Faires is founder of Band of Outsiders - a tv production company
developing a slate of non scripted shows built around a core thesis
that the proliferation of channels and distribution platforms has
created a unique opportunity in television driven by a power shift from
the networks to the best content aggregators. Through JFE, Faires
actively invests and serves on boards and advises in wellness, music,
fashion, action sports and ad tech including Mind Body Green, Mise En
Scene, Seed & Spark, Permission, Go Flow, Hone and Averti among them.
He works closely with numerous non-profit / NGO's he is passionate
about serving as an advisor or board member for Women @ the Frontier,
15X15, Invisible Children/4th Estate and My Friend's Place. Faires
previously founded Mammoth Records - an independent record label,
publishing and lifestyle marketing company. He exited Mammoth, selling
to the Walt Disney Company for a 65x return on capital then building
his music publishing company, BNY Music, which he quickly sold to
Lionsgate. While there, he doubled the value of their publishing asset
as President of Music, while working closely with many of the biggest
names in music for their slate of tv and film. He has held senior
executive positions at Lionsgate, Disney and Warners. Faires received
his BA with Honors from The University of the South and his MBA from
Duke.
