# Erica Alshuler

> Erica Alshuler is a Los Angeles-based operator and creator whose public career connects social media, digital video, product systems, executive community and conversational audio. She was Director of Social Media for Movieclips by 2012, later worked at Zefr and was named on a Zefr patent application, became a founding Los Angeles member of Chief, and created the 2024 podcast Shiny (for the moment).

- **Role:** Founding Member - Los Angeles at Chief
- **Organizations:** Chief, Zefr, Movieclips, Princeton University
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Princeton University
- **Known for:** Served as Director of Social Media for Movieclips during the early growth of online entertainment platforms., Named as a co-inventor on Zefr's international patent application WO2018111280A1, filed in 2016 and published in 2018., Recognized publicly as a founding Los Angeles member of Chief.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2004** — Studied at Princeton University.
- **2012** — Appeared at Silicon Beach Fest as Director of Social Media for Movieclips on a panel about movies, digital media and social marketing.
- **2016** — Was named among the inventors on a Zefr patent application for systems that calculate how protected online content should be handled.
- **2018** — The international Zefr patent application naming Alshuler was published as WO2018111280A1.
- **2024** — Created and hosted the ten-episode podcast Shiny (for the moment), publishing episodes from May through June.
- **2026** — Was listed as a model for the Bubbles & Ballgowns community fundraiser supporting foster-youth organizations in Manhattan Beach.

## Achievements

- Served as Director of Social Media for Movieclips during the early growth of online entertainment platforms.
- Named as a co-inventor on Zefr's international patent application WO2018111280A1, filed in 2016 and published in 2018.
- Recognized publicly as a founding Los Angeles member of Chief.
- Created and hosted ten episodes of Shiny (for the moment) in 2024.
- Listed among the founding monthly givers in Global Girls Glow's 2025 annual report.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Participated as a listed model in the sixth Bubbles & Ballgowns fashion fundraiser benefiting organizations that support foster youth.
- **2026-04** — Appeared in Global Girls Glow's 2025 annual report among the organization's founding monthly givers.
- **2024-06** — Released the final listed episode of Shiny (for the moment), bringing the public run to ten episodes.

## Links

- Website: https://chief.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-alshuler
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shiny_forthemoment/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shiny.forthemoment

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Last updated: 2026-09-28