Whether I pitched branded content services to major TV programming, motion picture, and consumer brands including Disney, Viacom, MGM, Sony Pictures, The Weinstein Company, and TiVo,.. or whether I pitched custom social networking platforms to entertainment industry clients such as Oxygen, Endemol, Fremantle, and Eye Music Network.., there was a common thread: leveraging innovation to lift brand, tune-in, or ticket sales.Drawing upon early career experience with IBM and AT&T, yes... I… Show more Whether I pitched branded content services to major TV programming, motion picture, and consumer brands including Disney, Viacom, MGM, Sony Pictures, The Weinstein Company, and TiVo,.. or whether I pitched custom social networking platforms to entertainment industry clients such as Oxygen, Endemol, Fremantle, and Eye Music Network.., there was a common thread: leveraging innovation to lift brand, tune-in, or ticket sales.Drawing upon early career experience with IBM and AT&T, yes... I went it alone. With whom did I work? Visionaries with the drive to go it alone themselves. Show less

PowerVJ was my latest venture, inspired by a lifetime of DJing, a capstone business plan for an LGBT TV network, media technology, and advertising. Music videos were the content. Advertising was a silent overlay run at an effective, non-irritating frequency. We created a "win to the 3rd power" where nightlife owners, patrons, and consumer brands benefited from entertaining and empowering the LGBT market on their turf.An independent study showed that our 1.3 Million viewers had high… Show more PowerVJ was my latest venture, inspired by a lifetime of DJing, a capstone business plan for an LGBT TV network, media technology, and advertising. Music videos were the content. Advertising was a silent overlay run at an effective, non-irritating frequency. We created a "win to the 3rd power" where nightlife owners, patrons, and consumer brands benefited from entertaining and empowering the LGBT market on their turf.An independent study showed that our 1.3 Million viewers had high recall and positive feelings toward brands who advertised in the bars and nightclubs we served. Show less

What sparks opportunity? Sometimes it is the services we rely upon. My ISP in Atlanta was having a rough time growing its network and attracting end-user attention. Also, the landscape was changing. Customers were demanding service packages including TV and landline telephony. Introducing tiered pricing and triple-play services, we grew coverage to a 24 state footprint and over 90% of consumers in our system gave us a go. Not bad.

It was a joy to work with some of the most intelligent individuals and teams in business transformation consulting. I was a "newbie," but I soon sat at the tables of major TV networks and startups alike, pitching opportunities to help them advance. It is with IBM that I owe my gratitude for inspiring my e-business passions.

An undergraduate degree in film production requires creativity, determination, and CASH. I took a year off to raise budget for shooting my student Emmy-winning documentary "Under One Sun." At AT&T's Consumer Laboratory, I was engaged with research professionals testing new innovations and hypotheses surrounding telecommunications services. My contributions included assisting with the production of media for Disney's Epcot Center, which doubles as a test environment for consumer research.