Founding member and corporate officer of the #1 premium music video platform, with over 25 billion worldwide monthly video views. Senior management team member responsible for defining and executing upon the company’s growth strategy, with oversight of all business affairs, business development and licensing across the globe. Oversee a team of 20 business affairs, business development, business operations & strategy and data science executives, based in New York, London and Portland. Responsible for sourcing, structuring and negotiating global content licenses, music publishing/society deals, distribution and syndication partnerships, original production/development deals, strategic marketing and sales representation partnerships and live events. Oversee the company's growth and data science initiatives.

The Principal Post is an independent advisory and self-publishing platform for personal and institutional narratives and press, serving clients who seek to establish the online record or set it straight. As a Consulting Editor, I lead client projects from evaluation and expository interviews through fact-checking, approval or rejection of stories for publication, and oversight of written copy.

Mentor at Music Techstars Accelerator, the global platform for investment and innovation.

Advise and help underserved university students pursue their passions in the arts, entertainment and media fields.

Developed and directed global, network-wide music rights strategies across MTVN’s linear and digital platforms, including linear TV (MTV, VH1, CMT and others), online, wireless and TV-VOD. Managed portfolio of global music deals across MTVN properties, realizing cost efficiencies and developing revenue models and opportunities. Supported senior management and brand leads in assessing and developing new music-based business initiatives, products and distribution platforms, and played integral role in the development and management of the URGE digital music service and subsequent integration with Rhapsody.

Negotiated and drafted various agreements in connection with emerging digital businesses, including digital downloads and subscription services, master ringtones, audio and video streaming, digital jukeboxes and strategic marketing partnerships. Managed day-to-day relationships with BMG’s international affiliates and licensees, and oversaw business affairs for BMG International artists and ex-US third party licenses.

Advised, negotiated and drafted agreements on behalf of recording artists, songwriters, record labels, television producers. Clients included Clem Snide, The Gunga Din, Superdrag, Fireball Ministry, The Pee Wee Fist, Dimitri Ehrlich, Tractor Beam Records

Negotiated artist and producer agreements, vinyl licenses, distribution agreements and music publishing agreements for this indie label. Artists included R.L. Burnside, Andy Kaulkin, Sexy Death Soda, Dieselhead, Elliott Smith, The Eels, Richard Thompson, Fatso Jetson, Famous Monsters, Fireball Ministry

Wrote and edited all features, interviews, profiles and all other copy for the Jazz catalog, contributed editorial to the pop, rock and country catalogs, and wrote and edited all merchandise related copy for the BMG Music Service - the leading record/CD club. Wrote liner notes for several compilation projects. Assisted with concepts and editorial for marketing and promotional materials.