Brad Pelo
Encyclopedia
Brad Pelo is an American
businessman, entrepreneur
, and founder and chief executive officer
of i.TV. Pelo has founded or been a member of the founding team at a number of companies, including Folio Corporation
, Ancestry.com , and Nextpage
.
He also served on the board of directors
of Tokyo
-based D&M Holdings
, the holding company for leading audio brands including Denon
, Marantz
, McIntosh Laboratories and Boston Acoustics
.
Pelo is also a movie producer and live event producer .
, graduated from Orem High School
and attended Brigham Young University
.
While in High School Pelo founded his first company and was featured in The New York Times Magazine
,
McCall's
and SUCCESS (magazine)
as a “teen tycoon”.
with his brother-in-law Curt Allen. The two partners met with success in 1988 when they struck a deal with Novell
stipulating that the company would bundle Folio’s software with every NetWare operating system it sold.
Pelo served as the president of Folio until its acquisition by Mead Data Central, Inc., provider of the Lexis-Nexis computer-assisted research services, in 1992 .
Pelo later was one of the founding team members of Ancestry.com and served as CEO of Ancestry.com’s parent company, Western Standard Publishing.
Pelo later served as president and publisher at Bookcraft
, a Utah
-based publishing house . He then founded Nextpage
, a compliance and information risk solutions provider.
After that Pelo served as executive producer of a number of feature films including The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003), Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy
(2006), and Forever Strong
(2008), co-starring Sean Astin
. He continues to be a partner in the production company behind the latter two films, Picture Rock Entertainment .
In 2008 Brad co-founded i.TV, a social television
and second screen
app
company
, where he serves as CEO . As CEO Pelo has secured partnerships for the company with AOL
, GetGlue
, and Entertainment Weekly
magazine .
From 2004 to 2010, Pelo served as the senior executive producer of Utah’s largest annual event, the Stadium of Fire
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
businessman, entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, and founder and chief executive officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of i.TV. Pelo has founded or been a member of the founding team at a number of companies, including Folio Corporation
Folio Corporation
Folio Corporation was founded in 1987 by Curt Allen, and his brother-in-law Brad Pelo, and quickly gained recognition in helping other companies to publish content on local area networks, and on digital CD-ROMs for use on desktop computers. Allen and Pelo were both students at BYU; Allen was in...
, Ancestry.com , and Nextpage
Nextpage
NextPage, Inc is an enterprise software company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. It develops a variety of information risk management applications to minimize document risk through information risk policy enforcement....
.
He also served on the board of directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
of Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
-based D&M Holdings
D&M Holdings
D&M Holdings is a Japanese corporation that owns several audio and video brands. It was formed in 2002 from the merger of Denon and Marantz. It has acquired several other companies since that time. In 2008 it was acquired by K. K. BCJ-2, a Tokyo corporation owned by investment funds advised...
, the holding company for leading audio brands including Denon
Denon
is a Japanese electronics company that was involved in the early stages of development of digital audio technology, while specializing in the manufacture of high-fidelity professional and consumer audio equipment. For many decades, Denon was a brand name of Nippon-Columbia, including the Nippon...
, Marantz
Marantz
Marantz is a company that develops and sells upper-mid range to high-end audio products.The first Marantz audio product was designed and built by Saul B. Marantz in his home in Kew Gardens, New York...
, McIntosh Laboratories and Boston Acoustics
Boston Acoustics
Founded in 1979 by Advent veterans Andy Kotsatos and Frank Reed, Boston Acoustics is a manufacturer of home and mobile audio equipment operated out of Peabody, Massachusetts. Boston Acoustics entered the mobile audio category in 1983...
.
Pelo is also a movie producer and live event producer .
Early life and education
Brad Pelo was born in Missoula, MontanaMissoula, Montana
Missoula is a city located in western Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. The 2010 Census put the population of Missoula at 66,788 and the population of Missoula County at 109,299. Missoula is the principal city of the Missoula Metropolitan Area...
, graduated from Orem High School
Orem High School
Orem High School is a high school located in Orem, Utah, part of Alpine School District. It was built originally in 1956 and has since undergone major renovations...
and attended Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
.
