Bio

Jaron is the Founder and CEO of Storyhunter, the leading market network for video and media professionals in more than 170 countries. Before founding the company, Jaron pioneered solo video journalism, producing hundreds of films for major media outlets. He was the first American independent video journalist to report from inside North Korea in 2005. Jaron’s team was the only one to film both the Israeli withdrawal and the subsequent takeover of the Gaza Strip by Islamic Jihad and Hamas, which led to the feature documentary, Disengagement. In 2012, he won an Overseas Press Club award in Online Commentary for his coverage of the Egyptian revolution for the New York Times.