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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Buy and build broadcast TV stations. Now involved in 40+ TV stations including Watertown NY station WVNC (NBC Affiliate), Lake Charles LA station KSWL (CBS Affiliate), 9 x Telemundo Affiliates (including Kansas City, Minneapolis, Portland, St. Louis) and many other stations in markets from Milwaukee (WWMW) to West Palm Beach (WBWP). Work closely with Louis Wall at SagamoreHill Broadcasting.

Known for its live-live ASL (American sign language) video service to hospitals since early 2000 (DT was one of the first companies to use remote video interpreting in the US). Company also provides foreign language telephone interpreting and video interpreting services to hospitals throughout the U.S. It's an honor to run a company that has served millions of hospital patients in their time of need.

Ran progressive over the air (OTA) TV channel about politics and the election from June 2024 thru the November. Grew network to 35 affiliates including stations in all Swing States. During that time we ran 3,300 Harriz/Walz ads, 1,600 other progressive ads. Aired 35 live Harris campaign rallies in the last month. Team of 6. Broadcasted 6pm EST to 1am EST. Swept away by the Trump wave.

Bluestream Health was sold to eVisit on April 25th, 2023.Bluestream is at work in over 500 health systems and with 50,000 health providers delivering over 1 million video minutes per month. An easy-to-use but powerful telehealth, video visits and medical workflows platform to allow health providers and patients to simply connect over video. Log in to Bluestream or build it into your health system using APIs. Founded the company with Brian Yarnell and Davis Quintanilla in 2015, started from a blank sheet of paper.

With Joe Covey acquired the leading medical school tutoring company that helps aspiring physicians succeed in medical school, on their standardized exams, and beyond. Sold to Blueprint Test Prep October 2021.

Holding/investment company formed in 2008. With Joe Covey acquired Mag Rack (2008), ConcertTV (2009), The Wellness Network (2010), Healthstyle Press (2011), Logicare, Inc. (2013), Med School Tutors (2019). Sold ConcertTV (2010), The Wellness Network combined with Logicare (2015), Mag Rack (2017), Med School Tutors (2021).

My first TV station back in December 2013. Worked closely with my partner and General Manager Bob Backman to win the NBC Affiliation for the Delmarva Peninsula (DMA #143) near Washington DC and build the NBC Station for launch in June 2014. Financed its growth and helped set up the news operation, delivering 11 half-hour newscasts per week expanding to 16 newscasts per week later. Sold the station to direct and much respected competitor WBOC in December 2018.

Joe Covey and I acquired Mag Rack from Cablevision in October 2008. Video-on-demand TV network in 40+MM US households. Health, wellness, fitness and general interest content. Sold June 2017.

Acquired in-hospital TV networks The Patient Channel and The Newborn Channel from NBC/iVillage in April 2010. Acquired EMR-integrated patient education company Logicare Corporation in October 2013. Together the companies were rebranded The Wellness Network and are one of the leading US patient education companies serving over 3,000 US hospitals in all 50 states. Sold the business to private equity fund WAFRA Partners in December 2015.

Consultant to major media companies including MTV Networks, Court TV, Cablevision (Rainbow Media), and EMI on matters of digital strategy and emerging technologies.

Brief stint in British parliament writing and researching for (then) Central London's Conservative Member of Parliament The Rt. Hon Mark Field, MP.

Movie business. Based in West Hollywood. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

Boston, Ma, Us

Strategy Consultant. Competitive analysis, cost reduction, bunch of M&A work. Spent six months in Moscow working for USAID (on a Bain case team) on the Russian Government's national privatization program.

Founded and led health promotion company. Early developer of health risk assessment technology (pre-internet) which provided health advice and feedback at an individual and corporate level. Corporate clients included British Rail, Alfred McAlpine, Lambeth Council, The Royal Academy, Kleinwort Benson. Published a mini-series on fitness in The Sunday Times which was published by Pan Books in paperback.

The CPG was and is a leading health/heart campaigning charity in the UK. It is dedicated to preventing heart disease through healthy lifestlyes.

Boston, Ma, Us

Strategy Consultant. Several M&A cases. Clients in financial services, beverages, manufacturing industries. London office.

Ba Hons, Economics, Politics & Philosophy

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