About The Valley Girl

Jesse Draper is an actress, entrepreneur, producer, and social media expert. A graduate of UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television, she is well known for her role as Jesse, the tutor, from Nickelodeon's hit show "The Naked Brother's Band". She also placed in the top 3% of Fast Company's online influence project, was a finalist in MSN's “The Tastemaker” reality series, and is a regularly featured speaker and moderator at business conferences around the world.

Hoping to inspire and educate those who live life at the office, along with those who are intimidated and bored by the word "business", she created "The Valley Girl Show" to find the entrepreneur inside of everyone!

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About the Valley Girl Show

"The Valley Girl Show" is a fun talk show that features interviews with the biggest names in business and technology. It is a balance of fun games, tough questions, and educational takeaways. The host, Jesse Draper, has eaten escargot with Tesla’s Elon Musk (in honor of the just-released S Car), smashed a TV with Justin.TV founder Justin Kan, and wrapped presents with M.C. Hammer. Think of it like 'Ellen' but with guests you'd only see on Charlie Rose or MSNBC. USA Today called it “must see TV for startups."

Team:

Jesse Draper: CEO, Showrunner and Host

Jesse Draper is a professional American actress, entertainment entrepreneur, producer, writer and Twitterer. A graduate of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, she is most well known for her supporting role as Jesse, the nanny, from Nickelodeon’s hit show “The Naked Brother’s Band”. Hoping to inspire and educate those who live a life at the office, along with those who are intimidated and bored by “business talk”, she created “The Valley Girl Show” to spark the entrepreneur inside of everyone.
Likes: Chocolate, Archie Comics, Super Human Powers.
Dislikes: Sharks, Brussel Sprouts, Being Cold.
Twitter: @valleygirlshow

Jonathan Polenz: Chief Business Development Officer, Director

Jonathan Polenz is an MFA graduate of the Stark Program at USC, Polenz has produced and directed grant and award-winning projects in Boston, NYC, Washington D.C., Austin, San Francisco, L.A., London and Paris. He’s worked at companies ranging from ABC News to Horizon Wind Energy and considers himself an entrepreneur and filmmaker with a passion for emerging media technology.
Likes: Public Libraries, Live Music, Keurig Coffee Makers
Dislikes: Bubble Tea, Chalk, the "Fail Whale".
Twitter: @jonapol

Valerie Iida, Director of Marketing and Sponsorships

Valerie Iida is a graduate from San Francisco State University’s Apparel Design and Merchandising program. Shortly after graduating Valerie had the opportunity to combine her passion for both fashion and movies by pursuing a career in film as a Costume Designer. Since then she has worked on a various shows, commercials, and movies throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and L.A.
Likes: The Office, Starbucks, and Chinese Food
Dislikes: Sandwiches, Salads, and Pumping Gas

Geena Urango, Social Media Coordinator

Geena Urango is a graduate student at the University of Southern California. She is getting her Master's in Communication Management with an emphasis in Marketing. Before doing social media and PR for "The Valley Girl Show" Geena has had various internships in the Internet Marketing and PR fields with companies such as Quiksilver, the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, and others. In addition, Geena is an active Twitterer and blogger, and she also plays beach volleyball for the USC Women's Sand Volleyball team.
Likes: traveling, mediterranean food, sandy beach hair.
Dislikes: country music, bees, slow Internet.
Twitter: @urango

Leo Ronin

Leo Ronin is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz. He is a video producer, editor and photographer based out of the San Francisco Bay Area. His work in the evolving world of web video ranges from author profiles, commercial ad work, and short form documentary for nonprofit organizations.
Likes: Jeopardy, Sushi, and Skiing
Dislikes: Scented Candles, Golf, and Auto-Correct
Twitter: @comradeleo

