About Us

Stew Art Media began in 1998. We provide Streaming Media Content development and streaming hosting including live webcasts.  

In 2001 we began providing search marketing services which has now become the main activity of our business.

The streaming services we provide can vary greatly depending on your requirements. However having great content is no guarantee to being found on the web which is why we also provide Search Engine Optimisation services. This is the practice of getting your web site found  in the search engines.
Below is more information about our key personnel

	'Google Guru' Jim Stewart - Chief Executive Officer Jim bought his first computer in 1983 started using the Internet in 1992 and became an Internet Consultant in 1995. His expertise in the online space has been greatly sought after by both private enterprise and the public sector. He was the senior consultant behind some of Australia's first corporate websites including the RACV and the 1995 TV Week Logie Awards. In 1996 he was the project lead on Australia's first commercial VoIP project and consulted on a number of other leading edge projects. In 1998 he formed Stew Art Media to focus on the emerging area of rich media on the Internet. He subsequently consulted to national broadcasters in Pakistan, Malaysia, Fiji, Sri Lanka and Brunei on streaming media.  From 1998 to 2001 he produced and presented a daily video technology news show called IOB CoffeeBreak which was syndicated to Yahoo!, AOL (US), Real Networks (US), Microsoft Windows Media Guide (Aust.), Optus@Home (Broadband), Seek and ZD Net (Aust). It had over 50,000 viewers per month from 23 different countries. At the same time Jim was also a regular contributor to TTalk.com, a US based Internet Radio Technology Show. From 1997 to 2002 Jim could be heard regularly on ABC Radio (Gael Jennings and Peter Clarke) as the Internet consultant and he has also appeared on Network 10's The Panel, Channel 9's A Current Affair and he has written for Australian Personal Computer Magazine. He has spoken at Networld Interop on emerging technologies and most recently ran a Digital Rights Management workshop for the mobile device industry at Mobile Content World in Sydney May 2005.  Jim has been the Systems Architect and Streaming Producer for over 200 live webcasts of such music acts as, Melissa Etheridge, Gene Simmonds, Black Eyed Peas, Anastascia, Youthu Yindi and actors including Rik Mayall, Molly Ringwald and Sean William Scott. Stew Art Media's current clients include Multimedia Victoria, Department of Industry, Innovation and Regional Development, Department of Victorian Communities and Metricon Homes.
	Roberta Stewart - Chief Operating Officer Roberta’s 20 year Advertising Sales and Marketing career in traditional newspapers is an ideal fit with Search Engine Marketing and Google Adwords.She has managed numerous successful advertising campaigns,marketing campaigns and sales teams over many years and applies the same high level of customer service to ensure ongoing and cost effective successful campaigns for our clients. Roberta has been working in the online space since 1999 and is responsible for the day to day operation of Stew Art Media.
	Michelle Davis - Business Development Manager Michelle has over 20 years experience in sales and marketing working with organisations such as Vogue Conde Nast, Murdoch Magazines and the Australian Radio Network.
	Robert Thompson - Lead SEO Technical Analyst Robert has had over 20 years programming experience. In addition to being the tech lead on most projects he has also been the lead developer on  the Stew Art Media Spider & Site Monitor applications that help keep our clients ranked high. He bought his first computer in 1982 the "VZ200" from Dick Smith's.
	George Stamoulis - Online Marketing Trainee Before joining Stew Art Media, George had already built his own sites with ecommerce capability. George is being trained in both the technical and commercial aspects of Search Marketing.