Press Center
For media inquiries, contact our Backgrid Press Office at press@backgrid.com
Press Releases
-
Steve Ginsburg
Steven Ginsburg is President and CEO of BackGrid USA, Inc. Daily operations include curating producing content and delivering it to hundreds of clients and agents globally for licensing.
-
Steven got his start in the media business as a teenager. Two weeks after his 18 th birthday, he hopped in his Audi GT Coupe and drove across country to Los Angeles from Michigan without a penny to his name. He quickly put his social skills to use, networking in and around Hollywood. Not long after that he was taking his first photos of celebrities and getting published in all major magazines, newspapers, and on TV around the world.
Steven worked as a “freelance photographer” for nearly a decade before embarking on his own entrepreneurial stint by way of GSI Media. Those ten years on the street built his impenetrable reputation amongst photographers, agencies, and publishers. His specialty centered on building teams of photographers who tackled big-pating stories. Steven and his teams were responsible for some of the most iconic celebrity photo sets ever taken. In 2008, Steve was at the epicenter of Charlie Sheen’s infamous meltdown.
GSI Media eventually became a huge success and Steve looked to strengthen his position in the market by strategically merging with another small, yet nimble player: AKM Images. AKM-GSI Media was born and dominated the market within a matter of months, was the agency everyone was talking about. AKM-GSI and its incredible team of professionals began to reshape the landscape for the future.
AKM-GSI rocketed to the top of agencies globally and began representing more photographers and material than ever before.
Constant change is unavoidable in the information age, and as such, AKM-GSI rebranded in 2017 along with an equally successful agency, FameFlynet, Inc. The two launched BackGrid USA, Inc. in May of that year and have been ruling the industry since then.
After spending more than 2 decades in Southern California, Steven likes to spend his free time as far away from the hustle and bustle as possible. He loves to cruise with his windows down along the Malibu coast and through the various mountain ranges around LA. He also yearns for a quiet retirement on one of the Hawaiian Islands.
