwright, screenwriter, and actor raised in Washington Heights but based in D.C. Growing up in a bilingual household, his love of stories sprung from watching Spanish telenovelas and American primetime tv shows. During his 15+ years as Doorman in a NYC co-op building, Carlos was formally introduced to theater by joining a Union theater program. The program helped cultivate his love for magical realism and helped infuse it into his work. Carlos has been featured off-Broadway in the "Best of TheaterWorks" showcase produced by the Working Theater. Carlos is currently the proud recipient of the Mark Plesent commission with a staged reading scheduled in June 2022.

Creative Team Member, Samuel Isadore, is a screenwriter, playwright, and songwriter based in Queens, NY. He holds Master’s Degrees in Creative Writing and Psychology. His musical comedy Jump Man (book, lyrics, music) won the Fringe Excellence Award for Best Musical at the 2014 NYC Fringe Festival. Sam uses comedy as a means of exploring meaningful psychological and social questions. He has an interest in exploring the boundaries of genre and sometimes tries to bridge the gaps between them. When he isn’t writing, he teaches Psychology at Hunter College in NYC.