About Us
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MATT CORNELISON
FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Video marketing strategist and award-winning visual storyteller for Fortune 500's & Elite Military Units. Matt’s also a former U.S. Air Guitar Champion and Robert Goulet Mustached American of the Year :) He’s here to guide your content strategy and make sure we’re having fun along the way.
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TONY PAWELA
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Award-winning creative leader and strategic thinker whose roll-up-your-sleeves style and hands-on approach has helped build successful brands, launch new products, and tell compelling stories. He’s here to bring a fresh perspective and get it done. Whatever it is.
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JESSICA RUNDELL
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Guiding clients and making sure their projects are successful, Jessica brings both creativity and organization to help Fungi deliver our best work. Ask her about her life as a professional opera singer!
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Sarah Alegria
ACCOUNT MANAGER
Client BFF dedicated to getting it done. Sarah brings a background in integrated marketing, helping clients deliver campaigns, video production deliverables and creative solutions of all types. She’s here to make sure you get what you need, when you need it.
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STEPHEN COOK
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR & ACCOUNT MANAGER
“I love this guy!” said every client ever. Stephen is a creative filmmaker with a knack for managing all the parts and pieces. He’s here to keep your project on track every step of the way.
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DEMIAN KRENTZ
POST-PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Over 25 years in video production delivering for clients like the Oprah Winfrey Show, CBS News and the National Geographic Channel - contributing to Emmy-awards and film festival wins. Demian is a top-notch motion graphic design and 3D animator. He even did a 3-year stint as a touring gameshow host.
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MARK CAPAPAS
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
“I get it done.” - Mark. And it’s true. He brings a breadth of both agency and field producing experience to move work forward and bring the creative vision to life for clients. He also levels up the vibes on set. Just get your song requests in asap please :)
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JASON WOLF
CREATIVE PRODUCER
Bringing a balance of right and left brain thinking to every project, Jason writes scripts, directs shoots, prepares the logistics and oversees the edits. Make sure you ask him about his previous career as West African music percussionist.
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IAN KIBBE
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Award-winning commercial and documentary producer with work featured on NPR, PBS, Time Magazine, CNN and Red Bull TV. He’s also the father to the amazingly energetic Desmond & Marshall and husband to the energetically amazing Jessie. Ian is here to oversee the creative execution of your project and make you look great.
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ROSS FLOYD
PHOTOGRAPHER/DIRECTOR
Triple threat photographer, video director and fun shirt wearer. Ross excels at translating the physical experience into stunning visuals through the use of beautiful and descriptive light. Essentially, he makes really awesome visual stuff while making clients look awesome in the process.
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BECKY BRODERICK
PROJECT MANAGER
Details, details, details and she stays on top of it all. Becky is the air traffic controller here at Fungi making sure planes land and take off on time and with very little fuss. She’s also a professional photographer on the weekends. Check out her work…on this page :)
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KAT DEBOOR
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Do you follow Fungi on social? Do it now. You’ll see the awesome stuff Kat does to share our award winning work, educate clients around storytelling and model what good looks like on social. Ask Kat about her side gig as a bartender. She makes an epic Old Fashioned!
What's with the name?
The writing was on the wall...actually the escalator. Before I started the company I was afraid the name “Fungi” was too weird for most people. One day I was headed to work and thinking real hard about it “Should I just name it Fungi? I really like that name? I'm kind of weird after all. Or maybe I should play it safe?" I stepped off the el train and onto the escalator. I looked down and saw a word spray painted on the step…”Fungi”. I was like “WHAAAAAAAT?!” I quickly snapped this pic and officially incorporated the next day. Crazy right?
Why
FUNGI Media?
People are making more and more videos, tons, loads, terabytes... because that’s what the people want. "WE WANT VIDEOS!!!" Plus the robots (Google, Facebook...etc) are promoting video content, putting it before anything else. But there’s a big problem...what?? Many of these videos are bland, confusing and frankly...boring. In a world full of shrinking attention spans, more isn't always a good thing. So what? How do you stand out from all this noise?
I'm Matt Cornelison and I started FUNGI Media to help grow your audience through visual storytelling. For over fifteen years I've worked with Fortune 500 companies and military organizations to bring their message to life through video. In that time, I've learned a few things. First, if you plan to reach more people, it's not enough to simply explain what you do. You have to create something people are excited to share. Second, I've found that humor and humanity are the best ways to make meaningful connections with people.
So why FUNGI? Because you want to grow your audience and your business. And because growth is fun :)