Genius Brands International, Inc. has appointed Jon Ollwerther to the post of Vice President, Business Development. Jon Ollwerther will report to Chairman and CEO, Andy Heyward. As VP of Business Development Ollwerther has been given a broad mandate to drive value across all areas of Genius Brands, complementing and augmenting the efforts of the company’s senior management team. Ollwerther joins Genius Brands from Measure, the nation's Drone as a Service company. As Vice President of Media, Ollwerther grew the Arts & Entertainment division from its inception and worked with leading media companies and advertisers like ABC, CBS, ESPN, Red Bull Media House, Coach, Prada, Maker's Mark, and Nissan.