20
years

Years of Experience

9/17

Member Since


Experience

 
FTI Consulting Management Consulting
Senior Managing Director
03/2015 - 05/2017
Relocated to London, U.K. to launch the Media & Entertainment practice in EMEA. Forged cross-platform partnerships with other FTI operating units, expanded critical relationships in the U.K. and key countries in EMEA, and increased FTI’s profile in the EMEA market.
¥ Established an active pipeline of business including European media companies, U.S. media companies operating in the U.K. and EMEA and private equity firms, converting 20% into commercial relationships.

FTI Consulting Management Consulting
Managing Director
03/2012 - 02/2015
Spearheaded the development of the firm’s Media and Entertainment practice, with a focus on the international and domestic broadcast industry.
¥ Secured and managed engagements with broadcasters in Europe, Asia/Pacific and Latin America. Scope of services included business model assessments, organizational redesigns, digital evaluations, content negotiating strategies and enterprise valuations.

BizWorks360 Management Consulting
CEO/Founder
05/2009 - 02/2012
Established Bizworks as a digital advisory service to provide strategy and solutions for media and entertainment companies, private equity firms and their respective portfolio companies. Clients included; Lynda.com, eMusic,
Caroline’s on Broadway, Simon and Schuster.
¥ Introduced a consulting product called the Digital Audit, which provided senior management with a full evaluation of the performance of their digital assets and provided recommendations for enhancing enterprise value.

ITN Networks Operations
SVP General Manager
03/2008 - 04/2009
Enhanced the U.S.’s largest unwired television network by creating a complimentary digital business.
¥ Crafted strategy for and built national digital ad network of leading local media web properties.
¥ Built a digital team to execute strategy, as well as, coached the television sales team to sell digital media.

Global Media Strategies Management Consulting
CEO/Founder
04/2002 - 02/2008
Launched a consulting firm to provide strategic services and interim senior level operational services to media companies and private equity firms. Key clients included MTV Networks, Scholastic, Inc., National Public Media, Rainbow Media, Gaiam, The Weinstein Company, Crest Animation Studios, Leapfrog and HIT Entertainment.

El Camino Entertainment Group Start-Up
Chief Operating Officer
04/2002 - 09/2004
Co-founded platform to consolidate leading midway operators for state and county fairs, a $3 billion-plus industry with over 150 million attendees annually across North America. Led all aspects of the $75 million consolidation, including securing financing from Cypress Private Equity. Upon funding, platform was renamed North American Midway Entertainment.

Fox Entertainment Group Operations
EVP, Fox International Channels
01/2000 - 12/2001
Leveraged infrastructure built through the Fox Latin American Channels to grow an international channel platform that became the Fox International Channels Group. Global operations included 183 channels, 28 different brands and reached 875 million people.
¥ Oversaw all channel operations in Latin America, Europe and Japan – 100 Million-revenue base, 200+ employees.
¥ Launched channels in Europe and Japan.

Fox Entertainment Group Operations
SVP, GM Fox Latin America Channels
08/1997 - 12/1999
Oversaw all channel operations for Canal Fox and Fox Kids Latin America and built group into one of the leading channel programming services in Latin America.
¥ Doubled revenues to $45 Million and grew ad sales over 30% annually and beat budget goals.
¥ Revamped Canal Fox programming schedule; ranked as market’s #1 general entertainment channel.
¥ Created and launched Copa Fox Kids, a pan-regional soccer tournament that became a worldwide branded entertainment event.