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Thanks for the great posting hat12trick. You bring solid DD and I know many of the longs appreciate it. I have been catching up on posts from the authors I still read and yours have stood out but not the only good reads. RTG is obviously working on many platforms from BE and DC. It could take one big investor to invest in just one of the platforms to turn this company around as we have seen countless times in this sector. Valuation in this sector is coming from social reach
This IR guy never did IR for anyone before. He also never received compensation from any company for any kind of service provided. zero. Fact
From RTGV Management to be posted on the Ihub Message Forum
One would think that if someone buys stock in a public company, they would want that company to succeed. That’s how companies grow and how shareholders make money and share in that growth. Do your own due diligence and cite post 77223 by Aea11 as an intelligent area to build on.
Yet there are those that have never run a business who feel they can offer armchair business advice to a public company that has Glaser Weil and other substantial advisers. As Biz Stone said, ‘you work hard for 8 years and everyone says you’re an overnight success’. For those who don’t know who Biz is, he founded twitter. He should know.
You guys want overnight success while slating the company. Well get over it, there is no overnight success.
A lot of the negativity here comes for the fact that many shareholders have a perception of ‘new’ business, yet apply ‘old’ or traditional methodology to try and understand the business.
RTG is in this arena. The ‘new’ business arena. Building and developing a business takes time. When you include the complexities of bringing in new people and companies, a new dynamic is created and as such, the ‘culture’ of the company begins to take shape. Any shareholder who has experienced this will know exactly what happens, especially in the tech and media space.
To think otherwise shows an incredible lack of understanding and the negativity here only serves to hold the company down. This is the reality of the sector we are in.
In the letter to shareholders, it was clearly stated that:
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This last year has been about streamlining our offering and creating the building blocks to align our businesses to the connected and social environment that we are in today and creating robust platforms for the future. Though complementary, yet different businesses, the recent acquisition of Brand Entertain not only brings together marketing and technology pipelines, but reinforces the ethos that a company is only as good as its people. With the make-up of the new company, RTG Ventures has created a powerhouse of seasoned, entrepreneurial professionals who have built and sold a series of successful businesses between them.
The letter then went on to say:
Digital Music News recently reported that in 2011, over 400M has been invested in digital media businesses with a total valuation in the sector in the multi-billions. Most digital media companies start out privately owned, meaning investors outside the closed world of private equity funds and venture capital don't get an opportunity to participate in first mover technology from the ground up. RTG Ventures is one of the only digital media companies already trading publically and as such presents an opportunity for grass roots investors who want to grow with RTG and now Brand Entertain.
Digital Media Technology is the fastest growing, certainly sexiest, space available in the equity markets today. Yet most of these companies mentioned still do not have revenues and certainly not at the levels which would support traditional metrics valuations. Coupled with an inability to quantify how to measure ROI in social media, concern in the financial community has heightened. These discussions will continue, but what has been made clear is that the manufacturing model of measuring revenues, ascribing earnings ratios and multiples do not fit the digital model.
Keep the faith people and to all the haters, happy Friday 13th and remember, every time you point a finger, 3 point back at you.
RtGV announces The OS will not rise and the note due will be paid in cash
http://bit.ly/KVGn6I
RtGV announces The OS will not rise and the note due will be paid in cash
http://bit.ly/KVGn6I
I would like to point out that some of these valuations that have been achieved in and around this sector are on a single app.! The statement that everyone is doing them is just not accurate IMO. There are a growing number of apps which are commanding very high valuations.
We have a company with businesses and platforms AND both Pulse Station and MY APP /fan app, with a vertically integrated offering.
The Company could have an awesome valuation once these techs are rolled out. That however is the key get them rolled out and get influencial people testing them then using them . Once the techs are rolled out this part should be no problem with principals like Steve Baughman now on board.
This is just the Digital Clarity side of the company Brand E from the interview clearly has strong potential of their own to bring strong valuations to this company through any one of their platforms.
Current market cap less than $1.2m and a recent pr stating the OS will not rise and the Auguest note will be paid
http://bit.ly/KVGn6I
Happy 4th of July to the USA
In 2011 Facebook had only $3.7 Billion in revenues, and no profits, yet resulted in $100 Billion in IPO offering. Its valuation was built around users, reach and ability for its advertisers to reach consumers. Pulse Station has strong potential because it can provide the analytics of the consumer base. ROI calculation is still elusive. But that is not affecting valuation. I use the Facebook example because everyone has heard of the Company, but the model is the same for other companies in the space.
