Emmy-winning Executive Producer / Showrunner / Director
Carl Buehl
The job starts when the plan stops working.
From development to final cut.
Network, cable, corporate and digital work across true crime, global competition, business transformation, brand integration and home design. Teams from three people to a hundred and fifty.
Selected leadership credits
Home Made Simple: Executive Producer / Showrunner. Emmy-winning work on a multi-season OWN / Procter & Gamble integrated marketing series.
America's Most Wanted: Producer / Director. Seven years. Content that led to more than forty fugitive captures.
Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City: Co-Executive Producer / Director. Six Erie businesses through full turnarounds in twenty-seven days, including national distribution deals negotiated on their behalf.
The Amazing Race: Producer. Season three of the Emmy-winning CBS competition format.
My Lottery Dream Home: Executive Producer / Director. Launched the franchise.
No Demo Reno, season 3: Co-Executive Producer / Director.
Available for EP and showrunner roles, executive leadership, and development partnerships through Cre8TV Spot Inc.
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From colleagues
Carl Buehl is an amazing producer whose reputation is impeccable in the TV world. His resume alone speaks for itself. I had the pleasure of working side by side with him on a Pilot for TLC and he and his team made it an unforgettable life experience. He helped show a small window of my life to the world.
Johnathan Kayne
Carl strikes the perfect balance between being a great leader and a creative thinker. I worked for Carl as a senior producer on an HGTV series and it was a pleasure. I was impressed with his ability to clearly communicate his ideas and getting everyone on the same page. He has the ability to deftly problem solve with grace amidst the constant challenges of production and post-production. On top of this, he's passionate about his work and an overall great guy to be around. I look forward to working with him again in the future.
Robert Gustafson
About Carl
Carl Buehl is an Emmy-winning Executive Producer, Showrunner and Director working across development, production and post. He connects the premise in the room with the story the audience actually sees.
His credits include Home Made Simple, America's Most Wanted, Sightings, The Amazing Race, Celebrity Fit Club, Supernanny and The Swan, the FOX series now the subject of a feature documentary directed by Erin Lee Carr for Hulu, in which Carl participated.
His work on Home Made Simple earned an Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle Program. His background spans talk radio, on-camera hosting, commercial directing and editing, and television production across broadcast and cable.
Cre8TV Spot Inc. is Carl's production and consulting company, through which he produces series, brand and corporate content, and original short-form work for digital platforms. He welcomes conversations about EP and showrunner roles, executive leadership, development partnerships, speaking and industry commentary. Select consulting engagements are also available.
How I think about a show
Pressure-test the premise. Adapt to what happens. Keep the audience in view.
Select consulting engagements
Alongside EP and showrunner work, I take on focused development and production assignments through Cre8TV Spot Inc.
Content & format review
A focused review of the idea, the audience, and the story you are trying to tell, whether that is a series concept, a campaign, or a channel. Clear notes on what works, what is unclear, and what needs testing before you spend money on it.
Development
Shape the characters, structure, and repeatable engine behind a concept, then test whether it holds up past the pitch. Applies to series, branded formats, and ongoing content programs that need to work more than once.
Production & post advisory
An outside read on production plans, crew and budget structure, editorial direction, and delivery, with practical next steps for the team. Useful when a shoot is bigger than what you normally run, or when something in post is not working and nobody can name why.
Contact Carl
For executive producer and showrunner roles, executive leadership, development partnerships, speaking and industry commentary, or select consulting engagements.