Brian Altounian

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Mr. Brian Altounian is a Co-Founder and serves as Founding Partner at Atlas Voyager Wealth Maximization Strategies. He is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Strategy Officer at Imagine AI. Brian Altounian has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the board of directors since June 11, 2010 and as President since July 1, 2009. On September 16, 2015, Mr. Altounian resigned from his position as our Chief Executive Officer. Since July 2009, Mr. Altounian has also served as a director and Chief Executive Officer of Alliance Acquisitions, Inc. (Alliance). Mr. Altounian devotes approximately 5% of his business time to Alliance, and 95% of this business time to the Company. Alliance provides management consulting advisory services to a small number (5) of startup companies. Mr. Altounian, through Alliance, provides those advisory services on an as-needed basis. Mr. Altounian's background includes business development, finance, operations and administration. He has applied these skills to a variety of start-up companies, Fortune 100 companies, and public and private organizations. From January 2006 through June 30, 2009, he was Chief Operating Officer and President of Platinum Studios, Inc. (OTCBB: PDOS), a publicly traded entertainment company that controls an international library of comic book characters, which it adapts, produces and licenses for all forms of media. Mr. Altounian sat on the board of directors of Platinum Studios from November 2007 through May 15, 2011. Mr. Altounian's expertise is in the area of developing corporate infrastructure, and preparing early-stage companies to access capital through the public and private equity markets. He has held management positions including Director, Vice President, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and has served on the Boards of Cereplast, Inc. (OTCBB: CERP) from September 2005 through January 22, 2008, Machine Talker (OTCBB: MACH) from June 2004 through July 10, 2006 and was Chairman of the Board of XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB: XSNX) from September 30, 2003 through June 30, 2006. He has played an active role in a number of early-stage technology companies that have progressed to the public markets, including OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB: OOIL), BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: BSRC), Warp9, Inc. (OTCBB: WNYN), and Carbon Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: CABN). In addition to his experience with startup technology and intellectual property companies, Mr. Altounian has worked in the entertainment industry with management and executive-level positions in the areas of finance, administration, operations and business development. Mr. Altounian has served as Executive Producer of a number of films, including the documentary feature film, LOST IN WOONSOCKET and the independent feature film, AUDREY. He was also the company representative for comic-book-based entertainment company Platinum Studios on the feature film COWBOYS AND ALIENS. In addition to his work with film, he has worked on numerous television series including The National Geographic Television Specials for NBC, a number of children's series for Nickelodeon and Disney Channel and countless other national documentary series for PBS Affiliate, WQED in Pittsburgh. He is an advisor to a new film studio, Nova FilmHouse and he is a Consulting Producer on a web-based series entitled ANNIE TAKES OFF. Mr. Altounian also serves as a Producer on a number of WOWIO-owned properties currently in development. Mr. Altounian holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and an undergraduate degree from UCLA. The Company believes Mr. Altounian's participation in management and on the board of directors is valuable because of his knowledge of the content licensing business, the entertainment industry and the technology industry and his experience as a public company executive and director. Brian Altounian's background includes business development, finance, operations and administration, and he has applied his skills to a variety of start-ups, Fortune 100 companies, and public and private organizations. He currently provides financial advice to individuals, families and companies, working in the areas of investments and insurance products and services through his Atlas Voyager Wealth Maximization Strategies and is the co-founder/co-host of a weekly podcast supporting the Special Needs community called Just Two Dads. Altounian holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and an undergraduate degree in Psychology from UCLA. He recently served as Chairman of the Board of Managers of the Hollywood YMCA. He sits on the Board of YIC Unity, an educational program preparing young adults with disabilities for positions in music and entertainment.