What could RTG be worth if/when they roll out Pulse Station and Brand E platforms?
Digital Media/Social company/Music start up valuations:
The info below is music start up funding as a backdrop to the whole issue of valuation. Notice some companies without revenues get valued by the multi millions. Quite massive valuations in this sector.
Nearly $400 Million Has Been Invested In Music Startups This Year...
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/stories/062411funding2011
This article on (Near) Billion $ Start-Ups shows tech start-ups with little or no revenue and their valuations. Again note the fact that they are private companies with investors that allow time for the company to develop. These company's investors have experienced massive gains, by allowing their business model to reach critical mass with the consumer base.
The (Near) Billion-Dollar Club: The 11 Most Valuable Startups In New York
Jun. 26, 2012
http://www.businessinsider.com/most-valuable-new-york-startups-2012-6?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=SAI%20Select&utm_campaign=SAI%20Select%202012-06-27
You nailed it its not just about revenues. That is what many people fail to realize. Cord made mention to a company in the interview after further DD on the company it proves the point.
One point in the RTGV interview featuring Reggie James and Cord Pereira focused on Brand E's having a strong heritage in the mobile and cellular arena. They have technologies in this area and are working with several organizations. Cord makes a comparison to the technology that is being developed mentioning Instagram who works with static photography, which is technology that works for video.
Doing some DD on InstaGram shows they are another example of the massive valuations that are given to companies in or related to RTGV's sector. Instagram has made no money, was founded in 2010 and was bought by Facebook for $1billion in cash and stock in April this year -http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17658264
You can listen to the interview here: http://www.rtgventures.com/press-releases/rtg-audio-interview-cord-pereira-reggie-james
From the RTGV board:
With all the recent buyouts and company valuations in the digital and social media markets... I think we are in a great place with all the very powerful connections that RTGV has...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17658264
http://markets.on.nytimes.com/research/stocks/news/press_release.asp?docTag=201206181015PR_NEWS_USPRX____NE26004&feedID=600&press_symbol=14765461
http://www.rtgventures.com/press-releases/letter-to-rtg-shareholders
News of financing and we take off...
News of celebrity endorsements and we take off...
And both of these are prominent in recent PR's...
Just a matter of time...
http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=77152022
RTGV new Acquisition working closely with the National Volleyball League
Cord touched on the National Volleyball League in his interview. The National Volleyball League is one of the largest global lifestyle sports. It has historically been one of the top rated events at the Olympics for beach volleyball.
Brand Entertain has re-approached the sport through direct mandate with The USA Volleyball organization as well as the National Volleyball League. As the league examines how the sport goes forward it was perfect for Brand E, as it enables them to work with the NVL to develop their entire social Media Strategy. Not just through the traditional known ways of Facebook and Twitter, but taken one step further providing sponsor brands the opportunity to Monetize, highlight content and different types of coverage that surrounds the Brand so they don’t just get Branding exposure but have the opportunity to ring the cash register as well. It is not just about providing traditional benefits like TV, signage, activation on site, it’s about ringing the cash register.
The Volleyball League looks forward to the kinds of things Brand E provides, and as a result Brand E is in discussion with major Brands. Not just for the traditional sponsorship platform they expect but also to provide the opportunity to directly engage the consumer wherever they are and to provide an opportunity to gain a new customer themselves.
The National Volleyball League has a footprint with world class athletes on one level, and colleges on another.
The National Volleyball League website:
http://thenvl.com/
RTGV announces they will pay off the note due in Auguest in cash and will not raise the AS
http://bit.ly/KVGn6I
Some exciting posting this evening. The shareholder letter really has some exciting potential in it. To bad the traders sold it off and didn't give the new company deserved time to see what they can do. It truely is a new company with many new people on board they can not be judged by the past performance only what they do moving forward
I will remain IR for the company and I am excited about the potential and very willing to give all the new principals time to turn this into something their way not the way some posters want. We are a company just under a 2m cap. Valuations in this sector are big. Companies in this sector have gwown by the multi millions literally overnight with the right developments or just the right investor. This company has that potential. Whether it happens or not I can not tell the future however I am excited and more than willing to wait and see. I hold a large position in the company and expect to continue to hold a big position for a long time. All shares I bought with my own money
I will remain available to talk to shareholders and will promptly reply to them via phone, e-mail or PM. However I will soon not post on the board any longer. Most all IR professionals do not post on boards. I was posting on this board long before I was involved in IR because I have been a shareholder. I just kept providing that service. For many reasons its best I take a new approach and also think of other ways to gain new interest while still keeping tabs on all the great people here on the hub. I will read our shareholders posts those that I have not ignored. I will respond to posters if they so wish through other means. I will take their concerns and opinions to the company.
