Jon Vlassopulos holds the dual roles of CEO, Moderati and GM, North America for Bellrock Media, Moderati's parent company. He oversees the company's initiatives in branded entertainment and digital entertainment services, as well as its mobile personalization business.
Vlassopulos was most recently Senior Vice President, Digital Media & Branded Entertainment for Endemol, the global leader in entertainment programming. He was responsible for building Endemol's worldwide digital business and growing the company into new areas such as casual gaming and branded entertainment. He also revolutionized the interactive TV market in the U.S. with his work on hit shows like "Deal or No Deal". Previously Jon was president of Kargo, a leading mobile content company that publishes the mobile applications of major media brands such as Vibe, Spin, Weekly World News, and Premiere. Prior to that, he served as Senior Director, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at AT&T Wireless, launching major media brands on AT&T services including mMode. While at the carrier, he directed the launch of the first wireless music service, and ran major mobile marketing campaigns with brands like McDonalds and Kelloggs. His background also includes multiple executive positions at Bertelsmann in New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Jon received his undergraduate degree from Durham University in Chinese, Economics and Korean. He serves on the board of NATPE, the National Association of Television Program Executives.
Vlassopulos was most recently Senior Vice President, Digital Media & Branded Entertainment for Endemol, the global leader in entertainment programming. He was responsible for building Endemol's worldwide digital business and growing the company into new areas such as casual gaming and branded entertainment. He also revolutionized the interactive TV market in the U.S. with his work on hit shows like "Deal or No Deal". Previously Jon was president of Kargo, a leading mobile content company that publishes the mobile applications of major media brands such as Vibe, Spin, Weekly World News, and Premiere. Prior to that, he served as Senior Director, Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at AT&T Wireless, launching major media brands on AT&T services including mMode. While at the carrier, he directed the launch of the first wireless music service, and ran major mobile marketing campaigns with brands like McDonalds and Kelloggs. His background also includes multiple executive positions at Bertelsmann in New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Jon received his undergraduate degree from Durham University in Chinese, Economics and Korean. He serves on the board of NATPE, the National Association of Television Program Executives.
Cindy Lundin Mesaros is responsible for Moderati's marketing strategy, planning and activities, including branding, product management, content production, public relations and promotions. Cindy created the identity for the Modtones polyphonic ringtone services, launched in the summer of 2002, as well as the new Moderati corporate identity in 2005. She is particularly proud to have voiced the original "incoming booty call" ringtone for Modtones.
Cindy previously directed branding, advertising, promotions and public relations for online music provider Listen.com, solidifying awareness with their target market of young music fans and striking partnerships with independent record labels. As the first employee of Internet recruiting start-up Career Central, Cindy created the company's identity, built promotional partnerships with 50 business schools and an enrolled base of 35,000 MBA job candidates. Her background also includes stints in sports and non-profit marketing. Cindy holds a B.S. in business administration from U.C. Berkeley and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern.
Cindy previously directed branding, advertising, promotions and public relations for online music provider Listen.com, solidifying awareness with their target market of young music fans and striking partnerships with independent record labels. As the first employee of Internet recruiting start-up Career Central, Cindy created the company's identity, built promotional partnerships with 50 business schools and an enrolled base of 35,000 MBA job candidates. Her background also includes stints in sports and non-profit marketing. Cindy holds a B.S. in business administration from U.C. Berkeley and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern.
Aki Yorihiro heads all corporate development and legal matters at Bellrock Media. Bilingual and bicultural, he handles all business operations within our US and Asian markets bridging East and West. Prior to Bellrock, Yorihiro was a Corporate and M&A Partner at the international law firm Bingham McCutchen LLP where he represented U.S. and foreign Fortune 500 companies on a variety of transactions, many of which were cross-border. Yorihiro was the U.S. outside counsel for Yoshimoto Kogyo, one of Bellrock's strategic investors, in sports and entertainment transactions. Yorihiro has been the outside general counsel to Bellrock Media since inception, joining the team in February 2006.
Brian McHugh oversees all aspects of finance and accounting for Moderati. His deep experience in entertainment includes nearly two decades as controller at Fantasy Records in Berkeley, where he managed all accounting, personnel and royalty functions for the world's largest independent jazz record label. After Concord Music Group acquired Fantasy Records in 2004, Brian stayed with that label as controller of the Fantasy division to help the new owners get settled in. His background also includes experience in the arts at Bowles/Sorokko Gallery and Bonhams & Butterfields, the world's third largest auction house. Not only is he a numbers whiz, Brian tells us he's also an Enophile and an oenophile. And no, we don't know what that means either, but we think it has to do with the GAAP between songs.
Brian holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
Brian holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.
Chris oversees all Moderati products and services, including managing the ingestion, production and delivery of downloadable content for Moderati's personalization business. He joined Moderati in 2002 and led the development of Moderati's file management systems while building out the production team. Prior to Moderati, Chris was at Franklin Templeton, where he managed the development of a reporting feed to brokers and served as a technical business analyst, among other roles. He moonlights composing, recording and arranging music, having placed songs in TV and radio spots for clients like Bud Light and SEGA. Chris holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Santa Clara University.