Jim Szudy was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and is a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University. In addition to being Director and CEO of Gemini Developers, Jim is also a Director of the Cleveland Photo Fest.

Heavily rooted in the local Cleveland music and arts scene, Jim established Fellacoustic and Wholeacoustic Records in 2007.  In addition to being owner of the record labels, Jim also served as music producer, engineer, and creative designer. He worked and collaborated with international musicians including a wide range of genres such as Indie Rock, Experimental, and Industrial Noise. He has performed and collaborated with renown artists and musicians such as Shawn Slowburn, Steve Meketa, Stephen Kasner,  Aaron Boron, Andrew Nolan, Chris Dodge, Masami Akita and PJ Doran.

Jim's love for the arts lead to 440 Photography, his freelance photography studio. Jim's photography is featured in Voyage Ohio in addition to various social media accounts for various cities.

Following his strong background in creative writing and poetry, Jim's poetry and various articles have been published in The Mill, The John Carroll Review, The Vindicator and The Cleveland Stater.