Chairman and CEO of NBTV Nick Buzzell has joined the HVEDC Board of Directors.
An media executive entrepreneur, Buzzell blends entertaining storytelling with advanced technology and commerce. He founded and currently pioneers two of the world”™s most valued streaming channels: Spirits Network and Golf Nation.
Spirits Network launched in 2019 as the world”™s first shoppable video platform. Known as “Netflix Meets QVC” where enthusiasts and viewers of entertaining could instantly purchase items via the on-screen buy bar, with home delivery to 48 states and the UK, while never leaving the streaming video experience.
Debuting in late 2022, Golf Nation follows a similar easy-to-use on-screen shopping format within premium original programming, leveraging the $84 billion annual golf economy. As a hub for all things golf it is redefining how products are bought and sold to the coveted golf demographic.
Buzzell amassed remarkable investor and advisor backing, including Mark Bezos.
Buzzell holds a degree in communications, with honors, from Pace University. After 20 years in New York City, he recently relocated to Rhinebeck, New York.