Douglas Novelli, Video Editor

After spending thirteen years working in IT, Douglas Novelli pursued his passion as a filmmaker by receiving his undergrad at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. It was while going to school that he worked on numerous projects as an Editor quickly becoming the go to guy. He met Jesse and Jonathan of Valley Girl Inc through the Assistant Director of Valley Girl’s first feature film thus starting a mutually prosperous relationship. During the early 2000’s he played keyboards in synth rock band “Midnight Serenade” that West Coast Performer Magazine described as, “the next now wave”. He currently spends most of his free time with his wife and newborn daughter.
Likes: gelato ice cream, backpacking, Philosophy
Dislikes: DPT, The Real Housewives anything, Polka music

Board of Advisors:

Thomas "Finance" Foley

Thomas Foley is the Founder and CEO of XATS, a trading system for the private market, and FinancialOS, the world's first financial operating system. Prior to this, Thomas was the Director of Business Development with Moblyng - a social mobile media and gaming company. Before joining the Moblyng team, Mr. Foley worked in investment banking where he ran multiple processes in the Software and CleanTech sectors. As Vice President with Bay Capital Partners and an Associate at Arbor Advisors he focused on primarily on M&A and private equity transactions. Prior to that, Thomas worked at the investment division of CB Richard Ellis and also in Business Development for two Silicon Valley start-ups: iPlayMusic and FlipTrack.com. Mr. Foley was an All-American Water Polo player, and at UCLA he helped the team to a National Championship. Thomas also went on to represent the United States on the Men's Junior National Team. Thomas holds a BA in Economics from UCLA and a minor in Philosophy. He holds leadership board positions at Menlo School, the Olympic Club and the BizWorld Foundation.

Jeffrey "Hollywood" Morris Jr.

Jeffrey Morris works in Digital Media at United Talent Agency in Beverly Hills. His department represents web talent, technology companies, intellectual property and video game publishers. Prior to joining United Talent Agency, Jeffrey studied in the Peter Stark Producing Program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Mr. Morris has worked in film, television, technology and gaming since his youth in Silicon Valley, and has spent time at Overture Films, Manage-Ment, Electronic Arts, Original Film and Protrade.com.
Likes: Apple, Travels based on Foursquare Mayorships, John Cusack.
Dislikes: Traffic violations caused by Twidroid--most expensive free app ever!
Twitter: @jeffmorrisjr

Miles “New Media” Beckett

Miles Beckett is the Cofounder and CEO of the social entertainment company, EQAL, and is the co-creator and Executive Producer of the web series lonelygirl15 and KateModern. After graduating from medical school and entering a plastic surgery residency, Miles came up with the idea of posting a serialized drama on the internet and along with Mesh Flinders and Greg Goodfried, created lonelygirl15 in the summer of 2006. Miles and Greg followed this success by launching KateModern in the summer of 2007 and forming EQAL to build communities around entertainment and consumer brands.

TRAFFIC AND DISTRIBUTION INFORMATION

“The Valley Girl Show” is syndicated across a network of distribution partners and regularly receives over 2 million monthly views across multiple platforms. These platforms include multiple television boxes such as Roku and Boxee, iTunes, and downloadable mobile apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android. It can also be seen on screens at thousands of restaurants across the country, where our views are rated by Nielsen. The show is watchable online on ValleyGirl.com, Youtube and 25+ other distribution channels. Our rapidly growing audience consists primarily of cosmopolitan, tech savvy 18-35 year-olds who are highly educated and have large social networks. We also have a strong female following compiled of both working and non-working women.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Interested in sponsoring “The Valley Girl Show”? Position your brand next to the most successful business leaders in the world and reach avery influential target demographic.

Our team will develop custom sponsorship packages and innovative marketing initiatives that will help your brand connect with your customer base, generate new leads, and increase your visibility online and offline.

We take a multi-pronged approach to audience engagement. Viral word-of-mouth, extensive press coverage and strategic partnerships are rapidly expanding our online presence, and we are well positioned to help your brand reach key online influencers.

Email Jonathan@valleygirl.tv for more details.