Our Story
All-night video edits. Maxed-out credit cards. Comment-section haters. 15-hour workdays. Broken-down cars. The creator’s struggle is real. We know because we’ve lived it.
Global Village Television officially opened for business in 2012, but our story dates back to 2006 when we opened our studio in Downtown LA and 2007 when YouTube’s Partner Program empowered independent creators with the means to transform homegrown creativity into full-blown entertainment careers.
For Brenda Barsumian and Mehrdad Hosseini —Global Village Television co-founders —the program was a life-changing opportunity. It allowed them to earn a living as online comedy creators, while they produced their cartoon for TV and ran a popular production studio within the YouTube community. But it was the rise of predatory MCN contracts, low ad rates, and a glaring lack of creator support that revealed their true calling: helping fellow creators succeed creatively as well as financially. They teamed up with friend and YouTube network veteran, Cary Greene, and the rest is Global Village Television history.
OUR NETWORK
Core Values
ADWIB
ADWIB stands for Always Do What is Best for our Creators. If we focus on delivering an amazing service for creators, our company’s success will be a by-product of our creators’ success.
QUALITY CONTROL
Chef Gordon Ramsay won’t let an overcooked, underseasoned risotto leave the kitchen and like Chef Ramsay, we maintain high standards for the services we provide and the content we create.
THE GOLDEN RULE
We treat co-workers and clients as we’d like to be treated… keeping communication friendly yet professional and respectful.
WEIRDOS WELCOME
The internet is a strange place. Our company culture can sometimes reflect the WTFness of the internet. We have a sense of humor, laugh often, have fun and feel free to be ourselves at Global Village Television.
GRIT
When you combine passion and perseverance towards long-term goals, you are going to get where you want to go no matter how many setbacks happen along the way. We do more with less and keep moving forward.
CREATIVE IMAGINATION
Whether we’re finding a solution to a problem or coming up with an idea for a hilarious video, imagining like a kid leads to creative breakthroughs.
ExEcutives
Brenda
Barsumian
Founder / Host
Sam
Lehrer
Chief Creative Officer
Shane
Ender
Chief Strategy Officer
Evan
Shelan
Chief Technology Officer
Alex
Tsoi
Founder
Timothy
Taylor
Founder
our team
Christoph
Sierra
Creative Director
Levi
Braun
Content Manager
Jonathan
Hoffman
SVP Business Development