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Lisa Kaye- Business & Human Resources Consulting

Lisa Kaye has worked as a senior human resource leader for top companies in the digital media, e-commerce, broadcast and cable television, animation, and live entertainment space. Having successfully launched a niche media and entertainment industry job board and career site at http://www.greenlightjobs.com in 2001, Kaye has entered into a number of strategic affiliate partnerships with Yahoo HotJobs, Indeed.com, SimplyHired, Animation Magazine, Creative Talent Network, AWN and others. As an entrepreneur and a business professional, Kaye consults with leading media companies from start-up or as they undergo reorganizations and management restructuring. Some of her clients include OWN, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Guitar Center, SBE, LLC., Ticketmaster, Live Nation, House of Blues, Championship Gaming, Stone Canyon Entertainment, G4 Media, Teletech, Pure Management Group, Disney/ABC and Pixar. Kaye has acted as interim Chief HR Advisor both for both public and private companies, helping business leaders with issues around corporate restructuring, realignment, staffing with an emphasis on start-up ventures as well as streamlining organizational efficiencies to reduce costs.

Kaye gained her reputation as a seasoned business executive with over 20 years experience specializing in strategic human resources best practices primarily within media & entertainment. Prior to launching greenlightjobs, Kaye held the post of Senior Vice President, Human Resources for E! Networks, now part of Comcast Entertainment Group, a $1 billion media holding, and served as part of the Operating Committee managing the company during a two-year management restructure. In her role at E!, Kaye was responsible for implementing and directing key “best practices” initiatives for the company including re-engineering of its senior management team. Kaye was part of the launch team for E! Online and the Style network during a profitable growth phase for the company. In addition, Kaye has held senior HR leadership roles at Ticketmaster, Lifetime Television and Disney/ABC Media Networks.

As an HR consultant, Kaye most recently worked on the post-merger acquisition of Ticketmaster & Live Nation (LYV) realizing nearly $60 million in cost reductions including merging two organizations with a combined total asset of over $4 billion and a total global employee population of over 10,000 full-time and nearly 15,000 seasonal employees. As Chief HR Advisor for Live Nation, Kaye helped with the post-merger consolidation and integration of House of Blues a publicly traded company. While there, Kaye assisted with strategic corporate integration, mergers & acquisition, divestitures, labor and employee relations, executive compensation and stock option administration, corporate benefits and oversaw the creation of the company’s talent acquisition team, saving the company over $10 million dollars in cost reductions. Kaye consulted on the corporate reorganization for Pure Management Group, a live entertainment company based in Las Vegas, with an estimated $100 million investment portfolio in nightclubs, bars and restaurants. Kaye successfully resolved over 30 outstanding labor relation issues and grievances within 4 months saving nearly $1 million in liability for the company. Kaye also served as the interim head of HR for Pixar, the Oscar-winning animation company prior to its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company.

Kaye currently serves on the Board of Directors of “CTHRA” The Cable and Telecommunication Human Resources Association, which advises the cable television and telecommunications industry in the area of

Human Resources best practices and serves as Co-Chair of the Compensation and Benefits Committees – the leading resource for HR professionals on trends and data in compensation and benefits plan. Kaye is a published writer and is working on her first non-fiction novel on the subject of managing your career in the entertainment industry. Kaye blogs regularly on the subject under, “The Rebelist” moniker on her website at http://www.lisakaye.com. and is a featured career columnist on http://www.cynopsis.com.

Kaye, a native of New York and makes her home in Los Angeles, CA. She is a graduate of Fordham University, NY with degrees in Media Communications and Journalism.

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