Leadership at LBTD
Hoyt Christopher | CEO
Hoyt Christopher has been in the health and wellness space for 12 years. He has been an owner/operator of multimillion-dollar companies and a senior executive for some of the biggest CPG brands in the industry. In addition, Hoyt is a 20-year veteran in the entertainment industry, with experience behind and in front of the camera. He is known as a high-energy executive that uniquely combines the company’s goals into new marketing, sales, and operations strategies. He works cross-functionally with diverse U.S. and offshore team environments. Known as a detailed planner who continually identifies operational trends ensuring profitability and growth to the bottom line, Hoyt has worked for some of the biggest names in entertainment, such as MTV, VH1, E! Entertainment, ION, and the Auction Network.
Michael Jay Solomon | Director
For 40 years, Michael J. Solomon has been the largest distributor of American television content worldwide, pioneering the international marketplace for the American television industry and running major media companies. In 1978 he founded Telepictures Corporation, and as Chairman and CEO took it public after just 14 months, raising their shares from $3 to $32 within two years. Seven years later, when Telepictures merged with Lorimar, Solomon became President and Member of the Board of Directors. When Lorimar Telepictures was acquired by Warner Bros., he became President of Warner Bros. International Television, heading up the company’s sales and marketing to television, cable and satellite companies internationally, to become the largest distributor of TV programming worldwide.
Dr. William Graves | Director
Using a patient-centric philosophy, Dr. Graves has dedicated the last 14 years to building an organization that offers every specialty of oral care to his patients and an inclusive, opportunistic, enjoyable work environment for employees. Dr. Graves currently maintains a faculty position at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Amarillo and his hospital affiliations include Northwest Texas Healthcare System and BSA Health System in Amarillo, Texas. Dr. Graves is board-certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) and licensed to practice dentistry in six states. Additionally, he is a diplomate of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology.