Lee founded OpenReel with a singular vision: to streamline the process of creating high-quality video content. During his nearly 20 years working in digital marketing, growth strategy, and sales, he experienced firsthand how resource-intensive video shoots were — but how crucial enterprise-level video can be for businesses to succeed. Today, Lee is actively delivering on this vision as OpenReel provides professional-quality video to Fortune 500 companies and well-loved brands via Remote Capture. Under his leadership, the company has experienced unprecedented momentum and growth. Prior to founding OpenReel, Lee founded Baystone Media, a website and social business he grew to over 7,000 clients before it was acquired by Internet Brands / Hellman & Friedman.

Joe brings to OpenReel his incredible expertise in engineering management and product development. His forward-thinking ability to develop technology that creates exceptional outcomes for clients ensures OpenReel’s patented remote video technology is able to seamlessly deliver enterprise-level, white-glove video production. Prior to OpenReel, Joe held senior technology and operations leadership positions at Baystone Media, which was acquired by Internet Brands / Hellman & Friedman. Following that acquisition, Joe led the technology and operations functions for the healthcare marketing division of Internet Brands, utilizing his expertise in scaling revenue-generating functions of organization to grow the customer base to more than 30,000 and a subsequent acquisition by private equity firm KKR. Joe has also consulted for several technology companies (such as SpringCM, acquired by DocuSign) and he holds two patents for recording and storing media content.

Justin is the Director of Sales and Strategic Partnerships at OpenReel and is responsible for enterprise-level strategic partnerships and company growth. He comes to OpenReel with over 15 years of enterprise sales and business development experience. Prior to OpenReel Justin ran business development for GiantStreet where he formed partnerships with Dow Jones and grew company revenue by 75% in just over 6 months.

Over the last decade and a half, Tim has leveraged his core strengths in operations, revenue optimization, customer retention strategy, financial analysis, and process improvement at Xerox and Internet Brands. As the Director of Development & IT Operations, Tim will be formulating product strategy and identifying market opportunities.

Stefan has been developing large-scale software for over 20 years, and stepped into the world of mobile app development as soon as the iPhone App Store made its debut. He brings experience developing both mobile payment (Zelle and AprivaPay) and video streaming apps (iCam), and will play a key role in continuing OpenReel’s powerful product development.

Jeff leads OpenReel’s legal affairs and risk management activities with a keen focus on expanding domestic and global operations to support OpenReel’s continued growth. Prior to joining OpenReel, Jeff was an attorney in Chicago at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP concentrating on intellectual property, technology, and data privacy transactions and litigation and, before that, counsel at the international cybersecurity company Trustwave where he focused primarily on commercial and intellectual property transactions.

For the first half of his career, Beau’s combined his innate ability to communicate technical concepts to any audience with his enthusiasm and talent for music, working with enterprise companies as a Customer Success specialist at Tunespeak. Today, Beau brings both skillsets to OpenReel, ensuring OpenReel customers have accurate, clear, consistent support, and keeping his teammates entertained with his own creative talents.

Erica is the brains and heart behind OpenReel’s AR/AP function, procurement, hiring and onboarding, and company culture. Her love for improving processes, passion for people relations, and drive to increase employee morale and productivity are integral to her decade of experience leading staffing and logistics for global brands.