Hope to hear from some new people I see lots of new faces
best of luck everyone I want to see my shares worth what I started buying them at well over a penny..at least!!
I think the shareholder letter covered that
From the letter
Teen Star Platform
A community driven music platform that intends to become a national music competition, open to teen vocalists in grades seven through twelve, representing their cities and towns across the nation.
Teen Star is highly marketable and provides an excellent marketing and sponsorship platform for brands to engage with a sometimes hard to reach demographics. A clip from the beta test on BE’s website illustrated the initial competition with sponsorship and 20,000 viewers. A 40-cities/town rollout is the blueprint following the beta success, which exceeded sponsors expectations and raised interest throughout the US.
My take
Becoming a social media company that gets valued heavily depends greatly on the companies reach. Reach hundreds of thousands of people you become valuable. Its really that simple. You become an advertising vehicle.
Teen Star in its initial beta test had 20K viewers. Nice start
Looking forward to the roll out of this platform and its planned 40 city competition as well as the other new platforms Brand E brings
First blog by
Cord Pereira - Managing Director & Producer of Brands E
http://testret343.blogspot.com/
Interesting link that goes with it
http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/06/gorundbreaking-clear-channel-big-machine-deal-pays-first-ever-artist-performance-royalties.html
DD compliments of EeL
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RTGV, Aderra, Finoa Bloom, Cord Pereira, PulseStation....
I think the team may be coming together:, imo.
RTG Ventures & Aderra Announce Joint Venture on Fan App
www.PulseStation.com
sophisticated platform allows labels and independent artists alike, to monitor all social channels as well as model trend data to forecast ticket & merchandize sales allowing a deep dive view of fan behaviour and revenue forecasting. The unique dashboard offers a ‘top down’ view of events that integrate into calendars on both web and mobile devices. Pulse Station offers complete social, visual (video & photo) archive and streaming, as well as audio and analytics integration.
Connections:
Steve 'Steve B' Baughman / Music Connection based in Hollywood, CA
RTG will sub-lease offices from Aderra in downtown LA
Currently Steve is developing MyAppDeck and providing Aderra with his extensive contacts in the Music Industry.
(What is Steve getting in return from Aderra? Win/Win for RTGV?)
Aderra / Live Recording & Live Events
Has offices in, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Nashville, Tokyo, Melborne.
Recording clients include: Lady Gaga, Metallica, Eminem, Avril Lavigne, Tiesto, iCarly, to name a few:
Company Clients: Universal Music, Warner Brothers Records, Columbia Records, Epic Records, EMI, Sony Music, MySpace Music
Fiona Bloom / Music Mover & Shaker
She is a music industry publicist that runs the New York City agency The Bloom Effect, which represents numerous recording artists and organizes high profile events on behalf of the organization's music industry clientele.[Billboard (Magazine) listed her among 140 music business Twiteratti to follow. The Bloom Effect organizes and publicizes launch parties, international music events, live shows, album publicity, digital marketing, artists and repertoire consulting, and promotion. The company has produced over 1000 shows, consulted on more than 200 album projects and has been a part of over 300 recording artists’ careers. The music industry maven Fiona Bloom, The Bloom Effect brings a huge roladex of global contacts from around the world..
Reggie James has made his first appointment by hiring music industry executive, Fiona Bloom, to develop and open new business in the USA for Digital Clarity and RTG.
Cord Pereira / Sports Marketing
We work strategically with brands and producers looking to partner with professional sports operators.
We understand how to license package and coordinate entertainment projects, corporate events, non-profit and media entities, to create quality sponsorship, investments and other gifting platforms.
We embrace multi-channel distribution and online social media and cloud services to help inspire community involvement and retain creative and monetization control to the fullest extent possible.
