STANLEY W. FIELDS is a seasoned Rainmaker with over 39 years of experience identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities to deliver strong shareholder value. Over the course of his career, he has cultivated a vast global network of thought leaders across multiple sectors of the economy. Early in his entrepreneurial journey, he was mentored by renowned marketing strategist Jack Trout—co-creator of the foundational concept of “Positioning.” That mentorship continues to inform his strategic thinking and success across a range of ventures. In past years, he reviewed well over 1,000 deals annually.

Most recently, he has worked with clients across investment banking, fintech, real estate, digital news media, licensing-syndication, blockchain, and distributed ledger technology sectors.

In 2012, Stanley founded a viral video news-gathering organization that eventually became Global One News Network (G1), a pioneering global, anchored video news reporting agency with an innovative newsroom workflow that dramatically reduced production costs—an approach now widely adopted by news organizations worldwide. Under his leadership, the network defined and refined a system for gathering, composing, and distributing news reports at a fraction of the cost of legacy global wire services. He raised over $11 million in capital, all from angel investors. Upon his departure in August 2018, the company had produced over 60,000 video news reports, generated 50 billion impressions, and amassed billions of video views on Facebook and YouTube. G1 was reaching over 489 million unique individuals per month and generating 2.1 billion monthly impressions, with a fan base of approximately 3.7 million people.

Other highlights from his entrepreneurial background include creating an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio program, which he also produced and hosted; co-founding the Cultural Creative Network, a multi-million-dollar radio advertising agency focused on major-market news/talk and network personality endorsements; and launching the Pulse Information Network (PIN) in 2000 in partnership with CBS/Infinity Radio, backed by a group of investors.

As an early investor in GridPoint, Inc.—a smart grid energy and software company backed by Goldman Sachs, New Enterprise Associates, Perella Weinberg Partners, and Quercus Trust—he exited with a substantial return. In 2009, anticipating the shift to digital media, he founded Net Green News, an environmentally focused online broadcast news pilot that achieved a 90% reduction in costs over traditional news organizations while maintaining broadcast quality standards.

Stanley’s philanthropic activities have included collaborations with his close friend Dr. Jane Goodall, and board service with the Environmental Media Association (founded by Norman Lear and Alan Horn of Warner Bros.) and Global Village Beijing, China’s largest grassroots environmental organization. He continues to serve as a counselor and senior advisor to a number of prominent individuals around the world.

A native of Oregon, he spent his formative years in Manila and Singapore. His international background and lifelong travels have given him a unique ease and fluency in navigating diverse geopolitical business cultures and situations.