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Megan Cunningham
Founder / CEO

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Megan Cunningham is the Founder and CEO of Magnet Media, an award-winning production company and marketing agency. She regularly speaks on interactive marketing, branded entertainment, the state of the media industry, and broadband video production.

Ms. Cunningham began her career producing documentaries, including films for PBS, HBO, Nickelodeon/TVLand, and MTV. In 1997, she moved to Virtual Media as Senior Editor, where she worked in post-production on several TV and theatrical productions (including working with Woody Allen, and MTV). In 2000, she left Virtual Media as the Director of Business Development to start Magnet Media.

Beginning with DVD and moving to Web-based serial programming with the 2005 launch of its online network Zoom In Online (ZIO), the company became known as a pioneer in interactive production. It now produces several original award-winning weekly broadband shows, covering arts & entertainment: Film/TV, Music, Photography and Design. ZIO is produced with ad and sponsorship support from companies like Apple, The Sundance Institute, HP, Toyota, Microsoft, Adobe, Lexus, and more.

Ms. Cunningham is best known for her creativity in crafting innovative business models, and producing digital media content for emerging platforms. She has consulted on dozens of technology and entertainment projects, and has led seminars, workshops and panels at industry many events: The Producer's Institute (BAVC, MacArthur Institute), The Wharton School of Business' Entrepreneurs Conference, DV Expo, the Independent Feature Market, and NAB. Her first book, The Art of the Documentary (featuring interviews with Al Maysles, Ken Burns, Errol Morris, DA Pennebaker) was recently published by Pearson Publishing. She is a member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, has served on the Board of Directors of New York Women in Film and Television, and is a graduate of Swarthmore College.

t: 646-486-7109 ext. 125
e: mc@magnetmediafilms.com


Mike Raffensperger
Managing Editor

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Mike Raffensperger oversees creative development, monetization and strategic partnerships for Magnet Media. A passionate digital storyteller, Raffensperger has produced and overseen Webby Award honored digital programming from viral shorts to broadcast quality serials for an audience of millions. As a champion of social and new media marketing, he has designed and managed online campaigns for dozens of top-tier media and technology companies including Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, Google, The Sundance Film Festival, Paramount Pictures and The National Association of Broadcasters.

Mr. Raffensperger has spoken and written extensively on topics of branded entertainment, online entertainment marketing and viral digital programming. He regularly serves as a guest lecturer at New York University’s Institute in Entertainment and Events Marketing and as a mentor at the Bay Area Video Coalition Producer’s Institute, a MacArthur Foundation funded residency program for independent producers and public broadcasters. His work has also appeared at CMO.com, Digital CONNtent Creators, The EAPSU Conference and Zoom In Online.

He, along with Aanarav Sareen, is the co-author of Digital Media for Business, a primer on doing business in the digital age. Additionally, he, along with Shelly Palmer, is the co-author of the forthcoming book Get Digital: A Guide to Maintaining Career Currency in the Digital Age, a publication of Lake House Press.

t: 646-486-7109 ext. 129
e: mr@magnetmediafilms.com


Greg Bramman
Marketing Director

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Gregory Bramman is the Director of Marketing for Magnet Media, an award winning production company and marketing agency. Gregory has worked in online marketing for over 10 years with such full service companies as InfoUSA and Linkshare focusing on Email, Affiliate, SEO, Lead Generation, and Social Network Marketing. His clients have ranged from ‘brick and mortar’ companies such as Citibank, Scholastic, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and Delta Airlines to strictly online entities such as FTD Flowers, 1-800-Pet-Meds, and Figleaves.com.

t: 646-486-7109 ext. 123
e: gb@magnetmediafilms.com


Aanarav Sareen
Executive Producer

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Aanarav Sareen is an award-winning media producer with extensive experience in broadcast television and digital entertainment. Aanarav’s expertise lies in managing strategic production work flows, for diverse content development, distribution, and cross-platform projects.

He has worked for companies and clients across the media and technology spectrum, including ABC, Adobe and CNN. Aanarav is also a frequent technology author and digital media analyst and his work has appeared on The Huffington Post, NBC, Business Insider and various other publications.

Currently, Aanarav is the Executive Producer at Magnet Media and manages the technology infrastructure of Magnet Media's online portal, Zoom In Online.

He also authored the book, Digital Media for Business in 2009 with Mike Raffensperger.

t: 646-486-7109 ext. 139
e: as@magnetmediafilms.com