Music Director Writer

Professional CFO for a private family foundation responsible for a million dollar plus

Summary brokerage account making sure enough interest is generated from investments each year for donations. Led & fund-raised hundreds of thousands for 4 nonprofits. Owner of music company providing content to over 300 distribution sites. Billboard charted more than 15 albums across 2 record labels.

Skills / Core Excellent Text, E-mail and Verbal skills Voice Over Talent Writer Competencies Investments Collaboration Delegation Calm Management Autonomous Creative Mac User Word Excel Zoom Work-related Apps Experience 2010 - 2022 CFO - Lefkowitz Family Foundation, a 501 (3)(c) which donates around $100,000 per year to various organizations who benefit from our funds. Responsible for the coordination with board members for donations, minutes and annual meetings as well as being chief liaison with the brokerage house which generates investment income for the LFF. 2016 - 2021 Co-chair & Member - Milken Community Schools Development Board; Brentwood, CA, worked with staff and parent volunteers to raise about $1.3 Million Dollars each year for the school. Development committee member since 2016 spending time on text, e-mail, social media and e-mails to generate needed school funds from alumni, parents and grandparents. Each year we grew donations which culminated on “giving Tuesday.” 2012 - 2014 Development Committee member - VBS Day School; Encino, CA, made calls to fundraise and work with staff on planning, development, coordination of fundraising activities and secured large gift donations each year. Made connections to high-capacity donors and families and brought them into the giving culture at the school.

BRAD

PRESSMAN

Austin, TX 78737

Cel 818-***-****

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2009-2013 Head of Music and Artists, Private Label Music - Los Angeles Hollywood - based record company placing CDs into retail stores, hotels and spas around the world. Responsibilities included talent, voice work and music placements for television ads.

2000 - 2009 Music Director for Water Music Records; Los Angeles Record company distributed by Universal Music, responsible for signing all talent to label and placing product online and in music stores with pricing, PR and marketing all reporting to me.

1992 - 1999 A&R Director Sonic Images Records, Los Angeles. Signed artists and compiled albums for distribution globally. Extensive travel as the “face of the label” working relevant conventions and conferences as well as aligning live play for our artists with album sales.

1988 - 1992 News Director KSES AM Radio, Yucca Valley, CA. Face and voice of the high desert radio morning and afternoon. Prepared, wrote and delivered all news, sports and weather for this station as well as coverage of local live events including pro tennis, golf and charity events for the market. 1987 - 1988 Development Committee - University of Arizona; fundraiser on phones contacting college alumni for donations and signing people up for the newsletter. On campus fundraising for student groups and my own fraternity and tennis team, during charity days.

Education BA, University of Arizona, in Media Arts; Minor in Political Silence. Teaching assistant for the Radio & Television / Media Arts department - training underclassmen in television camera work, lighting, radio and recording in the U of A studios.

Results • Greatly increased donations for the organizations I worked for & volunteered Achievement • Augmented productivity and managed staff of 9 at Hollywood record label

• Increased revenue at label from $90K to $765K in one year of releases

• Charted 16 Billboard albums for the record companies as head of A&R

• Oversaw billing of Water Music from $45K year one to $1.3M in year four Skills, Honors • Able to run convention booths and ingest people and info easily

• Voice-over talent for radio doing commercials and PSAs for companies

• Live panelist for various music industry conventions on A&R, distribution

• Writer for Cash Box Magazine covering live event concerts in Hollywood

• Speaker and lead for “Cassette Roulette” in Hollywood for new artists

• Tennis: Member of the Division I NCAA Tennis team at University of Arizona

(1984-1988) with extensive travel, sponsorships and world ranking.

• Chosen to carry the Olympic torch thru L.A. in the 1984 Summer Olympics

• Media Arts Scholarship at the U of A teaching underclassmen in studio Hobbies Jogging my Great Dane, golf (3 handicap) with my sons and friends, occasional travel and leisure time

Volunteer Big Brother for 7 years, Big Brothers Los Angeles Volunteer, West L.A. Animal Shelter

Member, “Feeding The Hungry” team, L.A.

Member, Special Olympics Team coordinator

R.B.I. Coordinator and fundraiser for annual golf tourney SOCIAL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-pressman-0826a827/

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