His daughter is up and coming young musical star www.haddoncord.com/
Jeffrey Wattenberg / Film & Venture Capital
Mr. Wattenberg has been a private investor since 1991, and has served
as an independent consultant to various entities seeking to raise venture
capital and structure business operations. He is a founding partner in
MysticVision Entertainment, an executive producer of feature films,
Reggie James / Online & Mobile Markeing
The company helps major brands and medium sized companies take advantage of the digital economy focusing on areas such as Search Engine Marketing (Google, Yahoo! & Bing), Social Media (Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn) and Internet Strategy Planning including Design, Analytics and Mobile Marketing. http://www.digital-clarity.com/
• Pay Per Click (PPC)
• Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
• Social Media & PR
• Email Marketing
• Mobile Advertising
• Training & Consultancy
• Facebook Advertising
• Mobile Advertising
• Website Analytics
**
Aderra & RTG Ventures
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=50595923
Aderra
http://aderra.net/artists.html
Fiona Bloom
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=RTGV:US&sid=a_ozJSJQCBuA
Jeffrey Wattenberg
http://msnmoney.brand.edgar-online.com/EFX_dll/EDGARpro.dll?FetchFilingORIG1?ID=6702119&SessionID=Y_9CHZDeTZINSY1
Reggie James
https://twitter.com/#!/lordreginald99
http://www.efactor.com/reggiejames
http://www.digital-clarity.com/contact-us
Steven Baughman
http://www.recordingconnection.com/ambassadors/steven-baughman/about/
https://twitter.com/#!/in2Mixin
imo of course
BRAND NEW COMPANY BEING BORN BRAND NEW TEAM JUST ARRIVED
Steven Baughman - The Pussycat Dolls, Usher, 50 Cent, Destiny’s Child, Pink and Snoop Dogg are just a handful of the top-selling artists that Grammy Award-winner Steven “Steve B” Baughman has worked with. A California native, Steve B. graduated from California State University, Chico in 1995 with a BA in Music, Recording Arts. He then made his way to the heart of the music industry, Los Angeles. Starting his career at the prestigious Larrabee Studios, Steve B., worked with a wide variety of artists, producers, writers and music executives over a five-year period. This opportunity, straight out of college, allowed him to learn the music business from the bottom up. Armed with this knowledge and experience, Steve B. went off on his own in 2000 as an independent recording engineer.
Working for Death Row Records, Interscope Records, Sony Records, Capitol Records and many others, he was able to form relationships with some of the biggest moguls in the music business, including but not limited to, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Iovine, and 50 Cent. Since then, Steve B. has worked on innumerable platinum records like Eminem’s 2002 “Eminem Show”, which was nominated for multiple Grammy’s and won in the category of Best Rap Album. In 2004, Baughman opened his own personal recording studio, servicing multi-platinum artists and up-and-coming talent. As a writer/producer/mixer/engineer, he has been able to provide these clients with a complete start to finish album experience. Due to this success, in 2007, Baughman was hired by multi-billionaire Dr. Henry Nicholas to help form a new record label. As a staff A&R/producer/mixer, he was responsible for handling existing talent and bringing new talent into the system. Steve B continues his musical entrepreneurial drive and now has a new production/management imprint that includes country artist, Megan Moreaux. In addition he continues to mix and produce the biggest names in the music business.
BrandE
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Jeffrey Wattenberg - Chairman
A private investor and Wall Street veteran, Wattenberg has experience in financing sports and entertainment properties. Wattenberg previously founded two telecommunication companies in Santiago Chile and the Netherlands. Jeff has served on the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Board. He is responsible for raising over $20 million in equity capital and tour sponsorships. He was also the architect of a reverse merger for the AVP into a public shell.
Cord Pereira - Managing Director & Producer
Pereira oversees entertainment platforms and licensing. He is a veteran of the live sports and entertainment industries. He was president of Diamond Sports Management & Development, which developed and managed sports franchises, arenas and event and other media properties and original programming. Pereira is versed in structuring public/private partnerships, urban renewal programs and fundraising. He was formerly president of SISCOM, a sports and broadcast video asset management and analytics company whose clients included the NHL, NBA, IMG and dozens of professional sports organizations. These systems have been cataloging high value content for the last decade, and will prove to serve as the foundation for social media monetization, the next major phase for the Internet.
