Broke and in debt at 33 — then he built MTV (co-founder Tom Freston)

About Tom

• Co-founded MTV and helped grow it to 150+ countries
  
• Former CEO of Viacom, overseeing Paramount Pictures
  
• Led MTV Networks for 17 years; oversaw Nickelodeon, VH1, Comedy Central
  
• Author of UNPLUGGED: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu
  
• Board Chair of The ONE Campaign; board roles at Imagine Entertainment, New America