Our management team is made up of today’s most innovative thought leaders and media and production experts, who together create a mix of stunningly successful, analytical and creative minds. We guide a huge team of top talent, all dedicated to the growth and success of your business.
Jon Barocas is the founder and president of bieMEDIA. He has a long history and substantial experience in the TV and film industry including working as a writer, producer and director. In 1986, he established Bark at the Moon Productions, Inc. as an independent film and video production company. Bark at the Moon Productions pioneered new media platforms for newspapers with the introduction of Employment Television® in 1991. Mr. Barocas has been acknowledged as a leading expert on new media advertising and strategic internet, print and broadcast media alliances. Mr. Barocas was one of the first to pioneer internet streaming media video content on the web.
David Pavek is the Chief Executive Officer and a Member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Pavek has a background in law and business, having graduated from the University of Denver, College of Law in 1986. Mr. Pavek works with the senior management of the company to assure balance between the growth of the company, and the needs and desires of the company’s clients. He is a 1983 graduate of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.
Olivier Katz has over 25 Years of senior-level managerial experience in Entertainment, television, advertising and media. Most recently he served as president of The Viral Factory a leading viral marketing and media company in the US and UK. His career prior includes strategic advertising and media consulting for global brands, the creation of a cable and satellite network, the ownership of several live action and animation production companies and advertising agencies . His faceted professional past as an award winning executive producer , producer, and film editor also greatly contributed to his overall qualifications.
Rhonda Canino is the vice president of business development for bieMEDIA and brings more than 20 years of experience in the newspaper and digital-media industry to the company. Prior to joining bieMEDIA, Ms. Canino served as director of business development for the recruitment division of Media News Group Interactive where she helped facilitate the development and evolution of Yahoo! / HotJobs partnership while overseeing the migration of more than 50 newspapers to the Yahoo / HotJobs platform.
Ms. Canino's experience before Media News Group Interactive includes director of recruitment advertising for the Denver Newspaper Agency and for the Denver Post.
Kim Ketchel has a passion for media. She has spent nearly 20 years in a variety of roles in radio, cable television and internet (be sure to ask her about her time spent on-air!).
Kim Ketchel formerly served as Vice President of Marketing for Jones Media Group, where she was responsible for the strategic planning and
execution of all marketing, branding and press endeavors for the family
of companies and products
Previously, she served in various Business Development and Marketing
roles for Webb Interactive Services, Time Warner Cable and Primestar.
Chris has always maintained a close connection to both the visual world as well as the technological world. He has been able to cultivate a perfect union of “look and feel” with technical know-how as a byproduct of a B.F.A in Film studies from University of Colorado Boulder and a degree in Video Productions from the Art Institute of Colorado. Chris works daily with both the production team as well as the senior staff to not only deliver current high quality productions but also to advance bieMEDIA’s leadership in enhancing the interactive internet video space.
Mayo Furuya has served as one of the company’s video editors since 2004. Ms. Furuya moved to Colorado from her native home of Tokyo, Japan in 1998. Since then, she has completed degrees in Video Production (2001) and Digital Media Production (2004) from The Art Institute of Colorado. Due to her diverse mixture of culture and education, she brings a fresh and unique leadership dynamic to bieMEDIA’s production team.