Bill Barnett/CEO has been involved in the communications and entertainment industry his entire professional career. His background includes advertising, radio, television, film, Internet and mobile media. Barnett became the first President of Radio Aahs, the first and only Children’s Radio Network in existence. Today Radio Aahs is known as Radio Disney. Barnett then co-founded Goldbar Entertainment a Film and Television production company that produced and distributed over 20 films.
In 2000 Barnett became a pioneer in the “Branded Entertainment” industry, first as Executive Vice President of Melanie Griffith’s media and marketing company OneWorldLive, then for Telepictures-Warner Bros. working on such shows as “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” “Ellen” and “Extra”.
In 2003 Barnett established 926 Ventures, a financing and production company for both television and web properties. Concurrently he was a Director for Entertainment Media Works, an entertainment Internet company linking consumers, fashion and media properties through a website called StarStyle.com.
Barnett is most proud of his service to Concern Foundation as a member of their board of directors since 2002. Since its inception 40 years ago Concern has raised over Forty Two Million Dollars for cancer research.