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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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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Sarah Alegria
CLIENT SERVICES 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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TONY PAWELA
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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ANGIE DIEDERICH
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Brand development guru with deep roots in studio design and art direction. Angie has worked on national print, film and digital media. She’s inspired by creating big ideas and bringing those big ideas to life. Angie is here to deliver awesomely high-quality work on your project.
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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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STEPHEN COOK
CREATIVE MANAGER
Logistics is his middle name, but art is his mantra. 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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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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JACK MCGREAL
VIDEO PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Jack is a swiss army knife of video project coordination. He is a shooter, editor, producer, and director of his own short productions and has assisted in the delivery of creative content for fortune 500’s as well as the Italian bistro down the street. He is here to make sure your project has a dedicated traffic controller by land, air or sea.
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 :)