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Dr. Lloyd Bryan Molander (Assistant Professor)

Dr. Molander joined Montclair State University in the Spring of 2022, teaching in the Management Department; classes include courses in Ethics, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Entrepreneurial Marketing, and Management (MGMT 300, MGMT 201, ENTPR 201, and ENTPR 320). Dr. Molander is also the Director of the Summer Entrepreneurial Pre-College Program.

PROFESSOR PROFILE:
15+ years of face-to-face and online teaching as an Adjunct Professor of Business and Law at the following institutions: Montclair State University, Southern New Hampshire University, William Patterson University, University of Reno at Tahoe (formerly Sierra Nevada University), and Westwood College.

EDUCATION:
Juris Doctor, University of the Pacific (McGeorge School of Law)
M.A. Management, National University
B.S., Public Administration & Urban Studies (CJA), San Diego State University
Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law
Certificate in International Legal Studies, Salzburg University, under Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, Postgraduate entertainment classes at UCLA,
Pupilage, Inns of Court School of Law, now City, University of London
Fellowship, State of California, State Senate
Practicum, Rodl & Partners, Nürnberg Germany
Internship, US Attorney’s Office, San Diego

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:
20+ years as an Entrepreneur and Intrapreneur for public and private companies holding senior executive titles, including Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Content Officer, Executive/Senior Vice President, President, Chairman of the Board, and Executive Producer.

Dr. Molander is a Sr. Entertainment Executive who has dedicated his career to the advancement of Music, The Environment, and Action Sports through Film, Television, and the Arts.

In addition to being an Assistant Professor at MSU, Lloyd Bryan Molander, J.D., is the Founder & CEO of Tenacity Entertainment, LLC, and the Founder and Executive Festival Director of Dana Point Film Festival. Dr. Molander was recently the Chairman of the Board & President and Chief Content Officer of Endless Summer Events, Inc. (Aug. 2024)

Other notable work includes:
ENDLESS RIFF ENTERTAINMENT | 2017 - 2019
Chief Content Officer & Executive Producer
•\sHead of Programming, Production, and Development for a Social VR entertainment company.
EDGE TV | 2014 – 2018
Chief Content Officer & Executive Producer
•\sHead of the channel’s content strategy and programming mix.
OUTDOOR CHANNEL HOLDING, INC. | 2007 - 2010
Senior Vice President, Executive Producer, Head of Programming & Production, Quality Control and Close Captioning
•\sManaged budgets upwards of $20 million, increased ratings and household numbers, and set the Public Corporations up for sale.
EXTREME SPORTS CHANNEL | 1999 – 2003 & 2019 - 2020
Chief Operating Officer, Executive Producer & Co-Founder
•\sLaunched a 24/7 channel in 86 countries, Extreme Sports Channel, sold to Liberty Media and currently owned by AMC

As an award-winning producer, Dr. Molander has received The Hollywood Reporters / Producer’s Guild’s Digital 50 for most influential People leading digital entertainment in Hollywood. Additionally, he has one company, Emmy Award, 16+ Telly Awards, and accolades from notable film festivals, including Banff, Big Sky, and the Hollywood International Film Festival.

GUILDS, ASSOCIATIONS & BOARDS (past and present):
•\sProducers Guild of America
•\sAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
•\sThe National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
•\sMember, The Players Club NYC
•\sAmerican Film Institute
•\sMontclair Film Festival, Screening Judge
•\sPerugia, Italy International Film Festival-Executive
•\sTahoe/Reno International Film Festival-Board of Directors
•\sAmerican Bar Association
•\sAmerican Marketing Association
•\sAmerican Management Association
•\sWho’s Who in America Marketing
•\sUnited States Coast Guard AUX, Division Staff Officer, Public Affairs
•\sBeta Theta Pi, Social & Academic Fraternity
• Phi Alpha Delta, Law Fraternity

VOLUNTEER WORK (past and present):

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, NYC
United States Coast Guard Aux., Assitant District Staff Officer of Public Affairs (ADSOPA)
Red Cross Disaster Relief
Montclair State University, Assistant Tennis Coach

Articles, Feature Films, and Documentaries can be found on these links:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloydbryanmolander/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1771377/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Interview with Orange Coast Magazine (Zest) - July, 2024
https://orangecoast.com/people-places/director-producer-and-founder-of-the-dana-point-film-festival-lloyd-molander-is-on-this-weeks-episode-of-the-zest

Specialization

Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, Business Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Entertainment Business, and, International Business

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7:45 am - 9:30 pm

Office hours for students is listed in their syllabus

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