GREAT TEAM SKTO PUT TOGETHER!
Kevin Allyn, Chairman, has broad experience as a senior executive and entrepreneur in entertainment, television, film, music, sports, licensing, and talent management. Kevin has also been an advisor to a variety of companies both private and multi-billion dollar public companies. Mr. Allyn was also one of the presidents of King World Productions, one of the most successful television companies in history. King World is the leading worldwide distributor of first-run programming, including the two highest-rated, first-run strips in syndication, WHEEL OF FORTUNE and JEOPARDY, as well as OPRAH, CSI, INSIDE EDITION, DR. PHIL, EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND, HOLLYWOOD SQUARES and THE LITTLE RASCALS. Mr. Allyn's legendary list of contacts, his ability to innovate and his management expertise allow us to form a team that can scale effectively into this lucrative market.
Michael Choo, Director of Operations, has over 30+ years of experience in healthcare with expertise in Operational Executive Management, Hospital Turnarounds, Hospital Acquisitions, and Ground Floor Start-ups. He is presently the Chief Executive Officer for Pacific Health Corp and previously served as Principal, Managing Partner, President & Chief Executive Officer of Integra Healthcare, Inc., Principal, Managing Partner, & Chairman of The Board of Directors of Doctors’ Hospital of Shreveport, and Principal, Managing Partner & Senior Vice President of Operations for Ethicus Healthcare Management, LLC. Mr. Choo was also previously the Senior Vice President of Promise Healthcare, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of Promise Specialty Hospital of Shreveport, Chief Executive Officer of HealthSouth in Reno, and Vice President of NPSI.
Roy Laughlin, Director of Media Relations, was the General Manager of Clear Channel Los Angeles and Magic Broadcasting. Mr. Laughlin lead KIIS FM to the #1billing radio station in the US for 9 years and as Market Manager of the CCLA 8 stations, delivered record billing of $300mill annually.
Mr. Laughlin and his brother launched GAP Broadcasting in 2006 which purchased 52 stations from Clear Channel in Texas for $139M (GAP later merged into TownSquare Media). Laughlin continues as an equity partner in Rincon Broadcasting which he co-founded with Sr. Partner John Hearne through the purchase of the Santa Barbara Clear Channel Cluster in 2006. Mr. Laughlin also re-launched the Steve Harvey Radio Show in LA Radio while upgrading the signal at 93.5 KDAY / 93.5 KDAI. Mr. Laughlin later teamed up with Mr. Hearne to purchase an additional FM move-in to the Riverside/San Bernardino market in 2010.
George L. Jones, Advisor, served as President and CEO of Borders Group, Inc., President and CEO of Saks Department Store Group, President of Worldwide Licensing, Retail and Studio Stores for Warner Brothers, President and CEO of Rose's Stores, and Executive Vice President of Target Stores. He served as a Director of National Retail Federation Inc, Director of Saks Incorporated, Director of Borders Group, Inc., Director of Guitar Center Inc, Director of Liz Claiborne Inc, and Chairman of the GRAMMY Foundation.
Jeffrey Benz, General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Business, Legal, and Government Affairs Mr. Benz has BA and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan and a JD from the University of Texas. Mr. Benz is also an accomplished arbitrator and mediator, and has served as a private judge in, among other things, disputes over athlete doping issues in sports, having lead the anti-doping program at the USOC when he was there.
