Wayne Thomas
Degree in Communications and Political Science from West Virginia University,CEO of mediaus and President and CEO of Omni Media.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Location: | Wilmington,NC |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | West Virginia University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | mediaus |
| Position: | CEO |
| Description: | a management and turnaround firm, specializing in Government relations and advocacy, with hands on political-marketing-business solutions. |
| Employer: | Omni Media |
| Position: | President and CEO |
| Description: | a holding and management company of radio stations and outdoor media. Under his leadership, Charco Corporation, in the ashes from arson, grew to a multimillion dollar leading East Coast sign manufacturing company. He successfully managed a group of bankrupt radio stations into the black and brokered a profitable sell to Clear Channel Communications. He then acquired a group of radio stations, the maximum number allowed in the state of West Virginia. Under his guidance, they experienced an annual growth in excess of 50% annually for each year during a six year period. |
| Employer: | wesave.com |
| Position: | cofounder |
| Description: | envisioned this advertising based website offering discounted products and services for government employees. He took this project from conception, through development, then negotiation and procurement of State contracts.
Wayne served as a State Senator and Chaired the West Virginia Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, the only Freshman Senator to serve as Chairman of a major Committee in the history of the State. During this period he also served on the Board and Committees of the National Conference of Insurance Legislatures. Wayne has provided leadership to numerous non profit and community service boards and Chambers of Commerce. |
| Employer: | Kleiser/Metromedia |
| Position: | unknown |
| Description: | the largest outdoor media company in the world, after one year there he left to become the youngest Market Manager for an Outdoor Media Company in the US. Upon acceptance of the position, the plant was at 4% occupancy. In less than 36 months, he completed a turnaround to a consistent 100% occupancy rate.
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EDUCATION
| University: | West Virginia University |
| Time period: | 1971 - 1973 |
| Degree: | Advertising, BCom |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Wetzel County Hospital-Chairman of the Board of Trustees
West Virginia Hospital Association-Secretary West Virginia Public Broadcasting |
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HungryFlix.com
HungryFlix.com is an online distributor of film, video and music specifically formatted for portable devices and media centers.
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Voyant International Corporation
Voyant is a media holding company focused on bringing innovative technologies, media assets, and strategic partnerships together to deliver next-generation commercial and consumer solutions to empower, enhance, and enrich our digital world.
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IKON
A place for people to share their status, upload photos, connect with old and new friends, discover and share content from anywhere on the web.