Management

Executive Team

Executives with Entertainment, Finance, Event Management, Service Industry, & Military Service Experience

Jeremy Pemberton, Chief Executive Officer
Linked-in Profile  |  jeremy-at-discoveryvenues-dot-com

    • Founder and President, Twiin Productions: 75,000 live music event tickets sold 2007-2010
    • Creator and Founder, West Beach Music & Arts Festival: Grew annual revenues/attendance average of 315% over 3 years
    • C/Lt. Col, Civil Air Patrol, USAF Auxiliary – 1998-2004; Distinguished Graduate, Cadet Officer School, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, 2002 – National Honor

Joshua Pemberton, Chief Operating Officer
Linked-in Profile  | joshua-at-discoveryvenues-dot-com

    • Founder and Vice President, Twiin Productions: Marketing & brand development
    • Founder, West Beach Music & Arts Festival: Managed 2,800 staff/crew/volunteers;  33,000 attendees in 2009
    • Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Resolution of Commendation; Honoring dedicated service to the community, 2009

Mark Jaffe, Dir. Business Development; Chairman, Board of Directors
Linked-in Profile  |  mark-at-discoveryvenues-dot-com

    • President, Walt Disney Records:
      • Grew annual revenue from $30 million to $120 million over 5 years
      • The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Little Mermaid
    • Creation & start-up of A&M Records Children’s division:
      • Start-up to $14 million/annually in 5 years.
    • Executive Vice President at Warner Bros., Senior Vice President/Product Development at Capital/EMI Records
    • Founder, Ecadia: Developed & sold enterprise software for internet B2C/B2B
    • M.B.A. in Marketing/Finance, USC, B.A. Communication, UCLA;
    • Member of the Board of Directors for the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara.

Michael McMullen, Chief Financial Officer
Linked-in Profile | mike-at-discoveryvenues-dot-com

    • Brings 20 years of experience in strategic planning, corporate development, capital funding and M&A to Discovery Venues.
    • Structured and closed more than $500 million in financial transactions across a variety of industries. 
    • Served as CFO of SomethingNow.com, an Internet B2B company providing on-line warranty and insurance products
      • Where he raised more than $20 million in capital
      • Negotiated and managed relationships with the nation’s largest insurance companies,
      • Transitioned the company to a NASDAQ 100 corporation
    • Prior to entering investment banking, Mr. McMullen held various positions at Leema Enterprises
      • Where he managed a series of buy/sell acquisitions valued at over $150 million
      • Developed and executed a $50 million corporate reorganization strategy
      • Managed a $7 million R&D program in cooperation Sandia National Laboratories.

Gregg Bigger, Financial Advisor
Linked-in Profile  |  gregg-at-discoveryvenues-dot-com

    • Founder & Board Member, Bank of Santa Barbara
    • Served as President, Santa Barbara Bancorp
    • Founder, Rocfin Financial Advisors
      • Business Management: Banks, Wealth Managers, Corporations, Municipalities & Start-ups
      • Financial modeling and analysis, mergers & acquisitions
      • Operational efficiency design, management support, & strategic plan development
    • Finance Executive with 20 years experience in banking, Wells Fargo, First Republic Bank, United States Trust Company
    • NPO Board of Directors: Breast Cancer Resource Center, The Wildlife Care Network, Speaking of Stories;
    • USMC, Special Operations