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Stephanie L Brownlee

Summary

Recognized senior management leader in cable TV, satellite, telco, and streaming media - experience in sales, new business development, company vision coupled with executing strategy.

Expertise in start up entertainment and software companies.

Entertainment software solutions such as video-on-demand, interactive TV, interactive gaming to the TV and mobile phones, internet to the TV, and interactive TV artificial intelligence solutions.

Multiple awards for leadership and new product launches - Emmy Award in 2006 in the interactive TV category and Leadership Award at TV Guide, Inc. in 1998.

A visionary, passionate about innovation and how it will impact consumer behavior to execute meaningful entertainment experiences.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

EVP, Sales & New Business Development

Strategic Media, Inc.
10.2008 - Current
  • Brokered relationships between software new media companies and the cable TV, telco, and satellite industries.
  • Developed and assisted with sales strategy, product development, marketing, strategic partnerships, and introductions to venture capitalist.
  • Clients included High 3D TV, Inc., Global Call Enterprises, Inc., Motorola, Inc., CompassioNet, Inc., Gist Communications, Inc., ViXS Systems, Inc., National Rural Telecom Coop, Belair, Inc., and the International Cloud Computing Association, Inc.

CEO / EVP, Sales (co-founder)

Interactive Artificial Intelligence Group, Inc.
08.2019 - 01.2022
  • Co-founded and established, Interactive Artificial Intelligence Group, Inc. with Right Prospects, Inc., Christopher Allen, COO, and Steve Merkle, CTO.
  • Branded company, "Interactive Artificial Intelligence Group, Inc."
  • Developed company's vision and mission with new senior management team.
  • Developed investor strategy and engaged with potential investors.
  • Responsible for raising $10K in seed funds.
  • Developed product road map with senior management with engineering and R&D taking the lead.
  • COVID 19 interrupted and set back raising seed funds from March 2020 to January 2022.
  • Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership.
  • Networked with customers, prospects, and partners at trade shows.

SVP, Sales & New Business Development

Zodiac Interactive, Inc.
03.2006 - 10.2007


  • Interactive TV development company - portals/gateways, interactive gaming to the TV and mobile phones, interactive TV applications, and support.
  • Zodiac Interactive, Inc. won an Emmy Award in the Interactive TV category in 2006.
  • Assisted in launching an interactive iO portal for Cablevision Systems, Inc., fifth largest cable TV operator in the domestic US market.
  • Developed strategy with senior management for accounts, potential accounts, company vision, and product development.

Senior VP, Sales & New Business Development

ICTV, Inc.
05.1999 - 09.2005


  • Interactive TV infrastructure company featuring unique solutions to deliver the internet to the TV.
  • Lead negotiations with trial agreements with Adelphia Communications, Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., and Comcast Cable, Inc.
  • Drafted sales strategy, oversaw field trials, and optimized four VP of Sales.
  • Guided new business development team to achievement of programming content partnerships with TV Guide, Inc., Disney, Inc., Lifetime, Inc., Buzztime, Inc., and Hollywood Media, Inc.
  • Supported and took the lead in raising $87M in 2nd round of funding - responsible for closing TV Guide, Inc., who took the lead in the round and invested $10K (worked for TV Guide, Inc. / Prevue Networks, Inc for twelve years). Also. took the lead in bringing in Adelphia Communications, Inc., who invest $3M in the round.
  • Promoted to SVP of Sales in 2001.

VP, Sales Eastern Region, USA

TV Guide, Inc. / Prevue Networks, Inc.
02.1988 - 04.1999


  • Cable TV network focused on broadcast of programming information embedded with video promoting basic, premium networks,and pay-per-view movies coupled with PPV major events ie. boxing.
  • Was on the ground floor of the launch of the Prevue Guide Channel, Sneak Prevue Channel, Game Show Network, and the interactive program guide (IPG now branded TV Guide). Joined company after graduating from college as a sales executive managing the Northeast region - left twelve years later as VP, Sales Eastern Region.
  • Acquired in 1998 by Liberty Media, Inc. and TV Guide, Inc. at a valuation of $2.3B. Networks and IPG were rebranded TV Guide in 1999. IPG is still in operation and branded TV Guide.
  • IPG is currently owned and operated by Tivo, Inc.
  • Out performed sales targets throughout tenure of twelve years.
  • Supervision of seven sales executives.
  • Launched the Prevue Channel in Canada in 1993 and supervised third party, Cancom Communications, Inc., in distribution of network. In two years we had over 2.2 million subscribers.
  • Negotiated Primestar, Inc. launch resulting in the largest revenue generating contract in the history of the company.
  • First granted Leadership Award from entire sales department of 25 sales executives in 1998.
  • Engaged in creation and launch of the IPG, which was monumental in the roll out of digital set-top boxes notionally
  • Co-lead creation of digital Sneak Prevue Channel and championed "Movieline" feature.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Marketing And Finance

Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK

Skills

  • Visionary
  • Senior level experience - 20 years
  • Self-Motivated
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • G-Suite
  • Team Building
  • Cutting edge software strategy, trials and deployments
  • National Accounts Contract Negiotations

Timeline

CEO / EVP, Sales (co-founder)

Interactive Artificial Intelligence Group, Inc.
08.2019 - 01.2022

EVP, Sales & New Business Development

Strategic Media, Inc.
10.2008 - Current

SVP, Sales & New Business Development

Zodiac Interactive, Inc.
03.2006 - 10.2007

Senior VP, Sales & New Business Development

ICTV, Inc.
05.1999 - 09.2005

VP, Sales Eastern Region, USA

TV Guide, Inc. / Prevue Networks, Inc.
02.1988 - 04.1999

Bachelor of Science - Marketing And Finance

Oklahoma State University

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