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Top Skills

Radio

Digital Media

Radio Broadcasting

Lee Cornell

CEO/Founder, leecornellmedia (dba), San Diego CA USA Partner, The Podcast Radio Network, London UK

San Diego Metropolitan Area

Summary

Working with inspiring partners and enthusiastic talented people and teams is the key... it's always about people and relationships. When you have that basic connect, creative innovation and new business development readily follows, embracing fans, brands, and consumers in fresh and exciting ways. It's a natural result across the full digital engagement, music, entertainment, sport and media spectrum.

PRIMARY SKILLS

• Vice President, Head of Summits International, Group Program Director, National Broadcast Operations Manager, VP Affiliate Relations, interactive digital media and marketing manager with international experience and success spanning Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the U.S.A.

• Building brand partnerships and engagement across digital on- demand platforms, networks, distribution and content companies globally with Founder, CEO, CSO, CMO, and Strategy leads. Creating media/digital engagement, related brand and sales strategies, content development and implementation that generates tangible and accountable results.

• Developing network programming, brand operations and sales marketing/promotions in both traditional broadcast, and online/on- cell and multi-platform audio and content initiatives for radio network, syndication and digital technology.

• Research analysis/data (NUMERIS CANADA / Gfk-AUS / RAJAR- UK ; GFK-UK / NIELSEN-PPM U.S. / WEB ANALYTICS / CRM / SMS TEXT DATA).

• A great believer in inclusive people-focused management, combined with detail-oriented senior responsibilities for generating and growing audiences; creating content and brand strategy; budgeting and developing revenue-generating opportunities across multi-platforms.

• Strong people and team motivational, strategy and tactics focus in developing content, programming and talent.

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• Managing company operation budgets, infrastructure and broadcast technology.

Specialties:

• Digital innovation. Managing platforms, On-Demand content, programming stations, positioning brands to achieve market dominance through multi-technology strategies in highly competitive media environments.

• Proven management ability to develop businesses to maturity and success; Establish strategic business partnerships.

• Building positive team environments recognized for their energy, focus, passion and achievement.

Experience

Podcast Radio

Partner

December 2019 - Present (2 years 5 months)

https://www.thepodcastradio.co.uk/podcast-futures

As a partner, working closely with THE PODCAST RADIO NETWORK (PRN) principals in London on a developing Event schedule of global regional engagement events into 2022 with a working title of "PODCAST FUTURES 2022" centered on "getting heard... the future of podcasting into 2022 and beyond showcasing premier podcasts by category and partners that are leading in this competitive space inaugural event was February 22nd from 10:00am, Westminster London... NEXT PRN EVENT: Tuesday Sept. 20th New World Stages Theatre, New York City.

www.leecornellmedia.com

CEO/Founder

January 2010 - Present (12 years 4 months)

San Diego, California, United States

Working with podcast networks, digital brands, start-ups, media engagement, and broadcast companies including THE PODCAST RADIO Network UK

(PRN) London, United Kingdom and globally; Soundmite™ United Kingdom; Active Booth™ USA; Dave Charles MRi Media Results® and SmartTones Media™ Toronto Canada; and with non-linear audio, digital media, music, and entertainment groups worldwide.

An internationally experienced Vice President and Head of Summits, for RAIN News USA and live Events globally in the digital space; Group Brand Page 2 of 5

& Content Director with Broadcast Networks by regions globally, the former VP Affiliate Relations LDR Listener Driven Radio®; and OM / Mec Networks for McVay Media in San Diego USA. Lee established LDR's first international major group affiliations including VIRGIN ITALY, RADIO 105 Italy/Gruppo Finelco, and Radio Monte Carlo, Kagiso Media/South Africa, and Evanov/ Canada.

Group Program Director of The Wireless Group (TWG Ltd); at the time the UK's fourth largest commercial network, developing and re-launching FM and AM stations across England, Scotland, and Wales.

Launched and programmed new radio brands including WAVE 105.2 & 105.8 FM, the UK's first major regional FM covering the South of England, which continues to commercially dominate the region today; DEE 106.3FM Cheshire UK, NEW-FM Newcastle Australia, Z103.5FM Toronto Canada, Blazin'98.9FM San Diego U.S.A, and LIVE 105 Halifax Canada.

