Testimonials
In the words of those who I have had the privilege of working with over the years
Ben Pyne
former President Global Distribution
for Disney Media Distribution
Todd has a passion for content. He managed the content portfolio for Disney’s international TV/media distribution for 18 years, establishing and fostering seamless relationships across the Walt Disney Company, especially with the producer groups. He acutely understands the creative process and the business of distribution. For years, he has built and fortified the bridge between business and creative to benefit the international distribution operation, and to help producer groups / suppliers maximize monetization outside the U.S. – evaluation of the hours of content and figuring out how to best position and monetize across platforms.
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Todd has a rare, strong sense of the world. He has been a conduit for the sales organization and across functional lines of business, as well as with clients, in building a clear, holistic view of our distribution portfolio – ensuring the producer groups are well-informed of opportunities and challenges in the international marketplace, and that the sales team has a good understanding of the creative process and are armed with the intel they need to better position, pitch and sell our content.
Jenny Galante
EVP Business Development
Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences
I had the pleasure of working with Todd for many years, first in his role at TWDC and then more closely as he joined the Academy in 2019. He is an expert in content production and distribution and his many years working in this field has yielded a wide network of global relationships and a deep understanding of media and content distribution. He is extremely professional, personable and has wonderful client management skills.
Dan Gopal
Chief Commercial Officer
PRS for Music
I had the pleasure of working with Todd for several years at TWDC, and he was one of the most professional, diligent and hard-working executives I have worked with. Todd develops and maintains great relationships with all his colleagues, external partners and internal stakeholders; built on trust, transparency and good communication. Todd has a solid understanding of all aspects of content funding, creation and distribution; and adds real and significant value (commercial and strategic) to monetizing all content types (film, scripted TV, news, kids, formats etc) across the international market place.
Todd also cares about people and especially the team he works with, and demonstrates that through loyalty, development / coaching and strong management skills. I have remained good friends with Todd, and hope we get to work together again.
Alex Chang
SVP, Strategy and Finance
Endemol Shine, North America
Todd and I worked together for several years focused on the international distribution and sales of Disney/ABC content. He is a seasoned professional in the full spectrum of content, from production to distribution. While at Disney, we worked closely on strategic plans, budgets, forecasts, and deal analysis. Todd was an effective leader in navigating and representing the various producers within the Disney family. He brokered deals and was heavily involved in the greenlight process for our television series.
Todd is a rare breed of Executive Leader, not only is Todd a savvy professional, but he is a genuine individual that has time to care about his colleagues, clients, and team. I hope our paths cross again soon.
Devendra Mishra
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Hollywood Innovation & Technology Society
Todd Barasch has been a driving and visionary force in unleashing the Disney Product Portfolio in the International marketplace as the Vice President of Product and Portfolio Management of Global Distribution Operations & Strategy. Very conversant with emerging distribution channels and digital platforms (Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook), he helped monetize the ever-growing library of Disney, Marvel, and Pixar and Lucas Film intellectual properties. He has demonstrated the competency to understand the unique requirements of localization and acculturalization of content to enable expansion of distribution of content. An articulate speaker, he has provided visionary leadership for the M&E industry at the HITS Conference. He is an executive who thrives on collaboration.
George Chen
VP, Business Development & Distribution Paramount Global
Todd has impressed me with his ability to operate with a truly holistic view of managing the Disney content portfolio through its lifecycle — from development to green light, from first cycle to library. He created an maintained channels of communication across lines of business and across departments, and also built understanding across key constituencies, advocating the importance and role of international distribution, including marketplace trends and opportunities, to Disney’s producer groups & suppliers — but also educating and developing better methods of keeping the international sales organization engaged and informed. He has always been a true champion of content to the creators and to the sales force ultimately tasked with maximizing monetization on the global stage.
Disney has greatly benefited from Todd’s content management, content strategy and business development prowess. I experienced it firsthand in my time working for ABC Digital, and later in my management role with Freeform.
Timothy O. Johnson
Managing Partner
Johnson Production Group
Todd is a very skilled entertainment executive with the unique gift of understanding creative relationships and bridging content building with essential distribution. A straight shooter who gets things done while also respectful in teamwork and corporate hierarchy.
Ben Ross
Chief Content Officer
Image Nation Abu Dhabi
As we were expanding our productions in the Middle East, Todd was at the forefront of pushing his company into business in our region in a way that they’d never been before. His outside-of-the-box thinking was greatly appreciated and allowed us all to grow together in a way most couldn’t fathom before.
Doug Miller
Cofounder/COO at Grate Media
Global Content C-Suite Distribution Advisor
Todd is a well-rounded, pragmatic business person with strongly developed strategic skills. He is a broad thinker with an enquiring mind who meets challenges with sound and creative solutions as required
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John R. Sandbrook
Strategic Advisor / Consultant
Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences
For a full decade, in my capacity as a consultant to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, I interacted with Todd Barasch regarding the negotiation for and implementation of the foreign television distribution rights to the Academy Awards Presentations. To put it simply, I have nothing but the highest regard for Todd and would strongly recommend him to any other organization or person considering evaluating whether to employ Todd.
My reasons for such an unequivocal recommendation are:
Preparation: One of Todd’s strongest abilities is his work ethic in preparing for the meeting or work assignment ahead…..as well as the detailed steps needed for a positive result. Not many individuals can address macro-issues and micro-issues simultaneously; Todd is the exception since he can do both.
Communication: Todd’s presentation skills – both graphic and verbal – are superlative. His ability to discuss with potential clients the pros and cons of a given proposal are very strong. His salesmanship is superb, as is his coordination of the efforts of each member of his team. His skill in understanding each client’s perspective, goals, constraints and their overall economic and technological factors was always quite impressive.
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Persistence: Todd is the ultimate professional in tracking each project to completion, without aggression but with a dogged – and calm – resolve to facilitate/achieve a positive outcome.
Performance: Todd’s track record of positive outcomes speaks for itself, engaging multiple international clients simultaneously. But, what was always impressive to me was that Todd never engaged in self-promotion following the completion of each project or task. His graciousness in acknowledging the efforts of others was always striking.
Todd Barasch is a very qualified and competent individual. On both a professional and personal level, he has my admiration and respect.
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