Jarrod Holbrook
CEO & Founder
With more than 20 years of experience as a multi-Emmy Award winning Television News Reporter, Jarrod has a passion for helping people craft their stories and deliver brand messaging to enhance business. He is the founder and CEO of Bronzite Media Group, a Veteran owned boutique style media coaching and PR firm.
Jarrod helps businesses create and execute strategic brand messaging and trains CEO’s to improve their presentation skills. Whether it’s that big on camera tv interview, on a stage with an audience or in the board room, the Bronzite method is proven to produce quality results.
In the military, Jarrod served as an Assaultman in the U.S. Marine Corps. He has been trained in explosives, rocket and missile launchers, and special ops.
While working as a TV News Reporter, Jarrod’s work has contributed to CNN, Fox News Channel, Vanity Fair.com, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox local affiliates.
His investigative stories have led to changes in state laws and government policies while holding the powerful accountable.
Prior to arriving in Tampa, Jarrod worked for Fox News in Boston. He was on the front lines following the Boston Marathon Bombings and was the first reporter to announce on national and local news that the bombing suspect had been taken into custody.
Jarrod also covered the apprehension of Notorious Mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, the murder indictment of former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, and the identification of the Boston Strangler.
He has covered numerous national and international stories such as the Haiti Earthquake, East Africa’s water crisis and the Virginia Tech school shootings.
During Hurricane Katrina, Jarrod was embedded with the Rhode Island National Guard as they secured the New Orleans Convention Center. Jarrod was the lead reporter for every court case following the RI Station Nightclub Fire, which killed 100 people and injured more than 200.
His television career took him to Boston, Tampa, Providence, Fort Myers, Shreveport, and Houston.
As a former Global Program Manager, Jarrod traveled the world managing water restoration and rainwater harvesting projects in countries such as Kenya, Uganda, India and Haiti following the devastating earthquake.