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At CEO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Chicago based CEO’ operating in the Broadcasting space. If you think a CEO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Emily L Barr
President & Chief Executive Officer of Graham Media Group
Emily L. Barr is President & Chief Executive Officer of Graham Media Group, the television broadcasting division of Graham Holdings Company. She has held this position since July 2012. Prior to joining Graham Media Group, Barr served as President and General Manager of ABC 7 Chicago (WLS–TV), the ABC-owned station in Chicago, a position she held from April 1997 until July 2012. Under her leadership and throughout her tenure, ABC 7 strengthened its dominance in the market and remained the top-rated/most watched station in Chicago. In 2009, Barr helped create The Live Well Network, a digital broadcast, online and wireless network focused on home, health and lifestyle programming. A native of Haverhill, MA, Barr is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and holds a BA in Film Studies from Carleton College in Northfield, MN. In 1986, she earned an MBA from George Washington University in Washington, DC.
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About Graham Media Group: Graham Media Group is a broadcast media company.
Ned Bennett
Founder , CEO , President & Director of Bravo Mic Communications
Ned W. Bennett is a Co-Founder of Bravo Mic Communications, LLC and serves as its President and CEO, and as a Director. Mr. Bennett was Co-Founder and was the Chief Executive Officer of optionsXpress Inc., a subsidiary of optionsXpress Holdings Inc. from August, 2000 to January, 2012. Mr. Bennett Co-Founded optionsXpress Holdings Inc. in February, 2000, and served as its Chief Operating Officer from February, 2000 to March, 2007 and Executive Vice Chairman from March, 2007 to January, 2012. He founded and served as the Chairman of brokersXpress, LLC, an independent broker-dealer and subsidiary of optionsXpress Holdings Inc. He, with his co-founders, took optionsXpress Holdings public in January, 2005 (ticker: OXPS). From July, 1997 to May, 1999, Mr. Bennett served in various positions at Dreyfus Brokerage Services Inc. (Pacific Brokerage Services), including Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of publicly-traded ED&F Man International Securities Inc. from December, 1994 to July, 1997. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Geldermann Securities, a ConAgra company that he developed into a major clearing firm, from November, 1987 to December, 1994.
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About Bravo Mic Communications: Bravo Mic Communications is the fastest growing media company in Southern New Mexico offering a variety of Radio Production, Multimedia.
Dmitry Kochman
CEO, Founder of Strimm
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About Strimm: Strimm is SaaS TV platform, which allows anyone create their own linear TV network online out of virtually any video content.
James Carpenter
Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Honeycomb
James Carpenter joined Honeycomb TV as Chief Executive Officer and Founder in 2014.
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About Honeycomb: A tv and video ad management platform
David Soderna
Founder and CEO of Gameday Radio
Mr. Soderna is a proven information technology and business leader with 30 years of experience delivering high value outcomes within complex corporate IT, consulting, and software development environments.
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About Gameday Radio: Gameday Radio is an internet radio broadcasting company that delivers play-by-play of baseball games and other sporting events.
Steven Brooks
Founder and CEO of Guugos
With over 25 years of technology sales and marketing experience, Steven Brooks — the founder of Guugos.com — brings a wealth of knowledge to support both his company and his clients. He has worked at large, international corporations such as IBM and Computer Associates; experiences that have provided him with the understanding of what it takes to succeed in a competitive environment. Those experiences, coupled with the successful creation and management of sales teams in 23 countries has helped Steven to lay the foundation of Guugos.com. His number one priority is helping people achieve their potential and realize their dreams. Video can be the bridge that connects individuals either in business or in a job search.
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About Guugos: Guugos is a video marketing company specialized in producing broadcast quality videos.
