Ashley J. Swartz Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• As operational partner to visionary CEO, lead operations, product, programming, data analytics, and revenue delivery for platform used in 100K+ schools globally across six owned / operated platforms that serve 5M+ users.
• As General Manager, accelerated launch of new educational SaaS product for children, from $3M in new funding through go-to-market (GTM).

NY, New York, US

• Advised team in provision of ongoing Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) to enterprise clients. Led exit negotiations with foreign partners, clients, and service providers and supported leadership team in preparation for closure.
• Spearheaded the vision for Furious Corp. as the Chairman of the Board, driving innovation and strategic decision-making.

NY, New York, US

• Drove development of PROPHET, an enterprise yield optimization platform for media / manufacturing clients. Leveraged leading data science, machine learning, and AI to automate delivery of real-time optimized pricing.
• Managed absorption of Furious-Minds assets to convert consulting clients to SaaS and DaaS clients.
• Raised $2.1M in two rounds of angel funding from investors in US, Israel, UK and Germany for venture with R&D in Israel and commercial operations in North America.
• Processed $7B in annual revenue and 10B lines of sales data nightly. Delivered up to 10% revenue increase to clients in Y1 by reducing price variability and improving efficiency.Partner – Furious-Minds (05/2012 –.
• Led revenue, partner, technology and advertising product strategy for Intel’s $100M Internet TV Investment.
• Grew revenue over 325% YOY in 2013 by landing key accounts (e.g., Intel Media, Rambus, DISH TV, Rovi, New York Times, AOL, TV Azteca) to leverage changes in content, media, and device market

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Led global team to design, build, and [re]launch Samsung’s website (design of digital product catalog, content library, customer support, loyalty, and global, digital brand strategy). Founded / led new iTV.
• Directed Samsung.com redesign and recognized as 2012 Best Global Site (#4 WW) by The Next Web.
• Developed operational strategy for localization and local market toolkits to ensure consistency and adherence to digital brand guidelines for Samsung in 72+ countries, including oversight of 70+ person extended team.
• Defined, led, and executed agency-wide strategy for future of TV and digital video within fluid media landscape. Drove $25M+ in new revenue annually (from clients like American Express, Delta Airlines, Mead Johnson).
• Represented holding company on AAMP (Advanced Advertising Media Project), governing body establishing VOD dynamic ad serving standards.
• Served as Executive Sponsor for agency’s Community Service Day for two consecutive years and for Team in Training (NYC Triathlon) and other volunteer activities.

GB

• Led commercial efforts for team commissioned by Ridley Scott and family to launch first digital, premium, brand-funded, open media franchise licensed under Creative Commons (Share-Alike Attribution). Developed and.
• Brokered deal with Google and YouTube; led distribution and sales partnership. Drove business planning, budgeting, and forecasting for launch.
• Secured ‘green light’ financing for early YouTube five-year plan for $500M content franchise.
• Established key holding company and agency partnerships to seed sales.

• Vice President of Business Development (4/2007 – 02/2008)Spearheaded strategy to drive business and profit growth for largest independent provider of in-game advertising Identified / secured new opportunities by.
• Structured new distribution model and negotiated strategic partnership with one of world’s largest media companies with anticipated first year revenue of $2M+. Established operational plans for new business models..
• Grew business via deals with large gaming publishers and improving / expanding capabilities and features.Vice President of Publisher Services (5/2006 – 3/2007)Hired as 2nd US employee as part of acquisition of Eiko.
• Built entire organization from ground-up in eight months (portfolio was 50+ titles when?). Led account, QA, and R&D teams located in US / Israel. Participated in venture fundraising, roadshows, and pitch preparation.
• Managed SDK integration pipeline, allocated technical resources, designed / implemented integration process, deployed project management tools, and identified / resolved pipeline crises.
• Sold $600K+ incremental deals in first six months of business by growing accounts acquired with Eiko. Optimized sales, briefed sales teams on in-game opportunities, and performed all ad spotting.President & Co-Founder.

Kista, Stockholm, SE

• Invited as 1 of 20 to join Ericsson’s elite functional rotation program and represented company in US, SWE, JPN, CRI, PAN, and CHN. Performed as Subject Matter Expert and internal consultant, coordinating marketing.
• US: Conceived / presented SEMC content licensing initiative after Ericsson consumer products division became SEMC post-merger. Negotiated $1M premium embedded game and ring tone deal, first in North America, that.
• CHN: Liaised between product development, research, and marketing to develop and launch CDMA handset for China Unicom that was engineered / manufactured in ROK, based on Japanese [Sony] platform. Evaluated market entry.
• CRI: As part of radio and antenna product teams, worked in local market on infrastructure.
• PAN: Provided strategic consulting as part of client team for Cable and Wireless (mobile operator).

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Finance (International Business Minor)

Mba, Concentration In Entrepreneurial Studies And Technology

High School Diploma