Mick Mankowski - Brand & Celebrity Licensing
Mankowski is highly experienced in brand and celebrity licensing, mergers and acquisitions. He's completed over $2 billion in licensing transactions and created brand programs for Carlos Santana, Kelly Ripa and Reba McIntire.
Todd Dewell - Chief Technology Officer
Dewell brings combines enterprise-level experience with the latest in social media technology and integration experience. He's responsible for overseeing all technology development, project management and integration across our platforms and projects.
Clay Pereira - Web Developer
Pereira is president of Cord Hosting & Click Technologies which offers comprehensive website/eco-system hosting, custom design/development, API Integration and client support services. Click Technologies owns www.downtowncolo.com a state-of-the art hosting center, and a proprietary auction system (SaaS) that is distributed/licensed by BrandEntertain and leveraged into platforms.
PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Jonathan Blinderman - Legal Counsel
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen and Shapiro, LLP
Recognized for his expertise in entertainment law, IP licensing, finance and mergers & acquisitions, Jonathan Blinderman is Of Counsel at the Firm, working with the Corporate Entertainment and Media Transactions Department. His work is focused primarily on matters pertaining to the development, production and distribution of entertainment projects, the licensing of intellectual property, and financial and M&A transactions for media companies.
ADVISORY BOARD
Bill Pereira
Pereira has been a NEWSWEEK correspondent, co-founder of Air California, co-owner of the largest advertising agency in Orange County (California), a breeder of Arabian Horses and an owner of three minor league baseball teams and two hockey teams. He is the author of "The Majestic World of Arabian Horses" (Abrams, 1987). He is a Stanford graduate and completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School. Pereira is the co- recipient of the first Most Valuable Person in the World Award by FunnyMondays. (He shares the award with the Dalai Lama.)
Carl Verheyen
Called “One of the Top 10 Guitar Players in the World” by Guitar Magazine and “One of the Top 100 Guitarists of All Time” by Classic Rock Magazine, Carl Verheyen has created a wildly successful, multi-faceted career in his 40-plus years of playing the instrument. He is a critically-acclaimed musician, vocalist. songwriter, arranger, producer, and educator with ten CDs and two live DVDs released worldwide. A member of the smash hit British rock group Supertramp since 1985, Carl has played to millions of enthusiastic fans in sold out arenas worldwide.
Delayed? on June 12th they pr'd the acquisition of Brand E and mentioned they are "preparing a shareholder letter". Today is the 15th. They are hardly delayed.
Brand E just posted the acquisition on their website
https://sites.google.com/a/brandentertain.com/home1/
Wrong again. Done deal and shareholder letter has to be very close now
See Exhibit Agreement attached to the 8-K filed June 12,2012.. The official signing took place on June 11 2012 and agreement signed by Jeff Wattenberg, Cord Pereira and Linda Perry.
Very interesting blog. Can you imagine if that did take place and you were a company positioned to benefit. That could be massive
Yes key word "currently"
he blogged it for a reason my bet it wasn't just to promote someone else.
Good to see him setting up a blog site already
The shareholder letter is going to be a complex document with insight from all principals.Therefore its time consuming. However it sounds like they are progressing well. Could come out any day now.
Any questions please give me a call.
The note is less than $95K not $400k
Well yes in fact they do. There is a whole world of derivatives, options, puts and calls in which investors take a position on the future. And then it became crystal clear:
RTG identified a private company, who shares their philosophy. Build a sustainable company and be stronger together. In order to acquire them under SEC regs, there had to be consideration, so 10% of RTG as a base case was the initial "put." It is irrevocable. But the management of BE who have decades of building businesses, many in the micro-cap public market, their expanding Platform Pipeline can be exponential, and should result in an extremely valuable company. The performance milestones will be stewarded and made public. Each time one is achieved, it is a news event. Market should react.
That is why this deal worked for them. Like industry--like values--like goals--like exit strategy. They are not speculators, nor are they traders, they are building a valuable enterprise with RTG.So they don't want to flip shares along the way, they are happy to wait a year and maximize their reward based on results no one can take issue with.
RTG paid consideration to BE, and put NO cap on the conversion of that consideration from Preferred to Common in a year's time, if the performance is there. That is shareholder friendly--and encourages the kind of investor who will grow with the Company. The valuation is one year out. There is no valuation of the business combination at this time.
