Our Team | LAI Video

Meet The Team

LAI Video houses some of the industry's most creative, intelligent, and ruthless talent. Our team of video warriors, scoundrels, and do-gooders is trained to push the grandest of ideas into the smallest of production timelines.
  • Matthew Jones

    Matthew Jones is the president and chief executive officer at Leading Authorities Inc., one of the nation’s most prominent event design and lecture agencies, with unique capabilities in lecture representation, media and event production, and entertainment.

  • Kate Burns

    Kate is the chief operating officer and is involved across the company in executing plans for growth.

  • James Loizou

    Perhaps best epitomized by his signature red sneakers and tie, James Loizou thrives between the worlds of "the creative" and "the business."

  • Tori Furphy

    A mother of three and a work mother of a dozen—Tori operationalizes a perfectly rewarding client experience.

  • James Favata

    James specializes in exploring new avenues, and who knows, together you may even end up off the map.

  • Susy Shaw

    Susy is a vice president of business development and also a bit of a sales ninja with experience in a variety of industries from Florida Real Estate to the On-line Advertising arena.

  • Melinda Foscato

    Melinda is the VP of Creative Strategy who is passionate about storytelling and connecting the dots. She's also BFFs with Rachael Ray. Jealous?

  • Helena Lehman

    Helena is Senior Vice President of Client Services. She also speaks five languages- about four more than the rest of us.

  • Tiffany Lewis

    Tiffany's unmistakable style makes otherwise flat statistics and images burst with excitement and life.

  • Jun Young Yang

    Jun has been traveling everywhere (including a place called Anguilla) to document special events and create unique images for clients.

  • Rob Kramer

    Rob Kramer is an Editor-Animator-Producer-Videographer. Wow that's a mouthful.

  • Sarah Wides

    Sarah is as passionate about her love of television and video as she is about her love of sandwiches, which is to say – quite passionate.