He is an HFPA award-winning graduate of the Columbia University MFA film program and his feature screenplay From Here to Albion was named on the 2013 Blacklist and purchased by Participant Media. Rory also ran 3 of the largest channels on YouTube, amassing over 13 million subscribers and 2 billion views. In 2014 Rory was hired as CEO of New Media Rockstars, the top daily audience destination for fans of the social media space and a leading agency for brands looking to market online.