# Mandy Teefey

> Mandy Teefey is a Texas-raised producer, former talent manager, and media founder whose career runs from on-set production work and more than 60 commercials and music videos to executive-producing Netflix projects and co-founding Wondermind. Her recurring instinct is to spot overlooked material, stay with it through long development cycles, and turn private conversations into public-facing media.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Wondermind
- **Organizations:** Wondermind, Kicked to the Curb Productions, July Moon Productions
- **From:** Dallas, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Known for:** Executive-produced all four seasons and 49 episodes of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why., Executive-produced the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented., Executive-produced the 2020 feature film The Broken Hearts Gallery.

## Career timeline

- **2000s** — Worked across production, post-production, and management roles in Texas, then produced more than 60 commercials and music videos.
- **2006** — Founded July Moon Productions with Selena Gomez and served as its president.
- **2009** — Moved to Los Angeles as Gomez’s entertainment career accelerated.
- **2010** — Relaunched her production company as Kicked to the Curb Productions and acquired its first script project, based on the novel 13 Reasons Why.
- **2014** — Ended her role managing Gomez’s film, television, and music endorsements and focused on producing.
- **2017-2020** — Executive-produced all 49 episodes of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why.
- **2019** — Executive-produced the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented.
- **2020** — Executive-produced the feature film The Broken Hearts Gallery.
- **2021-2022** — Co-founded and launched Wondermind with Selena Gomez and Daniella Pierson.
- **2022** — Wondermind raised a $5 million Series A round at a reported $100 million valuation.
- **2023** — Became Wondermind’s sole CEO after Pierson’s departure.
- **2024** — Appeared with Gomez and other panelists at SXSW for a Wondermind conversation.
- **2025** — Wondermind reduced its staff after payroll and cash-flow problems; the company said it was entering a new chapter.
- **2026** — Teefey and other Wondermind defendants were named in a federal investor lawsuit in Delaware; the allegations remain unresolved.

## Achievements

- Executive-produced all four seasons and 49 episodes of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why.
- Executive-produced the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented.
- Executive-produced the 2020 feature film The Broken Hearts Gallery.
- Built Kicked to the Curb Productions after working through production, post-production, and management roles.
- Co-founded Wondermind and helped it raise a reported $5 million Series A round in 2022.
- Produced more than 60 commercials and music videos before moving into Hollywood television and film.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Teefey was served in a federal Delaware lawsuit brought by Wondermind investors alleging securities fraud, breach of contract, and related claims; the case is pending and the allegations have not been adjudicated.
- **2025-05** — Wondermind laid off nearly two-thirds of its staff after reported payroll and cash-flow problems; a company spokesperson said the situation had been rectified and described a transition to a new chapter.
- **2024-04** — Fast Company published a video feature on Wondermind’s media ecosystem.
- **2024-03** — Teefey joined Selena Gomez, Solomon Thomas, Dr. Jessica Stern, and Dr. Corey Yeager for a Wondermind panel at SXSW.

## Links

- Website: https://wondermind.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandyteefey
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/letswondermind
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Wondermind
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandyteefey/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/officialwondermind

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Last updated: 2026-08-26