FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

PARAGON MEDIA STRATEGIES ADDS TWO AND ELEVATES TWO OTHERS

PARAGON WELCOMES HANNAH EAVES AS MEDIA IMPACT AND DWAYNE TAYLOR AS CAUSE MARKETING CONSULTANT; ELEVATES MICHELE THARP TO CONSULTANT AND MICHELLE CONRAD TO SOCIAL AND DIGITAL MEDIA CONSULTANT

Denver, CO (April 30, 2019) – Paragon Media Strategies is excited to announce the addition of two new marketing consultants, Hannah Eaves as Media Impact Consultant and Dwayne Taylor as Cause Marketing Consultant. Paragon is also promoting Michele Tharp to Marketing Strategy Consultant and Michelle Conrad to Social and Digital Media Consultant.

Hannah Eaves: Media Impact Consultant As Paragon’s Impact Consultant, Hannah Eaves is a renowned expert in media innovation and media impact. She has overseen the complete digital strategy, product design, and development of multiple websites, including Channel X.org, VuHaus.com, and Reach.love, and has also spent the last five years working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and their media grantees on measuring the impact of their work. This involves quantitative and qualitative tracking through metrics and surveys, tools assessment and recommendations, working directly with grantees on impact measurement framework creation and tracking, landscape research, and insights-driven data analysis and visualizations. Hannah can be reached at [email protected].

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Dwayne Taylor: Cause Marketing Consultant Paragon’s new Cause Marketing Consultant is Dwayne Taylor, a radio promotions specialist for the past 25 years. Dwayne has worked with both local and national organizations including Jefferson Pilot Communications, Lincoln Financial Media and Broadcast Company of the Americas to produce profitable and beneficial community-based programs. Dwayne believes that the best radio promotions have a common theme: They provide the station with a cornerstone campaign that benefits the community over an extended period. Dwayne was one of the creators of The Denver Broncos Drive For Life which has served Colorado for over 20 years. He has spent the past several years working in the branding industry with an emphasis on sports marketing. Dwayne can be reached at [email protected].

Michele Tharp: Marketing Strategy Consultant A Paragon veteran since 2002, Michele Tharp takes on her newly-minted position as Marketing Strategy Consultant. Michele’s primary focus is providing Paragon clients with Custom Integrated Marketing Plans to refine and expand their , engage and build audiences, as well as forge new digital channels and promotional opportunities. Michele began her career as a director in local radio and prior to Paragon she held marketing positions with several media entertainment companies including Capitol-EMI Records, Jones Radio Network and Showtime Networks. In 2015, Michele helped launch VuHaus – a national collaboration of country’s most influential public radio music stations – and has recently worked with the California Film Institute, TRX Training and BMP Audio. Michele can be contacted at [email protected].

Michelle Conrad: Social and Digital Media Consultant With Paragon since 2017, Michelle Conrad is now Paragon’s Social and Digital Media Consultant. She has worked with numerous Paragon clients providing Audits and Video Marketing Best Practices. Michelle has years of experience in the digital and marketing industry while working with some of the biggest companies in the world including Disney, ABC, Nickelodeon, Outside Magazine, The Nature Conservancy, GoPro, New Belgium Brewing, and more. Michelle’s email is [email protected].

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Paragon founder and CEO Mike Henry commented, “Paragon and our clients by extension have the highest-caliber marketing consultants in entertainment and media. This is an exciting period of growth for Paragon and is testimony to the client-driven focus we have maintained for over 30 years serving the most successful entertainment and media companies in the world. Any company is only as good as its people, and Hannah, Dwayne, Michele and Michelle are as great as they come.”

Paragon offers a monthly Marketing Tips e-newsletter with the latest changes, trends, and steps you should take to stay ahead of fast-moving changes to Marketing Strategy, Social/Digital Marketing, Cause Marketing and Media Impact. Those interested in receiving the Marketing Tips e-newsletter can sign up at http://www.paragonmediastrategies.com/marketing-trends-and-insights.

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About Paragon Paragon was founded in 1988 as a consulting and research firm specializing in entertainment and media. Paragon’s specialties include growing media market share, media start-ups, creating new content and media business models, marketing, public media, and maximizing ROI on media properties.

Founder and CEO Mike Henry is a media consultant with 30+ years direct experience with radio, record labels, TV, cable, satellite radio, digital media, emerging technology, media lenders and buyers. Henry is a long-time music and format specialist for Indie Rock, Alternative, Triple A and News/Talk/Sports radio stations and networks. Henry is co-founder and Brand Manager of VuHaus. Henry won a 2012 Peabody Award as executive producer of the public radio series “Inside the National Recording Registry.”

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CONTACT:

Mike Henry Founder and CEO Paragon Media Strategies [email protected] (303) 810-6453

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