About Spherex

About Spherex

Our Vision

Our purpose at Spherex is to inspire a more tolerant and harmonious world, one story at a time.


Stories impact our lives. Whether written, spoken or in musical form, stories pass along history, societal customs, values and beliefs between family, friends, countries and across generations. They educate us, and they teach us the difference between right and wrong. They entertain, influence, instruct and enlighten us in powerful ways.


Stories fill a need for people to feel as though they are part of something or belong somewhere. They promote understanding and a sense of camaraderie with one another. They allow audiences to experience emotions like excitement, longing, sadness and joy. They allow us to experience other people, events and cultures that we may not otherwise encounter.


If a movie or tv show incorporates culturally offensive themes or reinforces stereotypes, it contributes to discrimination, misconceptions, and harm to these communities. While provocative stories may feed consumers’ appetites, they also feed their biases and starve the public of understanding that all minorities and cultures are worthy of recognition and respect.


The more connected the world becomes, the stronger the need people feel to honor their cultural identities. Visual storytelling helps us experience life beyond our borders and opens our hearts and minds to different ethnic, cultural, religious, and gender differences. No other industry can reach billions of homes every day. It is a precious opportunity and a tremendous responsibility that we must constantly strive to get right because our future and our humanity depends upon doing so.


At Spherex, we believe that making allowances for culture in film and television not only makes good business sense, but it is the responsible thing to do.

Teresa Phillips

CEO and Co-Founder

Teresa Phillips is co-founder and CEO of Spherex, a global data and technology company that is pioneering the culturalization of media for international distribution of film and television. Prior to Spherex, Teresa founded venture-backed company, Graspr. She has held executive positions at both Yahoo! and Time Warner leading teams in product, operations, and data science. Teresa earned her leadership stripes while serving in the U.S. Army at NATO and the Pentagon. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from James Madison University, serves on the Board of Advisors for the Entertainment Globalization Association, is a member of the OTT.X Leadership Committee, on the DEG Canon Club Advisory Board, and was named one of Variety’s 2021 Innovators to Watch and one of Silicon Valley Business Journal’s Top Women of Influence.


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Vijay Shah

COO and Co-Founder

Vijay Shah is co-founder and COO of Spherex, a global data and technology company revolutionizing the worldwide expansion of TV and film. Prior to Spherex, Shah founded venture technology business V2Solutions, which works with early-stage startups to accelerate growth. He has held executive positions at both YellowPages.com and SBC Communications. A serial entrepreneur, Shah was founder and CEO of IndiaPlaza.com, which became the number one Asian-Indian ecommerce site in the U.S. and was one of the biggest acquisitions in the ecommerce space at that time. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering with highest honors from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Shah is married with a daughter and son and lives with his family in Silicon Valley.


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