Leading Experts in Media Buyers

Robert Metz is the President of Robert Metz and Associates, a consulting company dedicated to the fine jewelry and luxury goods industry where he has worked since March 2005. Mr. Metz has over 30 years of experience in the fine jewelry industry including marketing and merchandising for major retailers,...

James Meyers is the Chief Executive Officer at Alpha Media, an entertainment media company with international sales and distribution operations, US sales and distribution operations, cable television assets, plus international production operations. He is responsible for managing corporate strategy...

Jerry Monk was most recently a Director of Retail at Kraft Foods where he worked from 1970 until 2007. Mr. Monk directed and led the retail sales organization for Kraft’s West Area, which involved 6 Regions and approximately 225 Retail Sales Representatives. He managed routing and deployment of resources,...

Joe Morris is a Vice President and General Manager at Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. where he leads the Americas publishing and distribution effort of Konami Mobile (a global video game publisher). His primary focus is digital distribution of entertainment content to leading American wireless carriers,...

Maribeth Papuga is a Director of Local Broadcast at Mediavest in New York. She spends approximately $600 million on local cable, TV, and Radio on an annualized basis throughout the entire US market. She has been in both planning and buying for 25 years, sixteen of which have been at Mediavest.

W. Lawrence Patrick, Ph.D., J.D., is the President of Patrick Communications, a media investment banking and brokerage company with over $6.0 billion in transactions in recent years, including the sale of over 125 television stations and 500 radio stations, since its founding in 1984. Mr. Patrick also...

Paula Peterson is the President of Crown Luxury Consulting, an independent consultancy firm that advises global companies on new ventures, brand strategy, product development, distribution, marketing, and media planning. Ms. Peterson is a noted industry speaker on leading trends and changing attitudes...

Joshua Pollack is the Chief Executive Officer at NXTCOM CORP, an investment management company focused in the media, sports, entertainment, publishing, video game, internet and digital distribution industries. Mr. Pollack recently lead a feature film slate financing with Universal Studios and GE. He...

Mario Regorz is Principal Consultant of Mediamanager, an independent media consultancy in Germany. He specializes in media profiling, branding, trend scouting, business development, and consulting for television, advertising and film brand management. He is experienced in the development and production...

Brad Saul is the founder and CEO of Matrix Media, a multi media company which focuses on radio entertainment with recent projects including “Animal Planet Radio,” “The HGTV Design Minute,” and “Travel Channel Radio.” In addition, Matrix has launched two new radio networks over the past 12 months. The...

Greg Smith is Chief Operating Officer at Neo@Ogilvy, a full-service digital and direct media company and a digital/direct media agency. His clients include American Express, TD Ameritrade, Cisco, IBM, P&G, Samsung, HSBC, British Telecom, Allstate and Sony Games. He joined from Carat, where he helped...

Pamela Stein Katz is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder in Charlotte's Web Marketing, a company specializing in display, search, affiliate marketing and competitive analysis. Ms. Katz has over 14 years of online industry experience including offline and online media services. She has expertise...

Greg Stevens is the Chief Revenue Officer at Pronto, Inc., a subsidiary of InterActiveCorp, specializing in online retail, comparison shopping, analytics, behavioral profiles and online advertising. Previously, he was a Senior Sales Director at Claria Corporation, and was responsible for managing East...

Scott Symonds is the Executive Media Director at AKQA Inc., an independent digital advertising agency. He is responsible for planning and buying for digital media including portals, networks, search, rich and emerging media, mobile and video. Mr. Symonds is also a member of Advisory Councils for several...

Linda Tooke is the President and Founder of Outdoor First, an outdoor advertising agency. Previously, she has held several positions at ABC Outdoor and Universal.

Nicholas White is the President of White & Co., a custom jewelry retailer, where he has worked since 2001. Mr. White has held senior management positions in the world's largest jewelry retailers. He has buying expertise in diamonds, gold, and watches. He has technical expertise as a bench jeweler and...