Wilberg Rivera is the CEO of Linestart LLC which he founded March 2022 to build a communications platform and international consulting network. He worked for the federal government for five years as a human capital analyst at White House OMB, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, and Department of State focused on Diplomatic Security Service performance management of Special Agents and Technical Staff.

In the private sector, he has trained and worked as a contracts professional at CVP Inc, DRT Strategies, and Ad Hoc LLC. He is a passionate advocate for public service and avid writer. He writes on security topics for Front Solutions Bureau—Linestart’s geopolitics platform—and is currently writing a memoir “Manic Tradecraft” as well as a spy thriller “Amsterdam Offline.”

A big believer in education, he has a BA in Government and Master of Public Policy (MPP) from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy & Government. He is always down for a book recommendation, coffee chat, or sports outing! 

Cory Thompson is a seasoned producer and talent representative with over 15+ years of industry experience. He is the founder of the boutique management, production and consulting firm Rewind Artists, which produces film and television content and represents actors, writers and directors across the globe. Literary clients include exciting new writers and directors in film and television that have been admitted to incubators at Sundance and SXSW and featured on prestigious industry write ups such as The Black List and the Nicholls Fellowship. 

As a producer, Thompson recently produced the crime thriller Barron’s Cove, in collaboration with Mandalay Pictures (Air, Sleepy Hollow, Enemy at the Gates). The film features an ensemble cast including Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy, Mudbound), Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect, The Hunting Wives), Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass), Emmy winner Tramell Tillman (Severance), Raul Castillo (Task)and Stephen Lang (Avatar). The film world premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2024 and was released on June 6, 2025 theatrically by Well Go USA. He also produced the coming of age comedy Rockaway, which was called “sharply movingˮ by The New Yorker and had a theatrical release in 2019. He executive produced the Facebook Watch/Roc Nation unscripted series Beats for Breakfast, featuring R&B superstar Miguel and celebrity chef Jeremy Fall. Other credits include the animated short You. Matter starring Tony winner Laura Benanti. He is in development on a number of projects through his Rewind banner with companies such as Rough House Pictures and Campside Media.

Thompson is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and a proud graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where he often serves as an adjunct lecturer and guest speaker for emerging young professionals. He resides between Los Angeles and New York.