Jay Faires

Faires is founder of Band of Outsiders - a tv production company developing a slate of non scripted shows built around a core thesis that the proliferation of channels and distribution platforms has created a unique opportunity in television driven by a power shift from the networks to the best content aggregators. Through JFE, Faires actively invests and serves on boards and advises in wellness, music, fashion, action sports and ad tech including Mind Body Green, Mise En Scene, Seed & Spark, Permission, Go Flow, Hone and Averti among them. He works closely with numerous non-profit / NGO's he is passionate about serving as an advisor or board member for Women @ the Frontier, 15X15, Invisible Children/4th Estate and My Friend's Place. Faires previously founded Mammoth Records - an independent record label, publishing and lifestyle marketing company. He exited Mammoth, selling to the Walt Disney Company for a 65x return on capital then building his music publishing company, BNY Music, which he quickly sold to Lionsgate. While there, he doubled the value of their publishing asset as President of Music, while working closely with many of the biggest names in music for their slate of tv and film. He has held senior executive positions at Lionsgate, Disney and Warners. Faires received his BA with Honors from The University of the South and his MBA from Duke.