BECK Media uses innovative communications strategies to create earned media results that drive growth for entertainment and technology companies

Todd is the CEO and founder of BECK Media & Marketing, which he established in 2000 to provide companies access to highly-customized, business-minded strategic marketing and communications solutions.

Before starting BECK Media, Todd built a successful career as a communications executive, working in an agency setting, at a major U.S. broadcast television network, and at a trailblazing online gaming company. Today, Todd works with other founders and CEOs to help them build and grow lasting companies and brands. Todd is primarily responsible for maintaining the agency’s results-oriented culture of creativity and innovation. He supports the agency’s broader client services team with creative and strategic firepower, and after more than 25 years at the helm, takes a special interest in developing the industry’s next generation of leaders.

Todd graduated from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences with a Bachelor of Arts degree (Economics) and is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. In a moment of pandemic lockdown inspiration, he established Pledge4.org, the non-extractive giving circle that distributes new business opportunities to participating agencies in order to generate philanthropic donations for good causes. Todd is also the longest-serving executive committee member, Treasurer and three-term past Chair of the Television Publicity Executives Committee.

In any given week, you can find Todd traveling around his native Los Angeles via bicycle, train, or electric skateboard to find new points of view, fresh air and unexpected connections. If you ever need a restaurant recommendation, reach out any time.

Sharn is EVP, Client Services with oversight of the entire BECK account services team. She is based in Santa Monica, and counsels clients across entertainment and technology on their communications strategies. Over nearly a decade with BECK Media, she has overseen PR campaigns as diverse as promoting virtual reality concerts on the META Quest platform, product launches from the innovative hospitality finance and rewards app inKind, and new series on Prime Video. With a combination of in-house and agency side experience, Sharn thrives on bringing her expertise to deliver results for clients including the Wonder Project, Acorn TV, Advertiser Perceptions, inKind, and National Geographic, among others.

Originally from the Land Down Under, Sharn previously oversaw the launch and four ensuing seasons of The Voice Australia during 6 years at the Nine Network, sharing in the success of the highest-rated entertainment program in the country’s history. She also led national publicity strategies for other network programs including 60 Minutes, Big Brother and The Block, as well as an array of programming from Warner Bros., NBC and Sony Pictures Television.

A BECK Media stalwart since the agency’s early years in Los Angeles, Stephanie returned to her hometown of Atlanta and established BECK’s office there in 2017. Today, she is part of the management team as an EVP, leading the agency’s business development unit. Across 15 years with BECK, Stephanie has led a variety of accounts, including BET+, NBC Universal, Pluto TV, MGM Television, and Tenderfoot TV, among many others. Her poise and deep knowledge of the media landscape have made her a much sought-after advisor for clients across streaming, production, podcasts, and scripted, and unscripted TV.

Before joining BECK Media, Stephanie worked with Paramount Digital, Pepsi Digital, and a range of renowned actors, directors, and writers. In her free time, she enjoys discovering Atlanta’s newest dog-friendly spots with her husband, two young kids, and their rescue pup, Frank. A former competitive basketball player, Stephanie also serves on the board of YREF, a nonprofit that empowers disenfranchised youth through sports officiating.

A New York City native and proud working mom, Dianna joined BECK Media & Marketing in 2015 and now drives corporate communications and consumer campaigns for clients from her base in Atlanta, Georgia. Her expertise spans streaming, production, podcasts, entertainment technology and multi-cultural media relations, with a client roster including Campanario Entertainment, BET+, and Advertiser Perceptions. She has experience launching buzzy TV series like “Selena: The Series” on Netflix and critically acclaimed investigative true crime podcasts like “To Live and Die in L.A.,” as well as executing thoughtfully crafted executive visibility campaigns for leaders in streaming and production.

Dianna joined BECK Media from HarperCollins Publishers, where she worked on fiction, nonfiction, lifestyle, and cookbook titles. Outside of work, she can most likely be found bingeing TV shows with her husband and attempting to wrangle their two energetic daughters.

Taja joined the BECK Media & Marketing team in Atlanta in 2020 after successful stints in publishing and healthcare PR. At BECK, Taja works with a wide range of clients helping to develop corporate messaging strategies and PR campaigns for their many shows and projects. Her client work spans all facets of entertainment, including scripted and unscripted programming, podcasts, streaming services and beyond, with key clients including Iron Mountain Media & Archival Services , Tenderfoot TV, and BET+, among others.

When she isn’t working on an entertainment campaign or staffing a red carpet, Taja is busy dreaming up her next catchy nail polish name, as the co-founder of IV KULTURE Vegan Nail Lacquer, a clean beauty brand she started with her three sisters in 2015.

A longtime member of the BECK Media & Marketing New York team, Katie drives corporate communications strategies as well as consumer-facing PR campaigns for a range of clients across scripted and unscripted television, streaming platforms, production companies, and studios. Her varied resume at BECK includes generating buzz for comedy series (“Kids in the Hall”), fan-favorite unscripted shows (“Love on the Spectrum”), and shaping compelling brand narratives for entertainment-tech category innovators like WEBTOON and Pluto TV.

Before joining BECK, Katie spent six years handling book publicity campaigns for an array of celebrity, entertainment, sports, comedy and music titles at HarperCollins Publishers. In her spare time, Katie recently learned to play the drums and joined a rock band, but she prefers to keep the spotlight on her clients so she probably wouldn’t tell you about it.

Adrianna is a veteran of the BECK Media & Marketing New York team, where she leads publicity campaigns on everything from Pulitzer Prize-winning podcasts (“Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s”) to critically acclaimed docuseries (“Philly D.A.”), and drives corporate communications strategies and consumer campaigns for major entertainment brands.

A book publicist earlier in her career, Adrianna brings to all of her campaigns a keen eye for good storytelling and a wealth of deep connections across the media landscape. When she’s not working to land a story at its perfect media outlet home or providing strategic counsel to her clients, she can most likely be found running in her backyard (Central Park), cheering for the Yankees, or cuddling at home with her cat, Karm.

Shannon is a veteran member of BECK Media & Marketing’s Los Angeles team, driving strategy and overseeing media campaigns and executive thought leadership for an array of the agency’s sports, entertainment, and technology clients. She is instrumental to some of the agency’s longest-running client relationships and has worked closely with AEG Global Partnerships, Aquimo, and more.

Prior to joining BECK Media, she was a senior account manager at an award-winning boutique PR firm. She designed and executed innovative PR campaigns on behalf of New York Times bestselling authors, iconic sports and entertainment personalities, Fortune 500 companies, Inc. 500 entrepreneurs as well as leading lifestyle experts and entertainment industry executives. A proud native of the Bay Area, Shannon returns to her hometown as often as possible and loves to see her Golden State Warriors play.

Ayla is BECK Media & Marketing’s Director of Operations based in Los Angeles. She focuses on project management, operational efficiency, and collaborating closely with the executive and finance team to enable business growth and achieve strategic objectives.

Prior to her role at BECK, Ayla led operations at a prestigious national law firm. In her free time, Ayla enjoys spending time with her family and friends, hiking, camping, boxing and exploring various fitness studios and pastry shops, though the recent arrival of her first baby has taken priority over most of her hobbies for the foreseeable future.