Comedy Podcast Network was founded in January of 2011 as a web destination with the funniest free audio entertainment on the net.  All content on the site is remains free by creating relationships between popular comedy podcasts and relevant sponsors.  Comedy Podcast Network also provides turnkey solutions for audio productions, assists brands in developing and producing podcasts that appeal to their demographics, and produces unique original comedy content.

Phil Ranta – Co-Founder and CEO

Phil Ranta spent years of his life as a new media executive by day and comedian by night.  He is so happy that he found a way to marry the two.  In the corporate world, he spent four years as the Executive Producer at Viva! Vision, which produced and distributed original content to three Verizon V-Cast channels and dozens of other cell phone media products worldwide.  He also wrote, directed, and produced the original web series Party Animals, which was sold to Turner’s SuperDeluxe.com.  As a comedian, Phil has performed across America as a stand up, sketch, and improv comedian.  Highlights include performing with The Second City on companies aboard multiple Norwegian Cruise Line ships, weekly shows at Second City Hollywood with his comedy group Bro Squad 5, and writing for the award winning weekly sketch comedy show Top Story! Weekly.

Mike Costantini – Co-Founder and COO

Mike Costantini has been podcasting since September of 2007. He is an Emmy award winning composer whose music has appeared in television shows such as The X-files, Charmed, Static Shock, NCIS, One Life to Live, All My Children, America’s Next Top Model and Fox Sports.  Mike has always been a fan of talk radio and he has always considered podcasting a new broadcasting medium with incredible potential. He and long-time friend and comedy partner Joe Donatelli created “The Second Column Podcast” in September of 2007, and they are quickly approaching 200 episodes.  The show features comedians, actors, writers and musicians from all walks of the entertainment industry.  In 2010, Mike co-created a second podcast called “The Fort” with long-time friends and comedians Ed Galvez ad Kevin Ford. “The Fort” features great comedians and very funny radio sketches.  He is happy to be a part of such an expanding and creative medium.

Dave Pavlina - Co-Founder and CTO

David Pavlina performs music / comedy in both Japanese and English, and has made several appearances on Japanese television. In addition, being a computer geek, he hosts a social community website geared towards entertainers in Japan, showcasing both his creative efforts and those of other entertainers (http://www.mondaiji.com/). He lists his God-given talents as "annoying people and being a total jackhole," and claims to "pursue awesomosity." He resides in Tokyo, Japan with his wife Kayo.

Meredith Spivey - Audio Technician

Meredith Spivey has always been a big fan of comedy. She was introduced to the world of podcasts through the Ricky Gervais Podcast and was immediately hooked. She decided to learn the technical aspects of running podcasts and discovered she had a knack for it. She joined the Comedy Podcast Network as an audio technicians/producers just prior to their launch party in March of 2011. Meredith believes the network is made up of truly fantastic comedians/technichians/executives and she is thrilled to be a part of it.