The Impact Team

With a vision to Reach a Sight & Sound Generation, Tom Newman has built an international reputation for captivating entertainment with inspired messages.

An award-winning producer and media executive, he has invested his career in the rare intersection of the faith community and the entertainment industry, creating a body of work that has reached audiences in stadiums, movie theaters, live stages, major television networks, and global streaming platforms.

Tom founded Impact Productions with The Toymaker's Dream, a stage production that toured nearly sixty countries over two decades. As Founder and President, he has led Impact for 40+ years, with partnerships spanning NBCUniversal, YouTube, Disney+, Sony, Universal Music Group, Decca Records, Banijay, and more.

Throughout his career, Tom has produced hundreds of hours of inspirational programming alongside some of the most recognizable names in the space, including Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, and Max Lucado. His feature film credits include Resurrection, The Christmas Child, End of the Spear, Home Run, Max Lucado's The Christmas Candle, The Journey with Andrea Bocelli, and Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration.

In his tenure as Head of Content and Development for Trinity Broadcasting Network, Tom led an ambitious rebrand that helped redefine the network's slate, launching award-winning series with Mike Huckabee, Mike Rowe, and Bear Grylls, and a reimagined VeggieTales. Under his strategy, TBN's ranking among cable systems moved from 121st to 78th.

Eric Newman writes novels, screenplays, and the occasional terrible first draft. He's a New York Times bestselling author who has written and produced for VeggieTales, Disney+, and Bear Grylls, and co-created the George Goodwin: Dragon Slayer trilogy.

Candace Lee is on a mission to spark wonder, and slay some dragons along the way, through books, film, TV, and music. As a writer and producer, she has created content on Disney, Discovery, Sky, Netflix, Amazon and Paramount+. Her credits range from the Emmy-winning series The Quest to the Rose D'Or nominated theatrical concert film The Journey with Andrea Bocelli. She has also written songs for TV and film and teamed up with Bear Grylls and Max Lucado. Her first novel, Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe, became a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. With fellow Impact writer Eric Newman, she's launched George Goodwin, Dragon Slayer, the first book in the Order of the Dragon Slayer series.

Kristian is a writer, producer, and director whose work spans award-nominated film, television, documentary, and live events around the world. She was the writer and producer behind The Journey with Andrea Bocelli, nominated for Best Arts Film in Europe, and co-writer and producer of A Bocelli Family Christmas. She also produced Andrea Bocelli's 30th Anniversary concert in Italy, a landmark celebration of one of the world's most iconic voices.

With more than 50 television specials across music, inspirational, and holiday programming, Kristian brings a writer's instinct for story, a producer's problem-solving mindset, and a director's eye for the finished frame. From intimate documentaries to global live events, she specializes in turning ambitious ideas into meaningful experiences that connect with audiences.

Micah makes it happen. When a pandemic threatened to shut down a documentary series two years in the making, he retooled the plan and finished it across ten European countries. Twenty years in, he's produced for ESPN, TBN, Amazon Prime, Joel Osteen, and Mike Rowe—and, early on, the television adaptation of For Dummies.