IntensityStaff
Joe Hargrave
Founder, Owner, CEO
In 2011, Joe started a single, five-piece band as a hobby. He played guitar on every event for the first couple years, and still plays with the band nearly every weekend. Joe is also an Intensity DJ who enjoys mixing live with the band.
Joe’s creativity and incurable ADHD are responsible for most of Intensity’s innovations and successes. They’re also the source of a lot of the content you see online – Joe is often editing video, mixing audio, or overhauling the company systems when he’s not onstage.
Joe is also part-owner and President of the distinguished Bravo! Entertainment, who provides unique performative and decorative talent for high-end events around the globe.
Mendy Hargrave
Owner, COO
Mendy joined the team in 2015, and has been instrumental to the incredible growth of Intensity over the years since. Joe is also quite fond of her.
Mendy is responsible for overseeing much of the essential day-to-day operations of Intensity, such as purchasing, payroll, billing, and payment processing. She also handles the accounting and legal components of the business, ensuring that Intensity is always fully prepared to dazzle our clients without interruption.
Brian 'CK' Carter-Kacho
Director of Sales
Kim Burns
Director of Operations
As one of the original five band members, Kim has worked closely with Joe and Mendy to facilitate growth and maintain the quality of our product.
Today, Kim helps onboard new team members, assists with the development of new product offerings, and maintains relationships with our industry partners. But wait, there’s more: Kim is also on our sales and booking team, and performs at around 75 events per year with Intensity, Bulletproof, and Mélange.
As if all that wasn’t enough, Kim is also part-owner and CEO of our sister-company, Bravo Entertainment. She does it all!
Ian Bush
Director of Marketing
As our Director of Marketing, Ian oversees all of our digital marketing strategy, online user experience, outreach, advertising, and more. He writes most of the copy for our proposals & website (😉), and he is Intensity’s lead web designer. He oversees our social media teams and owns online lead acquisition.
Ian wears many other hats here at Intensity, as well! He works with clients to perfect their event details as an Entertainment Coordinator, and performs as a vocalist, DJ, and fiddle player or violinist (which is just a fancy fiddle player) with Intensity, Bulletproof, DYAD, and on his own as an Intensity DJ.
Heather Carter-Kacho
Sales Manager
Byron Richter
Production Manager
Whether our bands need a massive show to go off without a hitch, or we just need some good-old, honest, tough-love, Byron is the person we can always count on. But don’t tell him we said so, it’ll just go to his head.
Byron leverages his years of expertise as a front-of-house sound engineer and his decade of experience with Intensity to lead our outstanding team of techs. With his leadership, our production department maintains our large and diverse collection of equipment and produces flawless live events every week.
Crystal Orosco
Division Manager, Houston
Crystal is a long-time Intensity performer who has helped us grow and expand into new areas! When she relocated from DFW to Houston, she made it her mission to establish a market for Intensity Bands in an area that had a need for high-energy, dependable, and memorable entertainment.
She assembled a roster of the best local talent in the Southwest to form Intensity Band Houston, the premier luxury entertainment in Houston and all across the Gulf Coast. She coordinates most of our Houston-area events, and she performs with and leads the band at every show.
Jenna Thornton
Accounts Manager
Jenna is Intensity’s Accounts Specialist, overseeing all client invoicing, accounts receivable, and employee expense processing. She plays a vital role in keeping our operations running smoothly behind the scenes, making sure that all our invoicing and payments are accounted for.
Jenna is known for her attention to detail, positive attitude, and collaborative spirit, making her an essential part of the Intensity Bands team.
Gil Alvarez
Administrative Specialist
Gil is an Intensity veteran, having performed with us as a vocalist since 2018. He works to keep all of our events running smoothly by assisting with staffing, payroll, web listings, and various administrative tasks.
Gil leverages his fluency in both English and Spanish to do what few others can as the band leader for Latin City, and he performs weekly with the Intensity Band.
Anna Olejnik
Social Media Specialist
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