Gaia Announces Addition and Changes to Executive Team
June 26 2023 - 4:30PM
Gaia, Inc. (NASDAQ: GAIA), a conscious media and community company,
is announcing the following addition and changes to its executive
team, effective today.
Gaia has appointed James Colquhoun to the new position of Chief
Operating Officer. Mr. Colquhoun has served as a member of the Gaia
board of directors since May 2020. He was previously the Founder
and Chief Executive Officer of Food Matters TV, a health and
wellness focused online video subscription service until its
acquisition by Gaia in June 2019.
Gaia also promoted Kiersten Medvedich to President. Ms.
Medvedich joined Gaia in 2016 after 14 years with Sony Pictures
Television. During her tenure at Gaia, she has meaningfully scaled
the content team and its production capabilities, launched the
GaiaSphere live event space, overseen human resources and the
marketing team.
Gaia also appointed Ned Preston as Chief Financial Officer,
replacing Paul Tarell, who resigned to pursue another interest. Mr.
Preston previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Tive
Inc. Prior to that he served as Chief Financial Officer of Motional
Inc. and in various senior finance roles for several Fortune 500
and technology companies including Akamai Technologies and Oracle
Corporation. Mr. Tarell will continue as an employee until August
1, 2023, to ensure a smooth transition.
“I would like to welcome James and Ned to the team, congratulate
Kiersten on her new role and thank Paul for his dedication and
financial leadership over the last decade,“ said Jirka Rysavy,
Gaia’s CEO. “The return to growth, strengthening of the management
team and an increase in member retention rates creates a solid base
for the next stage of Gaia. For the second quarter, we expect
another moderate sequential increase in revenue and member counts
like we delivered in the first quarter, but we are also
anticipating a return to cash flow generation during the
quarter.”
About Gaia
Gaia is a member-supported global video
streaming service and community that produces and curates conscious
media through four primary channels—Seeking Truth, Transformation,
Alternative Healing and Yoga—in four languages (English, Spanish,
French and German) to its members in 185 countries. Gaia’s library
includes over 10,000 titles, over 85% of which is exclusive to
Gaia, and approximately 75% of viewership is generated by content
produced or owned by Gaia. Gaia is available on Apple TV, iOS,
Android, Roku, Chromecast, and sold through Amazon Prime Video,
YouTube Primetime channels and Comcast Xfinity. For more
information about Gaia, visit www.gaia.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of the federal securities laws. All statements other
than statements of historical fact are forward looking statements
that involve risks and uncertainties. When used in this discussion,
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“continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “hope,”
“intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “plan,”
“potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strive,” “target,”
“will,” “would” and similar expressions as they relate to us to
identify such forward-looking statements. Our actual results could
differ materially from the results anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors set forth
under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. Risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ include,
without limitation: our ability to attract new members and retain
existing members; our ability to compete effectively, including for
customer engagement with different modes of entertainment;
maintenance and expansion of devise platforms for steaming;
fluctuation in customer usage of our service; fluctuations in
quarterly operating results; service disruptions; production risks;
general economic conditions; future losses; loss of key personnel;
price changes; brand reputation; acquisitions; new initiatives we
undertake; security and information systems; legal liability for
website content; failure of third parties to provide adequate
service; future internet-related taxes; our founder’s control of
us; litigation; consumer trends; the effect of government
regulation and programs; the impact of public health threats,
including the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and our response to
it; and other risks and uncertainties included in our filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution you that no
forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance, and
you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements which reflect our views only as of the date of this
press release. We undertake no obligation to update any
forward-looking information.
Company Contact:Ned PrestonChief Financial
OfficerGaia, Inc.Investors@gaia.com
Investor Relations:Gateway Group, Inc.Cody
Slach(949) 574-3860GAIA@gateway-grp.com
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