Gary Geller

Current

Co-Founder / Partner at Breakpoint Digital

Past

SVP Sales & Marketing at Strands
SVP Sales at Muze Inc.
Tour Manager at Freelance Tour Manager / Financial Director

GGP Inc. - Independent Producer / Radio Programming at GGP
Co-Founder / Owner at Effanel Music ( A division of Sirius XM Radio)

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Gary Geller’s Summary

Over 20 years of senior-level managerial experience with both established and start-up companies. Expertise in providing hands-on leadership and direction for sales, marketing and business development. Adept at negotiating major contracts as well as developing and maintaining business relationships at the senior executive level. A creative deal-maker with a solid track record of creating value.

Gary Geller’s Experience

Co-Founder / Partner

Breakpoint Digital

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

January 2009 — Present (11 months)

Breakpoint Digital is a team of seasoned professionals providing Sales, Strategy & Business Development services to some of the most innovative companies on the planet.....

We deliver results !!!

Contact us at: info@breakpointdigital.com
SVP Sales & Marketing

Strands

(Online Media industry)

August 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 1 month)

Strands develops technologies to better understand people's taste and help them discover things they like and didn't know about. Strands has created a social recommender engine that is able to provide real-time recommendations of products and services through computers, mobile phones and other Internet-connected devices.

We believe the future of the web is about personalization. Personalized TV stations, personalized news, personalized advertising, personalized shopping experiences, personalized music, no matter where you are or what you are doing. Social recommendation technologies allow Strands to build a number of engaging products for the end user, and to help different industries deliver personalized content, products, services and ads to their consumers.
SVP Sales

Muze Inc.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Information Services industry)

July 1992 — July 2007 (15 years 1 month)

Sales & Business Development executive for a Media Information provider. Muze published entertainment meta data about Music, Film, Books & Games to online retailers, portals, MSO's, Search Engines, etc. During my tenure Muze grew from 20 people to at one point over 200. We built the client base to include : Amazon, Apple, eBay, MS, Yahoo!, Real / Rhapsody, B&N, Borders, Tower, Best Buy, Virgin, Wal-Mart, etc...
Tour Manager

Freelance Tour Manager / Financial Director

(Entertainment industry)

January 1985 — November 1992 (7 years 11 months)

• Coordinated finances and organized services for touring theatrical and musical ensembles consisting of 20-120 people.
• Responsible for support companies such as stage crews, lighting and sound engineers, trucking companies, limousine and catering services.
• Directed and scheduled entire tours, foreign and domestic, including profit and loss projection-analysis-management as well as travel arrangements including airline, hotel bookings and ground transportation.
• Coordinated field promotions for both radio and music retail.

Sample of Related Achievements:
1991 Living Colour / “Lollapalooza” Tour
1989 The Rolling Stones “Steel Wheels” Tour
1988 Aimee Mann - American/European tour
1987 George Benson “Collaboration” Tour
1986 Al Jarreau Euro-tour and video coordination
1985 David Sanborn World Tours
1978 Van Halen Tour - (Opening for Journey)
1978 Sex Pistols Tour of America
GGP Inc. - Independent Producer / Radio Programming

GGP

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; GGP; Real Estate industry)

February 1984 — December 1986 (2 years 11 months)

• Created and produced nationally distributed Live-Via-Satellite concerts for NBC Radio Entertainment
• Handled all talent acquisition functions and contract negotiations, mobile multi-track mixing and recording responsibilities, show scripting and sponsor integration

Sample of Related Achievements:
1986 “Live From Walt Disney World” - a country music concert series from Orlando, FL that featured such artists as The Judds, Eddie Rabbitt, Crystal Gayle, etc.
1985 Live album coordination for David Sanborn’s “Straight To the Heart” for
Warner Bros. Records
1984 NBC Radio Entertainment - multi-format rock shows produced in Europe and the U.S. Concerts included Cyndi Lauper and Santana. Also coordinated NBC’s technical requirements for “Live From the Hard Rock Café” in London
Co-Founder / Owner

Effanel Music ( A division of Sirius XM Radio)

(Entertainment industry)

May 1980 — January 1984 (3 years 9 months)

Owned and operated America’s premier mobile multi-track recording unit. Credits include Grammy Award-winning and nominated albums

Assisted in brokering the sale of Effanel to XM Radio in January of 2005. Teaming the world class recording facility with the premier brand name in Satelite Broadcasting, XM Radio.

Sample of Related Achievements:
U2 – “Under A Blood Red Sky” Recorded live at Red Rocks, Denver, CO.
Bryan Ferry – “Boys and Girls” Recorded in NYC.
The Annual Grammy Awards
The King Biscuit Flower Hour Radio Show
The Silver Eagle Radio Show

Refer to: http://www.effanel.com