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    Gary Baker

    Gary Baker

    My team and I are building Cinamaker so that anyone can create professional multi-camera video production at a fraction of the cost, time, experience, and labor

    Entrepreneur Los Angeles University of Califor...
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    Experience
    Cinamaker
    Cinamaker
    President & COO 2017 - Present (almost 9 years)
    ClipBlast
    ClipBlast
    Founder, CEO, Product Lead 2007 - 2014 (over 6 years)
    Founded video search, distribution and big data platform; video clips and TV shows as they were uploaded across the web.
    - Raised $2M capital for R&D
    - Produced... more technology capable of indexing up to 10M TV episodes and video clips/day
    - Delivered distribution partnerships with Hulu, Ooyala and Fox, more
    - Secured $300K, six month contract with DIRECTV and led M&A activities; negotiations, due diligence, technical integration, contracts.
    Relevant Life
    Relevant Life
    Founder, Product Management Consultant 2000 - 2007 (over 6 years)
    Digital Products & Internet Marketing consultancy.
    - Generated 45% increase in subscription registrations for Cinemanow; directing SEO, paid search, affiliate marketing,... more email marketing
    - Delivered $20M e commerce sales in first year for Seasilver USA, a CPG company. Executed internet marketing strategy: SEO/SEM, Email marketing, radio ads PR initiatives.
    - Delivered $550K in direct sales revenue in first six months for MedValue Offshore Solutions, Inc., a medical billing service.
    IBM
    IBM
    Business Development & Operations 2000 - 2001 (over 1 year)
    Inspired $200M in funding, spearheaded IBM Interactive Media studios; LA, Washington D.C., Chicago, New York, Dallas, Boston, (now IBM iX, the largest digital agency in the... more world).
    - Construction management for the studios; from planning through completion. Overseeing architects, real estate procurement, general contractor, permitting and related consultants.
    - Secured top talent and growing the Los Angeles facility to 250 engineers, UX/UI
    designers, strategy consultants, operational staff
    Digital Strategy and Product Development Consultant 1996 - 2000 (over 4 years)
    - Achieved $24M in sales in six months, growing to $44M per month by directing digital product
    development/product management for Hertz.
    - Garnered $4M cost savings... more by standardizing digital technology for Toyota USA
    - Increased site traffic by 25% for PGATour.com by leading breakthrough project to design and implement the first real time digital leaderboard on the Internet
    - Delivered the design and execution of the Grammy Awards first live streaming event
    Walt Disney
    Walt Disney
    Television Director 1982 - 1985 (almost 4 years)
    After leaving UCLA early where he majored in Film & Television, Gary Baker began his career in Hollywood and TV production. By the time he was 24 years old he was a successful... more Television Director for Disney Channel, MTV, EMI Records, ABC Sports, GGP Sports. In Directed children’s programming, daytime programs and music videos. Assistant Director for live football and ski broadcasts.
    Founder
    ClipBlast, Relevant Life, Brentwood Life Systems, Catalog Site
    Employee
    IBM, Walt Disney, John Barry Associates (JBA), Doctors Assisting Seniors at Home, Panasonic, Cinamaker
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    Incubator
     
    Advisor
    SmartestK12, UCLA Venture Capital Fund and UCLA Office of Intellectual Property
    Attorney
     
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    About
    Achievements

    Developed and implemented digital strategies for Hertz, IBM, Toyota USA, and more defining and delivering products, services and solutions generating over $100M in revenue.

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    Skills
    Inventor Product Development Entrepreneurship Business Model Innovation Executive Management Digital Media Video Television Production Social Media HTML Lean Startups Mobile Digital Strategy Business Operations Acct Mgmt Customer Experience Agile Business Strategy Product Strategy Product Management UI/UX Design
    Locations
    Los Angeles Silicon Valley San Francisco Bay Area New York City Austin
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