BOARD OF ADVISORS
Charlotte Parker- Charlotte began her Hollywood career as Director of Public Relations for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She then joined several of the largest publicity firms in the entertainment industry, including Rogers & Cowan and The Lee Solters Company, specializing in film publicity. As the President of Parker Public Relations she has over 20 years experience in public relations, marketing and image making. She has guided the public images of over 200 celebrities, politicians, executives and corporations. Parker launched the publicity campaigns of director James Cameron and producer Gale Anne Hurd. She represented director John Frankenheimer and many films, including The Terminator, Aliens, Total Recall, and the animated classic The Swan Princess. As an expert media analyst and image consultant Parker has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Court TV and the E-Channel and been written about in Spy Magazine, The Columbia Journalism Review, People and The Los Angeles Times Magazine. She is currently on the Board of Directors of The Bruce Lee Foundation and Operation Unity.
Joel Parker- Joel began his career in the News & Information Department of the RCA Corporation. He worked at the NBC Television Network for 10 years in the program department and Creative Services, where he managed the publicity accounts of several high profile series, the Super Bowl, NBC News and The Tonight Show. Joel currently represents many high profile clients including "Founding Father of Bodybuilding" Joe Weider. Joel also teaches television production at the University of Southern California.
Harvey V. Cohen -Harvey is a former state prosecutor for the 9th Judicial Circuit of Florida. He received a law degree from Stetson University College of Law. He was enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1985 through 1989. His assignments took him from upstate New York to Panama. After graduating from Stetson, Harvey was employed by the State Attorney's Office. Mr. Cohen is a partner with the Law Firm of Cohen & Battisti in Winter Park Florida. He is also a co-owner of the Arena Football League team The Tampa Bay Storm.
David Kaye -David is an SEO and affiliate marketing expert with over 13 years in this field. He's the driving force and owner of websites that are the highest sources of traffic to sites such as Amazon.com and eBay sending as many as 60 million visitors a month to eBay alone. He has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine for his accomplishments.
Barry Neil Shrum, Esq.- Barry is a renowned music, entertainment and Internet attorney, with specialized knowledge of venture startups, the music industry, royalty structures and cyberlaw. Mr. Shrum has worked with some of the biggest stars in the music and entertainment industries and routinely advises them on deal structures, venture capital and other relevant matters. Mr. Shrum is also experienced litigator with trial experience at both the State and Federal level. He is also the author of a book, Origins of An Idea: An Apologetic for Original Expression and a blogger at LawOnTheRow,com
Jay Leopardi - Jay is today's lifestyle and pop culture branding expert, who specializes in the growth and development of brands. His skills range from search engine monopolization to new business funding techniques; concept actualization, motivational speaking and product launch campaigns. Some of his entrepreneurial endeavors include product placement, licensing and integration as well as celebrity endorsements.
He launched his career at age 13 as a pop recording artist in Miami, Florida, landing his first record deal at age 17. Six weeks after releasing Jay's single, it became the top one hundred hit on the billboard charts, selling 60,000 copies. After the record label bidding began, Jay recognized that there were many other facets to the music industry. He then made the decision to become a music producer.
Growing up among top celebrities ranging from musicians to actors helped Jay recognize that the music business was much more intricate than what people heard on the radio. After years of producing albums, Jay decided to move to Cincinnati, Ohio to work alongside his father, Emmett C. Leopardi, who worked for the multinational corporation Procter & Gamble. There, Jay learned discipline and formal training from several of the top leaders in the brand management industry.
Currently a visionary marketer, branding expert, and one of “The Shark” Daymond John’s right hand men at Shark Branding, Jay works closely with celebrities and companies in delivering brand management support. Jay has been dubbed “The Bad Boy Of Branding & technology guru”. Jay reinvented himself and brought his strategic marketing expertise online. He began signing clients and securing product placement. Jay now works closely with big names including Cedric the Entertainer, Kel Mitchell, and Miguel Nunez Junior, to name a few.
CAL BOYINGTON
Cal Boyington launched his media shingle Manolin Studios in early 2008 in a strategic move to develop and produce his own fare. He also serves as Executive Producer of HD Net’s award-winning documentary series “Baker Boys,” Comedy Central’s much hyped new scripted comedy series “Workaholics,” currently airing after “South Park,” and “Trapped in Paradise,” for VH-1.