Managed team and talent development, group station license applications, operations, audience analysis for major broadcast groups, radio research, and station strategy and development under the UK's Radio Authority/OFCOM commercial radio licensing schedule.

RAIN Enterprises

5 years

Vice President, and Head of Summits

January 2020 - October 2021 (1 year 10 months)

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Director Of Business Development

2016 - January 2020 (4 years)

Chicago USA

RAIN is an internationally recognized Summit and Conference leader, with a core focus on thought-leadership across the digital, on-demand, interactive, mobile, broadcast, and audio streaming space. Cultivating and developing new relationships, territories, and partnerships with innovative groups, brands, and companies in the U.S.A. and internationally...

Lee Cornell Media Partnerships RAINNEWS USA Soundmite UK Principal

January 2012 - January 2020 (8 years 1 month)

Greater San Diego Area

Identifying and developing international brand and media partner relationships; related web graphics and content; business presentations and concepts. Page 3 of 5

The Evanov Radio Group

Group Program Director ERG (contract) Toronto, Canada May 2010 - January 2011 (9 months)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Group Programme Director, EVANOV radio Group based in Toronto Canada operating out of Z103.5FM. Contract term placement as a U.S. Permanent Resident

LDR - Listener Driven Radio

VP/LDR Affiliate Relations: LDR International Representation U.S. October 2009 - January 2011 (1 year 4 months)

USA

LDR International for LDR-LISTENER DRIVEN RADIO developing UK/ European/Asian markets and international client base and platform initiatives. Established first LDR clients at launch in 2009 including international brands VIRGIN FRANCE (Lagardere); VIRGIN ITALY, Radio 105, Radio Monte Carlo (Gruppo Finelco), and Evanov LIVE 105 Canada. www.listenerdrivenradio.com and http://demo.ldrradio.com/ MEC Network Inc./San Diego USA

OM/Brand & Marketing

June 2006 - September 2009 (3 years 4 months)

MEC Network Inc. San Diego, California. Initial consultative capacity for McVAY MEDIA with MEC/ BLAZIN’ 98.9 FM client early 2006. Joined MEC as OM/Brand & Operations re-launching BLAZIN’ 98.9; overseeing programming and promotions operations; development of brand and strategy; website, online and multi-platform broadcast initiatives. Station grew to Top 5 market rank 18-34; Top 3 12-17; As of August 2009/PPM 6+ PPM Share 2.8%; Reach 523,000.

WORLDAUDIO Pty Ltd/Sydney Australia

Group Operations Manager

December 2003 - April 2006 (2 years 5 months)

Group Manager National Broadcast Operations WORLDAUDIO Pty Ltd

(Australia). Established National Commercial RADIO 2 Network on 50 AM licenses around Australia; Channel 831 “AIR ACTIVE” FOXTEL & OPTUS DIGITAL; Channel 2 AUSTAR Satellite; World Space ASIA-STAR Satellite; internet audio-streaming; and mobile telephony.

The Wireless Group (TWG Ltd) UK

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Group Programme Director ILR

December 1999 - December 2003 (4 years 1 month)

Group Program Director The Wireless Group (TWG Ltd) United Kingdom overseeing major Regional and ILR 24 FM/AM station network across Scotland/Wales/England owned by Murdoch NEWS LTD under Kelvin Mackenzie.

WAVE 105.2 FM/Solent Regional/ UK

Programme Director

November 1997 - December 1999 (2 years 2 months)

Launch and Programme Director of The Radio Partnership’s (TRP) / Solent Regional, and the UK’s first commercial regional license serving the Central South of England, WAVE 105.2 and 105.8 FM, in 1996-1999. Also The Radio Partnerships Yorkshire (TRP) operation Programming Hot AC/ THE PULSE and WEST YORKSHIRE’S “CLASSIC GOLD” late 1999. Education

John Curtin/Duke of Edinburgh Award Graduate

Communications TAFE · (1972 - 1974)

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