The Team

The founder and president of SeeFood Media, Jamie Tiampo is a leading expert in food media and creator of eatTV.com. Formerly a successful technology executive at IBM, Jamie’s love of all things digital, combined with his aesthetic vision and culinary skill, has resulted in his passion for food media productions. Jamie has photographed top selling cookbooks such as Sara Moulton’s Everyday Dinners (Simon & Schuster), and Soaked, Slathered & Seasoned (John Wiley & Sons). He puts his technology chops to use producing videos for clients such as Reynolds Wrap, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute, and Pfizer, as well as consulting on best practices for online video. He also teaches courses on food video production, online video trends, food photography & styling, and on-demand publishing.  In addition to his work in food media, Jamie is active in the food community, serving as an elected member of the Board of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP).
 
Before his tenure in the wide world of food, Jamie was a cofounder of Cyanea Systems Corp, a software firm which was acquired by IBM. After traveling the world and training their global sales force, he decided to follow his nose and pursue his lifelong passion for food.
 
A classically trained chef, Jamie holds a Grand Diplome in Classic Culinary Arts from the French Culinary Institute. He also holds a Master’s degree in Food Studies from New York University, a Restaurant Management Diploma from the Institute for Culinary Education, and a Bachelor of Science in International Marketing and Technology from Washington University in Saint Louis. He is a partner in dell’anima and L’artusi restaurants in New York. In his spare time, Jamie scours the globe in search of exotic salt and torments his dog, Chewbarka.

After a stint in Texas as a toddler, Saukok spent her early years following her Grandmother around Hong Kong’s wet markets, picking out ingredients for each day’s dinner. Fresh Direct has replaced her market stints, but Asian street food is always top of her menu. Saukok is a world-renowned multi-tasker, known to savor multi-course meals while carrying her sleeping niece. At SeeFood Media, Saukok works on marketing, finance and generally keeping SeeFood Media a well oiled machine.
 
In addition to working with SeeFood Media, Saukok owns 57Grand, a line of weddingwear inspired by New York City, and REVEL, a curated storefront offering everything for the modern celebration. Prior to starting down the entrepreneur’s path, Saukok spent 10 years as an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Saukok is a graduate of Harvard College, where, in addition to the ivory tower classics, she studied topics such as the role of media in popular culture and womens’ studies.

Originally from the North Texas region, Jimmy McCoy has been involved with video production since the age of 11 when his parents allowed him to use their video camera to produce his own short films. While majoring in Radio, TV & Film at the University of North Texas, Jimmy spent the majority of his time at his college television station as the station’s Programming Director. After college, he was an Assistant Editor for Crew Cuts, a commercial post production facility. Prior to joining SeeFood Media, Jimmy assisted on various films and documentaries including “Rabbit Hole”, a feature film starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart. In his spare time Jimmy pretends he is British.