Joel Wertman '26 C-Suite Advisor Since 2026

Joel Wertman is CEO of Get After It Media (GAIM) (https://www.getafteritmedia.com/about), a Nashville-based owner-operator of a slate of television networks that are live streamed FAST channels and available both live and VOD on the company’s recently released app Get After It Media. Additionally, GAIM owns several terrestrial television stations in select markets throughout the country. Mr. Wertman, joined the media company with an impressive career as a music industry and television executive. As CEO, Wertman added several channels distributed across all major FAST platforms, and spearheaded the creation of Heartland +, a free app that aggregates the GAIM channels for both live streaming and VOD. Prior to GAIM, Wertman served as the General Manager and President of Sire Records, President/Owner of Eureka Records (named Rock Label of the Year from 2000–2003), and Director of West Coast Promotion for Casablanca Records. He also navigated joint ventures with BMG and EMI. Throughout his music business career he grew a producing portfolio that includes work with The Goo Goo Dolls, No Doubt, Bush, Heart, KISS, Parliament Funkadelic, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Tiffany. Alongside his music career, Wertman wrote for television, with scriptwriter credits including Hart to Hart and Taxi.