The Fireheart Team

JEFFREY MICHAEL DEARY

 Chief Executive Officer & Founder

As the core driving force behind Fireheart, Jeffrey plays an essential role in the success and growth of the company. Their contributions include serving as the major executive decision-maker, ensuring the strategic direction of Fireheart aligns with its goals and vision. Jeffrey oversees day-to-day operations, ensuring the smooth functioning of the business and effective coordination across all departments. They are responsible for identifying and signing new talent, bringing fresh and innovative voices to the company, while also playing an active role in nurturing artists’ careers. Jeffrey manages the hiring of all sub-contractors, ensuring the right talent is brought in to support various company initiatives, and maintains oversight of all company operations, maintaining efficiency and optimizing performance at every level.

 With more than 150 albums composed and produced, Jeffrey is a cornerstone of Fireheart’s musical output, contributing both as a composer and an artist, and is credited as the composer and artist on Fireheart’s largest-earning album to date. As a recognized expert in Digital Service Provider (DSP) search engines, Jeffrey has cracked the algorithmic formulas that maximize visibility and success for Fireheart’s releases on streaming platforms. They develop key creative strategies, including pioneering new relaxation music sub-genres targeted specifically to capture growing audiences and increase traction within the market. Jeffrey makes decisions on the new musical content needed from artists, ensuring Fireheart’s catalog remains diverse, relevant, and profitable. As the visionary behind the unique strategies and practices that have fueled Fireheart’s remarkable growth, Jeffrey is the architect of the company’s success and continues to push its boundaries

ANDY STEINMAN

Chief Operating Officer & Director of Musical Content

Since 2020, Andy has been an integral part of the Fireheart team, working closely with Jeffrey tomanage day-to-day operations and ensure the company’s continued success. As COO, Andy oversees the daily functioning across all departments while developing creative content strategies that explore new relaxation music sub-genres to capture growing market segments and increase industry traction.

Andy plays a central role in music content management, facilitating the upload and delivery of all releases while maintaining consistent naming conventions that align with Fireheart’s branding. Their sophisticated trademark analytics identify high-value opportunities for artist brand protection, ensuring long-term commercial success and legal security.

Beyond content creation, Andy manages the company’s comprehensive music content system housing upcoming releases, and serves as the primary liaison with Fireheart’s distributor’s tech team, skillfully handling technical aspects of album deliveries and troubleshooting any issues that arise.

JEFF BALL

Chief Creative Officer 

During his tenure Jeff served as a driving force behind Fireheart’s exponential growth trajectory, working in close partnership with Jeffrey to transform the company’s market position and digital footprint.

Jeff spearheaded the development and implementation of innovative approaches to scale Fireheart’s catalog, introducing strategic frameworks that enabled the company to capitalize on emerging market opportunities. He co-developed a proprietary data driven system approach to artist valuation that revolutionized the company’s release strategies and significantly enhanced content performance metrics.

As a market segment pioneer, Jeff identifies and helps develop untapped potential in relaxation music sub-genres, creating targeted strategies that captured growing audience segments and established Fireheart as an industry innovator. Recognized for his unparalleled understanding of DSP search engines and algorithms, his technical expertise dramatically increased Fireheart’s visibility and engagement across all major digital streaming platforms.

LAURA DIMILLO

Director of Royalty Management & Artist Partnerships

Laura oversees a comprehensive suite of critical functions that form the backbone of Fireheart’s catalog operations and artist support systems. She meticulously manages the registration process for every song in Fireheart’s extensive catalog, ensuring accurate documentation with all relevant organizations to secure royalties and protect publishing rights.

As the primary liaison with publishing administration partners, Laura works hand-in-hand with the Publishing administration team to optimize the management of Fireheart’s catalog and safeguard valuable publishing rights. Her attentive approach to Fireheart’s artists keeps them informed and engaged with upcoming content and promotional initiatives related to their music.

Laura’s expertise extends to digital platform optimization, where she skillfully curates the inclusion of Fireheart artists in featured playlists and featured picks. This strategic promotion of verified Fireheart artists significantly enhances their visibility across streaming platforms, directly contributing to their growth and success in the digital music ecosystem.

NICHOLAS GOODE

Chief Financial Strategist

Nick has been instrumental in developing and implementing the financial framework that has powered Fireheart’s remarkable growth trajectory. Affectionately dubbed the “captain of the ship” by Jeffrey when it comes to financial planning and direction, Nick brings exceptional vision and precision to the company’s fiscal operations.

As the architect of Fireheart’s financial strategy, Nick oversees comprehensive budgeting, revenue planning, and forecasting initiatives that have consistently delivered growth and profitability. Their ability to anticipate market shifts and align financial resources accordingly has provided Fireheart with a significant competitive advantage in a rapidly evolving industry.

ALEX YOFFE

Consigliere and Chief Legal Strategist

(Outside Counsel) Yoffe Cooper LLP

As Fireheart’s consigliere, Alex serves as Jeffrey’s trusted advisor and legal guardian of the company’s interests. Overseeing all legal matters, Alex ensures compliance while strategically mitigating risks across the organization. Working in close partnership with Jeffrey, Alex provides essential guidance on intellectual property, business contracts, and the company’s legal framework.

A fierce protector of Fireheart’s brand identity, Alex leads trademark protection and enforcement initiatives, safeguarding the company’s intellectual assets in a competitive landscape. When negotiating trademark licensing deals, Alex represents Fireheart’s rights with precision and strategic foresight, securing terms that advance the company’s market position and financial objectives.

Currently, Alex is orchestrating the legal preparations for Fireheart’s catalog sale, managing complex contract negotiations, intellectual property rights transfers, and other critical legal components to ensure a seamless and advantageous transaction. Through legal expertise and business acumen, Alex remains an indispensable strategic partner in Fireheart’s continued success and evolution.