Boyington is an accomplished executive who, while forming Manolin, jointly served as the President of TV for QED International, a movie production/international sales company. Manolin sold numerous shows including: “Freshman” with Lil Romeo at MTV, “E.S.U.” at Discovery, “R5 Sons” a family-docu at TLC, and “That’s Rich” hosted by Mo Rocca at the E!. Manolin also produced a ground-breaking web-series for GoArmy.com entitled “Sports Explorers.”
Prior to producing, Boyington was the Head of Paradigm?s Alternative Television Division as well as a veteran talent agent at ICM for several years. As an agent, Boyington put together Animal Planet?s hit show “Whale Wars” and ABC’s “The Next Best Thing.” Some of Boyington’s other TV sales that debuted included, “Father Hood,” the Snoop Dogg family reality sitcom on E! and “6 Months” at A&E, a show chronicling families as they dealt with ailing family members. He sold “Sunday Morning Shootout” to AMC, which ran for over 250 episodes and airs in several territories around the world.
Additionally, Boyington participated in the sales of “Intervention” for A&E, “The Osbournes” for MTV, “Anna Nicole Show” for E!, A&E?s “Sons of Hollywood,” BET?s “Baldwin Hills,” “TV Land Awards,” “US Poker Championship,” “Knight School” with Coach Bobby Knight, and “Bound For Glory” for ESPN. He was integral in the success of “The Apprentice,” “America?s Next Top Model” and the revived “Last Comic Standing.”
In addition to Television development, Boyington has an indie-film in pre-production through Manolin titled, “The Pure Life,” which won the American Zoetrope Award for Best Screenplay.
Boyington has had consistent success in producing, packaging, and selling TV shows for Broadcast, and in series format development, acquisition and production. The Hollywood Reporter selected him for “The Next Generation of 2006.” Boyington is a member in good standing of The Academy of Television Arts and NATPE. He is experienced in contract negotiations, analyzing market trends and capitalizing on global market opportunities. He has specific experience in leveraging advertising monies as well as licensing and merchandising platforms for programs. High visibility in the entertainment community with continued success in deriving partnerships and innovative media solutions through extensive personal relationships.
JASON BERGENFELD
Born and raised in Southern California, Jason has always had a passion for many aspects of multimedia programming. What started as watching sports and Saturday cartoons has turned into a career in television lasting more than a decade.
Jason’s creative abilities as well as his business sense have enabled him to become a leader in his field. Known as a go-getter, Jason started his career working for the Oscar Award Winning company Kopelson Entertainment, until moving into the music video space during the boom with FM Rocks.
After moving back into television production, Jason produced shows for NBC, FOX, ABC, TruTV, GSN, BET, AOL TV, A & E, MSNBC, CCTV, Phoenix Television, and many more.
Before joining forces with Manolin Studios, Jason worked as SVP of Development & Acquisitions with Xonger Global Media/C4 Pictures where they produced such hits has Baldwin Hills (BET), Barbershop 1 & 2 (MGM Studios), Meet Joe Jackson (A & E), and many more films and television programs.
GREG GEROSKY
Prior to being an Executive Producer and partner of VidVilla LLC and Manolin VidVilla Studios LLC, Greg spent 5 years as a Producer and the Head of Post Production for Reveille Studios, now a division of Shine Group owned by Fox / Newscorp.
Greg built a large post division for Reveille with over 50 edit bays including online/finishing in as many as 4 separate locations across Los Angeles.
Greg has Produced and Co-Produced many shows including Masterchef USA (FOX), American Gladiators 1 & 2 (NBC), The Biggest Loser 12 (NBC) Tabatha’s Takeover 1-4 (BRAVO), Shear Genius 1-4 (BRAVO), The Buried Life 1 & 2 (MTV), Losing It With Jillian Michaels (NBC), One Born Every Minute 1 & 2 (LIFETIME), Gone Too Soon (Documentary for the TV GUIDE CHANNEL), and numerous other TV programs. Greg has also contributed largely to dozens of Web series projects for MSN and Yahoo, and both scripted and non-scripted development.
Prior to joining Reveille, Greg owned and operated a small production company based in South Florida producing local programming and commercial spots for local businesses. Greg is also a composer and has achieved several successes including a large national campaign for our nation’s Border Patrol and underscore for dozens of Reveille shows.
