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Gerard Kunkel, Founder and Managing Partner, is an award winning designer, UX specialist, and business executive. Gerard has been an executive advisor to Microsoft (media & entertainment strategy, and Xbox), ​a Comcast executive (advanced product, user experience, and president of the GuideWorks joint venture), and president of WorldGate (breakthrough Internet on TV technology).​​
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Beth Plummer, Partner, formerly serving as SVP and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) at Spectrum Reach, and Managing Director at Ascent Executive Services, she has successfully transformed companies go-to-market strategy, sales approaches, and delivered significant revenue growth. Beth excels in sales strategy, M&A integration, and business development.
Chris Falkner, Partner, is a strategic business development and product executive, specializing in monetization of the convergence of IP-delivered video and traditional TV. Chris has been an NBCUniversal executive (advanced TV and next generation TV strategy), an exec with ​Cuebiq (TV measurement) and co-chair of the Advanced TV Committee at the IAB.​​​
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Chris Faw, Partner, brings over 30 years of advertising innovation and sales leadership. With extensive experience at Time Warner Cable Media Sales and Spectrum Reach and a graduate of the Havard School of Business CTAM Executive Management program, he excels in media sales operations. Chris's accolades include a Technical Emmy and AVOD Patent, showcasing his commitment to innovation.​
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NMP's leaders have delivered business value for decades
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Next Media Partners – Your Partners in Evolution and Growth
Next Media Partners’ seasoned executives work shoulder-to-shoulder with senior leadership teams to navigate the toughest business transformations. With the media landscape shifting faster than most companies can effectively absorb (new technologies, competitors, consumer behaviors, and the constant pressure to do more with less), NMP joins you as a strategic advisor and remains through implementation.
NMP helps executives rethink their operating models, streamline processes and teams, and prioritize the initiatives that unlock real growth. We assess where the business is today, identify the trends that matter most, and answer the all-important “Now what?” Most importantly, we then turn those insights into actionable plans: new revenue pathways, product strategies, workflow improvements, technology modernization roadmaps and organizational designs that give leaders clarity and momentum.
With our decades of executive-level experience across the media ecosystem, NMP understands both the human realities and the business imperatives of transformation. By embedding with leadership teams, we build trust and help executives make bold decisions, communicate them effectively, and guide their organizations through the transition with a steady hand.
NMP helps companies evolve with confidence by aligning people, products, and technology to thrive in a rapidly changing industry. How can we help you Work on Next?
We help media companies evolve with confidence — aligning people, products, and technology to thrive in a rapidly changing industry.
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Next Media Partners – Your Partners for Design and Delivery of Bespoke Solutions
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Many media and technology organizations today face a similar set of pressures: processes with noticeable gaps, products that lack the “sizzle” needed to stand out, and internal teams that don’t have the time or resources for a full-scale transformation. Budgets are tighter, risk tolerance is low, and yet leaders still need fast answers. They want to experiment with emerging tools like AI but don’t want to fight through long approval cycles or complex technology gates just to test an idea.
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That’s where NMP steps in. We deliver quick-hit solutions and targeted, strategic projects that serve as a bridge to your long-term vision. Whether it’s building a prototype to validate a market opportunity, managing an integration partner to accelerate launch, automating critical processes, or layering in AI, we help organizations move quickly, confidently, and intelligently.
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NMP knows your business. Our team blends deep industry knowledge with strong UI, design, and data capabilities to model your future business. We combine creativity, technology expertise, and a trusted network of partners to build the bespoke solutions you need. When you work with NMP, you’re getting a team that can understand the challenge, shape the opportunity, and deliver results that matter.
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Our latest innovation is a campaign creative management system for conversational AI. Brand Genius turns any advertisement into a one-on-one conversation. Measurement, attribution, insights, data collection, and more. Try it for free at www.brandgenius.me.
We help companies explore rapidly and efficiently — in line with their strategy and roadmap to help accelerate and improve planned outcomes.
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