50 Cent in the studio with Steve Baughman of RTGV
Sundayisfunday with 50 Cent in the studio :)
Steve just had a couple posts several days back on his FB page
Sundayisfunday with 50 Cent in the studio :)
"Laying tracks with 50"
https://www.facebook.com/#!/in2mixinman from RTGV
RTG Ventures Opens LA Office - Steve Baughman to Lead US Business
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rtg-ventures-opens-la-office-150000505.html
The New RTG Team
Steven Baughman - The Pussycat Dolls, Usher, 50 Cent, Destiny’s Child, Pink and Snoop Dogg are just a handful of the top-selling artists that Grammy Award-winner Steven “Steve B” Baughman has worked with. A California native, Steve B. graduated from California State University, Chico in 1995 with a BA in Music, Recording Arts. He then made his way to the heart of the music industry, Los Angeles. Starting his career at the prestigious Larrabee Studios, Steve B., worked with a wide variety of artists, producers, writers and music executives over a five-year period. This opportunity, straight out of college, allowed him to learn the music business from the bottom up. Armed with this knowledge and experience, Steve B. went off on his own in 2000 as an independent recording engineer.
Working for Death Row Records, Interscope Records, Sony Records, Capitol Records and many others, he was able to form relationships with some of the biggest moguls in the music business, including but not limited to, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Michael Jackson, Jimmy Iovine, and 50 Cent. Since then, Steve B. has worked on innumerable platinum records like Eminem’s 2002 “Eminem Show”, which was nominated for multiple Grammy’s and won in the category of Best Rap Album. In 2004, Baughman opened his own personal recording studio, servicing multi-platinum artists and up-and-coming talent. As a writer/producer/mixer/engineer, he has been able to provide these clients with a complete start to finish album experience. Due to this success, in 2007, Baughman was hired by multi-billionaire Dr. Henry Nicholas to help form a new record label. As a staff A&R/producer/mixer, he was responsible for handling existing talent and bringing new talent into the system. Steve B continues his musical entrepreneurial drive and now has a new production/management imprint that includes country artist, Megan Moreaux. In addition he continues to mix and produce the biggest names in the music business.
BrandE
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Jeffrey Wattenberg - Chairman
A private investor and Wall Street veteran, Wattenberg has experience in financing sports and entertainment properties. Wattenberg previously founded two telecommunication companies in Santiago Chile and the Netherlands. Jeff has served on the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) Board. He is responsible for raising over $20 million in equity capital and tour sponsorships. He was also the architect of a reverse merger for the AVP into a public shell.
Cord Pereira - Managing Director & Producer
Pereira oversees entertainment platforms and licensing. He is a veteran of the live sports and entertainment industries. He was president of Diamond Sports Management & Development, which developed and managed sports franchises, arenas and event and other media properties and original programming. Pereira is versed in structuring public/private partnerships, urban renewal programs and fundraising. He was formerly president of SISCOM, a sports and broadcast video asset management and analytics company whose clients included the NHL, NBA, IMG and dozens of professional sports organizations. These systems have been cataloging high value content for the last decade, and will prove to serve as the foundation for social media monetization, the next major phase for the Internet.
Mick Mankowski - Brand & Celebrity Licensing
Mankowski is highly experienced in brand and celebrity licensing, mergers and acquisitions. He's completed over $2 billion in licensing transactions and created brand programs for Carlos Santana, Kelly Ripa and Reba McIntire.
Todd Dewell - Chief Technology Officer
Dewell brings combines enterprise-level experience with the latest in social media technology and integration experience. He's responsible for overseeing all technology development, project management and integration across our platforms and projects.
Clay Pereira - Web Developer
Pereira is president of Cord Hosting & Click Technologies which offers comprehensive website/eco-system hosting, custom design/development, API Integration and client support services. Click Technologies owns www.downtowncolo.com a state-of-the art hosting center, and a proprietary auction system (SaaS) that is distributed/licensed by BrandEntertain and leveraged into platforms.
PROFESSIONAL TEAM
Jonathan Blinderman - Legal Counsel
Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen and Shapiro, LLP
Recognized for his expertise in entertainment law, IP licensing, finance and mergers & acquisitions, Jonathan Blinderman is Of Counsel at the Firm, working with the Corporate Entertainment and Media Transactions Department. His work is focused primarily on matters pertaining to the development, production and distribution of entertainment projects, the licensing of intellectual property, and financial and M&A transactions for media companies.
