Richard Brenton
Richard Brenton is the founder and creative force behind MPC. With more than 25 years of experience in financial services, professional communications, presentation development, and public speaking, Richard has spent much of his career helping professionals take complex ideas and communicate them with greater clarity, confidence, and impact. He holds a Master's degree in Direct and Interactive Marketing from New York University.
Richard founded MPC around a simple premise: technology has fundamentally changed how professionals reach and build trust with an audience, but effective communication remains fundamentally human. He developed MPC's integrated approach to video production, on-camera coaching, content and script development, technology, distribution, and training. As Founder and Creative Director, Richard leads the company's vision, messaging, creative strategy, and presentation methodology, with a particular focus on helping professionals translate their expertise and personality into compelling communication. His philosophy is captured in MPC's guiding idea: "It's you, better."
Miranda Crangle
Miranda Crangle is Co-Founder of MPC and co-developer of the company's Market, Present, Close methodology. She leads MPC's client relations and data analytics functions, connecting the human side of the client relationship with the measurement necessary to continually improve results. Miranda is also credited alongside Richard in Going Silent, MPC's playbook for financial professionals navigating the transition to video.
As Head of Client Relations & Data Analytics, Miranda works with clients to understand their objectives, coordinate implementation, monitor engagement, interpret performance data, and identify opportunities for continued improvement. Her role bridges two disciplines often treated separately — relationships and data — helping transform MPC's creative and communication capabilities into a measurable, repeatable client process. Miranda holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications.
Howard March
Howard March is a seasoned business development and sales executive with a leadership career spanning technology, financial services, importing, manufacturing, and emerging-growth companies. He spent 11 years as Director of Business Development at AVI-SPL, where he focused on financial services and technology organizations and worked with clients including IBM, Kyndryl, Voya Financial, Cantor Fitzgerald, McAfee, PNC Bank, Strategas Research Partners, and Sixth Street.
At MPC, Howard leads business development and marketing strategy, bringing the Market, Present, Close methodology to the marketplace. He is responsible for developing strategic relationships, identifying new market opportunities, cultivating prospective clients, and connecting their business and communication challenges with MPC's capabilities. His role extends beyond traditional sales, helping shape how MPC positions its services and expands its market presence. Howard has previously held executive positions including COO, President, and Vice President of Sales. He earned his B.S. in Business Administration from Ithaca College and serves as a member of its Business Advisory Council.
Bryan Spina
Bryan Spina is Director of Creative Operations at MPC, where he connects the company's creative, technical, and client-facing work. A Business Administration graduate and natural problem-solver, Bryan turns MPC's strategies and capabilities into practical systems that clients can understand, adopt, and use.
Bryan keeps the work moving from idea to finished video, supporting marketing initiatives, technology and platform development, client demonstrations, workflow implementation, and troubleshooting. He also plays a growing role in client onboarding, training, and ongoing support, helping prospective and existing clients understand MPC's production process, content tools, technology, and distribution systems, and integrate them into their businesses. Bryan brings an entrepreneurial perspective as well, built through hands-on experience creating and monetizing his own personal brand.
Carol Stevens
Carol Stevens is a business development professional and experienced account manager who has worked in the video production and broadcasting industry for her entire career. During her 14-year tenure at AVI-SPL as a Business Development Director, she worked with clients across the country in industries including financial services, higher education, law, and healthcare. Her financial services clients include Stifel, BNP Paribas, Fisher Investments, Janus Henderson, Cambridge Associates, and DoubleLine Capital.
Carol has a demonstrated commitment to her clients' success, serving as a true partner along their video communications journey. Her background includes television news, broadcasting, streaming, video production, live events, and creative services.
Bob Hanson
Bob Hanson is an accomplished sales and service delivery leader with a robust career rooted in broadcast, video technology, and enterprise collaboration solutions. He spent nearly 15 years as an Account Manager and Service Delivery Manager at AVI-SPL, partnering with major global organizations across financial services, technology, education, and healthcare. His client portfolio includes prominent enterprises such as State Street, Nike, BNP Paribas, Platform Q, and premier higher education institutions like Dartmouth, UPenn, and Princeton.
Together, the complete Market, Present, Close ecosystem.
Five roles, one methodology — each leader owns a different stage of how a firm goes from expertise to visibility.
Richard shapes the vision and communication; Miranda develops the methodology, client relationships, and measurement; Bryan runs creative operations, implementing the technology and training the client; Howard develops the markets and relationships that drive growth; and Carol and Bob extend that reach by managing sales relationships across their regions.
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