Brian Terkelsen

Brian Terkelsen

TED Attendee
New York, New York, United States
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About Brian

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Brainstormer, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Connector, Entrepreneur, Global soul, Producer, World traveler

Bio

6/12-present STARCOM MEDIAVEST GROUP, INC. NEW YORK, NY CEO MediaVest 9/03-6/12 STARCOM MEDIAVEST GROUP, INC. NEW YORK, NY President & Managing Director Entertainment Marketing Unit: LiquidThread 3/01-7/02 BE HERE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LOS ANGELES, CA General Manger 6/98-3/01 QUOKKA SPORTS, INC. SAN FRANCISCO, CA Group General Manager Quokka.com, MountainZone.com & QuokkaSailing.com 9/92-1/98 ECO-CHALLENGE LIFESTYLES, INC. LOS ANGELES, CA Co-Founder & COO. 1996 & 1997 Co-Executive Producer, Discovery Channel Eco-Challenge British Columbia Australia Produced 5-hour mini-series each year for Discovery Channel based on the international sporting event. Involved management of budgets, permits, scheduling, staffing, foreign exchange, course design, live website coverage, post-production. 1995 Producer, ESPN Extreme Games-Eco-Challenge New England Produced nightly segment updates based on event as part of ESPN's first Extreme Games. 1995 Executive Producer, MTV Eco-Challenge Utah • Produced several hours of programming for MTV. Responsible for ad sales presentations with MTV sales staff. Responsible for location scouting, permits, filming, race production, post, and music. 1/91-2/92 BARCLAYS BANK, PLC NEW YORK, NY Vice President. 6/88-1/91 BANKERS TRUST COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Assistant Vice President. 5/86-6/88 CITICORP NEW YORK, NY Account Executive. Series 7 & 63

Areas of expertise

Entertainment, entrepreneurship, Marketing - connecting with consumers