Joe Bernard

VP, Sales, mun2
NBCUniversal

The bicultural Hispanic market is growing fast, and Bernard is one of the cable execs leading the pack. As head of sales for mun2, he escorted the net to its best-ever upfront season in 2011, by driving revenue growth from sales and marketing partners. He credits acting class with providing the tools to plan a presentation or speech, just as you would break down a scene between actors. The next skill he plans to master is “clear thinking… Some of the best executives possess a skill of making complicated things seem simple. The clearer you are in how you think, the better communicator you will be and lead a team towards a goal.”