Stephen Hulford

Early in his career, Hulford worked as a documentarian. In 1995, he produced Real Travel: 60 Days in Indonesia,^[8] a travel documentary filmed over two months in Indonesia.^[9] The project was completed with the assistance of Catherine McKenna, who was credited as an associate producer.^[9] Later, he worked as vice-president of sports products for the Canadian sports broadcasters TSN and RDS.^[10]

In 2005, Hulford and Ron Watson acquired PoolExpert, a fantasy sports website established in 1999.^[11] PoolExpert was eventually acquired by Rogers Media in 2008.^[12] In 2005, Hulford co-founded Filemobile, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for user-generated content.^[13][12] One application of Filemobile's technology was a CTV mobile app for citizen journalism.^[12] In January 2015, the Australian company Newzulu acquired Filemobile. As part of the acquisition, Hulford joined Newzulu's executive management team.^[14]

In the mid-2010s, Hulford co-founded the digital media company Underknown Inc., which produces educational video content. Underknown's series, including What If and How to Survive, are distributed on social media and streaming platforms.^[15]

In May 2020, Hulford led a five-hour global livestream Live Med Aid that raised funds for Médecins Sans Frontières' COVID-19 response; the programme combined conversations with scientists such as Jane Goodall, David Suzuki, Wade_Davis, Katherine Hayhoe, and Neil deGrasse Tyson with performances by Earth, Wind & Fire, Barenaked Ladies, Metric, Bombino, Ed Robertson and others.^[16][17]

In January 2021, after COVID-19 restrictions closed local pools, Hulford and his daughter Kate moved their Olympic-focused training to the open waters of Lake Ontario, where they swam year-round despite frigid conditions, often joined in the summer by displaced swimming club members.^[5][1]

• 60 Days in Indonesia – Full documentary on YouTube