D. Martin Lyon (marty@lyongroup.biz) launched his company in April of 1999, performing consulting work for Montana Power and Touch America, a telecommunications company. He helped develop a live sporting event series: Thursday Night Football and Monday Night Basketball, delivered on cable throughout the state of Montana. Upon the sale of Montana Power and Touch America’s video production units to Omega Television Productions, he continued to serve the new company in the same capacity through the 2000 season. Marty has continued to expand the Lyon Group’s scope of work, which has included Public Relations work for PPL Montana, video production work for the Montana Meth Project, management consulting work for Beartooth NBC, Max Media Montana, and Bresnan Communications; Ad Agency work for the Asher Agency for the past 8 years working with the Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program, and most recently with DPHHS’ Chronic Disease Programs, DPHHS for 3 years for the Folic Acid Campaign, and a research project for the Montana University System. Lyon Group has produced the Saints Wrap Up Show for Carroll College for the past twelve seasons, and recently started up The Rocky Report for Rocky Mountain College.  Lyon Group now provides HD Satellite Truck services, as well as a full scale HD Production truck for live sporting events for the CW network, as well as Altitude Sports.  

Tobe Johnson (tobe@johnsons.net), founder of Johnson & Associates, Inc., dba Johnsons.net, founded his company in 1997.  Since that time, he has steadily grown his company through buy-outs and strategic partnerships, like the partnership that we share. Johnsons.net has been involved in software development to various degrees since inception.  This has included projects for small ‘mom and pop’ shops to various state, quasi-state and military entities.  Our specialty is in developing comprehensive custom web-based software.   Our team has been involved in web site technologies since 1994 and helped put up the first commercial web site in the state of Montana.  Johnsons.net works with business of all sizes developing a variety of web-based interactive business solutions and software projects.

Carl Kochman (carl@lyongroup.biz) is in charge of Communications and Information Strategy since June of 2012, providing video production services including videography, editing, lighting and set design, engineering services and equipment design for video production equipment, marketing and advertising services, and account management services.Before this, he was the Communications/Public Relations Team Leader for Montana State Fund,  as well as a registered Lobbyist, handling state governmental information and relations, the Chief Creative Officer for Flying Horse Communication, President and CEO of Wendt-Kochman, owner of Kochman Consulting, and Owner and Founder of North Country Media Group.