Tedd Barr
Managing Partner
Tedd started his advertising career at Far West Media, a direct response advertising agency, in Long Beach, CA over 18 years ago. After running sales for several years and helping successfully grow agency revenues by over 400%, Tedd made the decision to start Pacific Media Group (PMG) in 2004. For over nine years, Tedd oversaw all aspects of the business including sales, media buying, creative, and account management. During this time, he managed many successful campaigns and became an expert in direct response radio, TV, and digital advertising. In March of 2012, he successfully merged PMG with Philip Yancey to form the current Converze Media Group. Since then, Converze has rapidly grown into one of the leading direct response advertising agencies in the United States. Converze has a wide range of clients with substantial expertise in the following verticals: financial services, education, medical, legal, home services, and consumer goods. Tedd is currently responsible for running sales along with the day to day operations of the business.
Philip Yancey
Managing Partner
Over 20 years of success in the advertising/marketing industry. Throughout those 20+ years Philip has worked for some of the largest radio stations in the country and built multi-million dollar marketing campaigns for some of the best known companies in the world. Industry experience, knowledge and personal competitiveness, plus a client first approach has given Philip the ability to build one of the most successful direct-response advertising agencies in the country. His desire to deliver the best analytical platform for Converze Media clients, has established CMG as an unparalleled partner in the DR space. Philip believes the way to being the best is to be client focused, innovative, and have great people around you on a daily basis.
Jason Zimmerman
Senior Account Manager
Jason brings over 23 years of media experience to Converze with a unique background in both radio programming/production and advertising. For the last 12 years Jason has been developing and growing advertising campaigns from the ground up using a diversified portfolio of radio, TV, podcasts and digital components to exceed the clients’ metrics in an everchanging media landscape. Having run campaigns for almost every category and every size budget, he knows how to maximize the client's dollars to get the highest ROI. Jason holds a degree in Film and Electronic Arts with an emphasis on electronic media from Cal State Long Beach.
Daniel Williams
Controller
Daniel has been with Converze Media since 2014 and comes to us with extensive experience with both Fortune 500 companies and small smart ups. Daniel leads the finance group for the agency and has done a terrific job managing hundreds of millions of client dollars over the years. He has developed great relationships with both clients and media partners. His unique attention to detail has proved invaluable as the agency has dealt with tremendous growth. Daniel is an alumni of Eastern Michigan University.
Jason Griner
Account Manager
For eight years, Jason has worked with numerous clients in the advertising industry to help them achieve their goals. He knows that every client is different, and uses a “be like water” approach to adapt to their specific needs. Whether that requires thinking outside the box to find a creative solution to their concerns, or working closely with vendors to get his clients the best possible ROI, Jason excels at making sure his clients thrive. Since joining Converze Media Group in 2021, Jason has continued to build and maintain relationships with both clients and vendors to develop a sense of trust and lasting partnerships. Jason holds a degree in Communication Studies from Cal State Northridge.
