Having been in business for over a decade BTV has drawn from its own stellar cast.
They include:
Taylor Thoen
CEO - Founder, Executive Producer
With a background in business, sales and marketing, Taylor has spent most of her life as an entrepreneur, owning, investing, managing, and operating successful ventures in numerous industries for over 20 years. Taylor has been in the TV industry for over 12 years. While in the business, she saw a void for a savvy, nationally broadcast business program. As the Host of BTV and owner of CEO Clips, Taylor has interviewed hundreds of dynamic entrepreneurs and business leaders.
Patrick (Paddy) Moore
Creative Director
Patrick (Paddy) Moore is a veteran journalist and producer who traveled the world with CBC News and Current Affairs before joining BTV.
His award winning work has been screened on network broadcasters in Canada, USA, and over 30 countries around the world. The programs range from shorts to feature documentaries and series, with budgets from five thousand to five million dollars.
During his 11 year tenure as Creative Director and Producer of BTV, this weekly series (200+ episodes and counting) has grown from local cable television to national and international broadcast, and includes hundreds of clients such as Bell Canada and Teck Cominco.
Lester Lightstone
Cameraman
Les Lightstone has been in the broadcast industry for over 35 years and has shot for clients such as CBC, FOX, PBS, NBC, Discovery Channel, and Entertainment Tonight. Lester has traveled across the globe shooting for BTV and has also put his underwater video skills to good use in many international locales such as Papua New Guinea, China, Chile, Costa Rica, the Bahamas, and Micronesia.
Diana Forzley
Director of Sales
Diana brings to BTV exceptional sales skills, strong leadership and managerial skills. She has been a Sales Director with over 10 years experience in training and managing while leading sales teams to achievement in various sectors.
Chris Grindley-Ferris
Senior Editor BTV
Chris started his career in broadcast television with the South African Broadcasting Corporation in 1987 where he worked as an editor, producer and cameraman. On emigrating into Canada in 1999 he gained his Canadian experience with the original VTV as a news switcher, OMNI as a commercial producer and editor and finally with BTV as senior editor. Chris is responsible for editing the weekly national show. Contact Chris at chris@b-tv.com.
David Griffiths
Online Editor
David has worked as the online editor & colourist for Business Television since 2001, taking the stories that the editors deliver and giving them the final polish and quality check before putting everything together into a finished television episode. This involves working with graphics and animation, special effects and sound effects, and compositing and audio mixing. David also provides systems and technical support for our video server, edit bays, and IT infrastructure.
Sonja Ruschienski
Production Coordinator
Sonja is in charge of coordinating all BTV and commercial production and is the liaison between the clients and the pre/post production team. Sonja also ensures all commercials and programs get shipped to our broadcasters and final copies arrive to our clients in a timely fashion. Contact Sonja at sonja@b-tv.com.
Martha Marcin
Inside Sales/Content Executive
With a background in sales, most recently with Marketwire, Martha brings an in-depth knowledge of the sector to her position at BTV. Martha is in charge of inside sales and marketing as well as assisting in meetings and client appointments for BTV and CEO Clips. Martha can be reached at martha@b-tv.com.
Sherri Moore
Assistant Editor
A grad from BCIT’s School of Broadcast and Telecommunications, Sherri is responsible for assisting in editing as well as digitizing and uploading all the online properties BTV and CEO Clips maintain to sites including: Yahoo Finance, MSN Money, BIV Magazine, and Stockhouse.com. Contact Sherri at sherri@b-tv.com.
Mike Duncan
Editor
Since graduating from BCIT's School of Broadcast and Telecommunications in 2006, Michael Duncan, a native of Prince George, has been a non-linear editor for the last four years working at television stations including JoyTV, CityTV and now Business Television. Shows to his credit include Driving Television, Marriage Unscensored, Perspectives with Randall Mark, P3 and many other promos and commercials. During the last 4 hockey seasons, Michael enjoys working for the Vancouver Giants as their "Suicide Box" cameraman. Mike is responsible for editing BTV’s TV commercials as well as CEO Clips. Contact Mike at mike@b-tv.com.
Cheryl Nicks
Office Manager
Having worked for BTV/CEO Clips for 5 years, Cheryl looks after all processing and accounting duties as well as ensuring the office runs smoothly. Cheryl aims to provide optimum customer service to our clients and is often the first point of contact.
Janice Drew
Makeup Artist
Janice Drew has been a hair and makeup artist for the past 25 years in Vancouver, B.C. BTV has become her most busy and successful team and she enjoys working with all the amazing clients and crews. Along with her beauty expertise, Janice also enjoys interviewing clients, as well as utilizing her strong visual skills for a successful shoot.
Tracy LaPierre
Transcription/Caption Editor
Tracy is responsible for transcribing and close captioning for all the BTV and CEO Clip projects. Tracy also helps with office administration and writing. Tracy can be reached at tracy@b-tv.com.