ADVISORY BOARD
Bill Pereira
Pereira has been a NEWSWEEK correspondent, co-founder of Air California, co-owner of the largest advertising agency in Orange County (California), a breeder of Arabian Horses and an owner of three minor league baseball teams and two hockey teams. He is the author of "The Majestic World of Arabian Horses" (Abrams, 1987). He is a Stanford graduate and completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School. Pereira is the co- recipient of the first Most Valuable Person in the World Award by FunnyMondays. (He shares the award with the Dalai Lama.)
Carl Verheyen
Called “One of the Top 10 Guitar Players in the World” by Guitar Magazine and “One of the Top 100 Guitarists of All Time” by Classic Rock Magazine, Carl Verheyen has created a wildly successful, multi-faceted career in his 40-plus years of playing the instrument. He is a critically-acclaimed musician, vocalist. songwriter, arranger, producer, and educator with ten CDs and two live DVDs released worldwide. A member of the smash hit British rock group Supertramp since 1985, Carl has played to millions of enthusiastic fans in sold out arenas worldwide.
We are enthusiastic about integrating Pulse Station into multi-channel entertainment platforms in sports and music," said Cord Pereira, Managing Director of Brand Entertain. "This includes Teen Star, Clean Water Tour, National Volleyball League and other projects in our development pipeline."
Their debt is actually quite low its around $400k total if I recall correctly. You stating a ton of debt is grossly exaggerated
I don't know but I would ask Steve Baughman's thoughts on that. He is the most creative one
That is correct and at that time Brand E will be valued.
funny just three weeks ago you said they would be getting 8 times the stock and saying that will kill shareholders. Now that they aren't getting that much stock they are worthless? lol
The 8k clearly states their valuation will come in a years time. Read it understand it. Anyone can see that Brand E can be worth tens of millions with this deal if they perform. I do not think they came here for $250k worth of stock
Big incentive here for Brand E to perform and for everyone to get the stock up.
Just excellent all the way around
No we will find out what the market thinks over a period of time as the new company moves forward.
You need to learn accounting terms and learn to read and comprehend the entire filing. I think most will understand what a great deal this was for shareholders and the enormous potential valuation for Brand E in a years time
This conversion ratio of the Series 2 Preferred shall be subject to a future positive adjustment. The amount of any positive adjustment will be based upon a comparison of the post-closing business results of Brand and of RTG (without consideration of Brand results) as described in Schedule 2 hereto.
You continue to post the same non sense. Read my last post. BE has not been valued. That valuation comes a year from now. Who knows what it will be. Can be tens of millions$$$$$$
Your spewing mis information
Where in the PR does it say that BE is valued or has a valuation?
Read the words. There is NO valuation for one year, both Digital Clarity/ RTG and BE will be measured on an absolute and realtive basis, based on performance.
Valuations in digital media are impossible today, all the metrics are about access, users, platforms. RTG gave nothing away. Am acquisition must have consideration, 10pct is MINIMUM consideration, nothing to do with valuation, but after 12 months will receive a minimum 10pct. BE have platforms in the pipeline which could be worth 100M who knows yet? , DIgital Clarity's Pulse Station and Steve's APP likewise. At the end of the year there will be a performance based valuation and it will be based on performance milestones which are achieved.
Agreed Brilliant acquisition terms. Win win. Brand E executes at a high level they stand to make a great deal of money on their preferred shares in a years time, and shareholders were treated to a very friendly deal
I have to thank Linda and all the members of Brand E for executing this deal in this manner
No what you said a few weeks ago over and over that Brand E would take 90% of the company and basically kill the shareholders. Now that the company put a brilliant deal together allowing them a consideration of only $250k up front with performance clauses that can potentially value them higher by the multi millions in the next year this is bad too.I find it a brilliant deal and if they execute this current 2m cap company can grow their cap significantly especially considering the valuations in this sector.
This was a very favorable acquisition for all involved including shareholders imo and I think the overall market agrees. Brand E can make a great deal of money far beyond the initial payment as long as they perform and the stock rises. They have incentive and are clearly here to make money, isn't everyone ,including most everyone that posts.
I am looking forward to what the next year nets in this company. Short term should have plenty of news starting with a shareholder letter.
There is no paid awareness program. I am IR for the company have been for over a year. I post here often. I also hold a long position in the company which I bought with my own money in the market. No shaes were ever issued for compensation