Jason is an experienced change agent on a mission to fix what is broken, build what does not exist, and overcome market barriers for success. He is a collaborative leader with a history of working in traditional media and TV, digital media and telecommunications industries. Skilled in Ideation, Strategy, Operations, Sales, Media Relations, and Television Managment. Strong content, business and product development, and marketing professional who graduated from Marshall University, Ohio University and executive education from University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School. Connector of People and Ideas & Passionate Innovator.Jason Pheister is a accomplished media leader, producer, director and writer with success in long and short-form dynamic content. He is an award-winning show creator and executive producer of several nationally-acclaimed documentaries and news programs. His work has appeared on CBS, NBC, MSNBC, Regional PBS, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Channel One, Time Warner Cable, Charter Spectrum, Fox Sports and ESPN. His passion is telling the underdog's untold story no matter the circumstance. In addition to documentary and entertainment program direction and creation, he has spent several years as an Executive Producer of local and regional news and sports productions. Pheister is a recipient of several Emmy,® Telly, and SPJ Awards for his work in varied mediums and formats across the country. His recent work on “Before The League” was a four year project seeded by his time living in Ohio where he was inspired to showcase the pride of several small towns that trace their history to the foundation of the NFL. His projects include additional stories of the founding pillars of the NFL including historical documentaries on legendary NFL coaches Vince Lombardi and Paul Brown.