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Jon Schulberg: Founder and President of Schulberg MediaWorks

Jon is considered a pioneer in the field of infomercial advertising. He has directed, written and produced some of the most successful direct response television (DRTV) campaigns of all time. It’s estimated that infomercials produced by Jon have been seen by over one billion people and have generated over $700 million in gross sales. His clients include Tempur-Pedic, HBO, Sega, Time-Life, Guthy-Renker, Select Comfort, Fitness Quest, Reliant, QVC, Sharper Image, Rhino Records, Delonghi, Rossetta Stone and Sony Music.

Jon has been honored with virtually every infomercial industry award. He is a two-time winner of Infomercial of the Year (Personal Power with Tony Robbins and Making Love Work with Barbara DeAngelis) and has also been awarded Best Writer, Best Producer and Best Director.

Prior to entering the DRTV, Jon was a respected director, producer and writer of magazine style television programming. During his twenty-year career, Jon’s assignments have ranged from filming Muhammad Ali’s return to Africa on a good will mission to helping stage the first televised rock concert held in Moscow’s Red Square benefiting the victims of Chernobyl. His writing credits include the A&E special, BB King & Friends which won a Cable Ace award.

Jon comes from a family steeped in the film and television business. His grandfather, BP Schulberg, was head of Paramount Pictures and recipient of the first Oscar ever given for Best Picture (Wings, 1928). His father , Stuart was an Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker with NBC News and later Executive Producer of the Today Show. His uncle Budd Schulberg, is the well known novelist (What Makes Sammy Run?) and Oscar-winning screenplay writer (On the Waterfront).

Jon graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Communications. He served on the Board of Directors of U.S. Home and Garden, Inc. (NASDAQ), and is the co-founder of the Relationship Resource Center; a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping couples and families together. Jon is married and has two daughters and lives in Tiburon, California.