While in High School Pelo founded his first company and was featured in The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
,
McCall's
McCall's
McCall's was a monthly American women's magazine that enjoyed great popularity through much of the 20th century, peaking at a readership of 8.4 million in the early 1960s. It was established as a small-format magazine called The Queen in 1873...
and SUCCESS (magazine)
SUCCESS (magazine)
SUCCESS is a business magazine in the United States published by SUCCESS Media, a company owned by VideoPlus L.P. According to the company the magazine is "designed specifically to serve the growing entrepreneur," and the magazine's primary focus is in providing information and content in the areas...
as a “teen tycoon”.
Career
In 1987, Brad co-founded Folio CorporationFolio Corporation
Folio Corporation was founded in 1987 by Curt Allen, and his brother-in-law Brad Pelo, and quickly gained recognition in helping other companies to publish content on local area networks, and on digital CD-ROMs for use on desktop computers. Allen and Pelo were both students at BYU; Allen was in...
with his brother-in-law Curt Allen. The two partners met with success in 1988 when they struck a deal with Novell
Novell
Novell, Inc. is a multinational software and services company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group. It specializes in network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare; systems management solutions, such as Novell ZENworks; and collaboration solutions, such as Novell Groupwise...
stipulating that the company would bundle Folio’s software with every NetWare operating system it sold.
Pelo served as the president of Folio until its acquisition by Mead Data Central, Inc., provider of the Lexis-Nexis computer-assisted research services, in 1992 .
Pelo later was one of the founding team members of Ancestry.com and served as CEO of Ancestry.com’s parent company, Western Standard Publishing.
Pelo later served as president and publisher at Bookcraft
Bookcraft
Bookcraft was a major publisher of books and products for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .-History:In 1940, LDS Church President Heber J. Grant asked the church's Improvement Era magazine to compile his sermons into a book called Gospel Standards. Compiler G...
, a Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
-based publishing house . He then founded Nextpage
Nextpage
NextPage, Inc is an enterprise software company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. It develops a variety of information risk management applications to minimize document risk through information risk policy enforcement....
, a compliance and information risk solutions provider.
After that Pelo served as executive producer of a number of feature films including The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003), Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy
Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy
Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy is a 2006 American adventure film, produced and directed by Ryan Little. It is loosely based on legends arising from the fate of real-life Western outlaw Butch Cassidy, the alias of Robert LeRoy Parker, whose gang robbed trains and banks in the 1890s...
(2006), and Forever Strong
Forever Strong
Forever Strong is a sports film directed by Ryan Little and written by David Pliler and released on September 26, 2008. The film stars Sean Faris, Gary Cole, Neal McDonough, Sean Astin, Penn Badgley and Arielle Kebbel. The film is about a troubled rugby union player who must play against the team...
(2008), co-starring Sean Astin
Sean Astin
Sean Astin is an American film actor, director, voice artist, and producer better known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In television, he appeared as Lynn McGill in the fifth season of 24...
. He continues to be a partner in the production company behind the latter two films, Picture Rock Entertainment .
In 2008 Brad co-founded i.TV, a social television
Social television
Social Television is a general term for technology that supports communication and social interaction in either the context of watching television, or related to TV content. It also includes the study of television-related social behavior, devices and networks...
and second screen
Second screen
Second Screen is a new expression which describes, in the broadcasting industry, the use of a smartphone, tablet computer or computer that audiences use while watching television.- Multi-tasking :...
app
APP
App commonly refers to:* Mobile apps, software made for mobile devices*Application software, also called an App, software for specific purposesApp or APP may also refer to:-Computers:...
company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
, where he serves as CEO . As CEO Pelo has secured partnerships for the company with AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
, GetGlue
GetGlue
GetGlue is an entertainment-based social networking website for mobile devices. Users "check-in" to the entertainment that they consume using a website, mobile website, or a device-specific application....
, and Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by the Time division of Time Warner, that covers film, television, music, broadway theatre, books and popular culture...
magazine .
From 2004 to 2010, Pelo served as the senior executive producer of Utah’s largest annual event, the Stadium of Fire
Stadium of Fire
The Stadium of Fire is an annual event held in the Brigham Young University's LaVell Edwards Stadium on or very near the United States' Independence Day. It is one of the main events for the America's Freedom Festival....
.