Ep. 35 - Kevin Spivak

Kevin Spivak is a highly regarded executive, entrepreneur, financier, author and attorney known for innovative leadership, sophisticated deal-making, understanding of financial markets and institutions, marketing expertise and “hands on” management. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of SMI Group LLC and chairman of its operating units.Mr. Spivak has led multi-national companies with billions of dollars of worldwide sales and operations in more than 30 countries, including serving as CEO of a NewsCorporation affiliate, a wireless technology company and an investment banking firm, principal operating officer of major studio MGM/UA, founding chairman of the Paul Mitchell cosmetology schools and an officer and director of Merrill Lynch media and entertainment partnerships.Mr. Spivak led, structured, negotiated and closed more than $10 billion of complex transactions, (more than $20 billion in current dollars), including acquisitions, dispositions, combinations, divestitures, financings, restructurings, licensing and other ventures. He led the development, financing, production, marketing and distribution of hundreds of feature films and television series grossing more than $3 billion ($7 billion in current dollars) and the branding, marketing and sales of consumer products and services grossing many additional billions of dollars. He has selected and distributed Academy Award®-winning films and long-running television series and launched successful consumer brands and pioneering technologies.