Maren Olson
Maren Olson runs the day-to-day operations of Traction Media, LLC. Since joining the company in 2005, Ms. Olson has been responsible for the creative development, packaging and financing of independent film projects, as well as representing worldwide distribution rights to finished films.
Ms. Olson’s previous industry experience includes working in script development for producer Lawrence Bender (Kill Bill, Good Will Hunting, Pulp Fiction). While at Lawrence Bender Productions she helped develop films Innocent Voices, The Chumscrubber and Killshot, and also acquired and developed popular Japanese fantasy series The Guin Saga for the company.
She graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinema-Television with a B.A. in Film Production and a minor in Business.