Our Team
Cyle Zezo
President & Founder
Cyle Zezo founded Reality of Change in 2023 as a way to support unscripted producers and studios who wanted to do more to address climate change through their work. In 2025, he was honored as one of Realscreen’s Factual Under 40 for his work on sustainability in unscripted entertainment. Separately, Zezo has executive produced the series Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Mysteries Decoded and Recipe for Disaster, and was previously the head of Alternative Programming at The CW Network, where he oversaw a threefold increase in programming hours during his tenure and was responsible for new series development, current series, and all network specials; and supported the digital team with original unscripted entertainment. He is on the advisory council for the Hollywood Climate Summit and is an advisor to the Sustainable Entertainment Alliance.
Sydney Clover
Senior Advisor, Creative Strategy
As Senior Advisor, Creative Strategy at Reality of Change, Sydney Clover collaborates with the entertainment community to fulfill the company's strategy of providing the counsel, tools and resources necessary to support sustainability in storytelling across unscripted formats, documentaries, and the sector broadly. A seasoned creative executive with over 15 years of experience, Clover has spent her career developing and producing premium unscripted content for major production companies, including National Geographic, Discovery Channel, and ITV America. Most recently, she led development of Nat Geo’s original series for Disney+, Hulu and YouTube, overseeing creative strategy, casting, and production for globally resonant, digital-first content. With her keen business acumen, strong creative instincts and collaborative spirit, Clover has built a reputation for shaping bold ideas into accessible, breakout formats and delivering standout projects that resonate with audiences in a competitive landscape.
Michelle Minsook Lim
Executive Director - Korea
Consultant, Korea
Michelle Minsook Lim spearheads Reality of Change’s strategic expansion into the Korean market by supporting the inclusion of sustainability and climate-conscious storytelling within the region’s dynamic entertainment ecosystem. She will partner with local entertainment stakeholders to advance environmental narratives, establish localized sustainability guidelines and provide educational resources tailored to local writers, producers, and audiences while maintaining global relevance. With an extensive background as a content curator, format strategist, and media educator, Lim's cross-cultural expertise spanning Korean and U.S. television industries enables her to facilitate global collaboration and support producers in developing impactful programming aligned with Reality of Change’s mission.
Prior to joining Reality of Change, Lim served as Executive Director at the International Non-Scripted Content Association (INSCA) and was a special lecturer on pitching strategy for Content Export Professional Training Program, hosted by the Korea Productivity Center (KPC), delivering masterclasses on co-production strategy. She previously served as unscripted format curator at Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation and taught workshops on U.S. and U.K. non-scripted formats to writers and producers in Korea.
Tham Singpatanakul
Coordinating Editor
As Coordinating Editor at Reality of Change, Tham Singpatanakul will support the organization's work across unscripted television, production strategy and international media partnerships, aiding in project, resource, and workflow management.
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Samantha Cordero
Consultant, Marketing & Branded Entertainment
Samantha Cordero is working with Reality of Change on a temporary special project related to sustainability opportunities through marketing and branded entertainment.