Brian Monahan Email & Phone Number

New York, NY, US

Tokyo, JP

- Lead multi-discipline, global Client relationships.- Responsible for dentsu America's retail media businesses.- Responsible for dentsu's offering on the West Coast.- US Lead for dentsu's corporate venture and strategic R&D efforts (2018-2023)

San Francisco, CA, US

- NewCo is a global events and media company showcasing innovative, purpose-driven businesses. - Grew from one event to 29 festivals staged in cities around the world with 5,000+ company participants including Airbnb, Etsy, Participant Media, Shinola, Spotify, Tesla, and Uber. - Raised $4.3 million in venture funding and launched editorial publication.

San Francisco, California, US

- Built a team of Vertical Strategy experts to drive Pinterest's ad revenue in key industries by 50% YoY. - Managed high-volume, in-house creative studio producing 300+ pieces of ad creative per week. - Interim responsibilities for Product Marketing, B2B MarCom, and Ad Sales Education.

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

• Led marketing at Walmart.com, managing 70 direct reports plus agency relationships, and partnering with engineers @WalmartLabs. Member of Walmart.com Executive Committee.
• Grew traffic 71%, expanding average monthly unique visitors by 36 million per ComScore over three years.
• Grew annual sales 51 percent, more than $2 billion sales growth in three years.
• Tripled digital ad sales to become a Top-15 digital publisher. Launched the Walmart Exchange (WMX), a next generation digital ad product that optimizes campaigns for sales online and in store.
• Successfully launched omni-channel shopping products: Grocery Home Shopping, Savings Catcher App, and ShippingPass loyalty program.
• Lifted Walmart.com brand awareness 10% through TV and in-store marketing campaigns.

New York, NY, US

- Led the global media trends forecasting unit for one of the largest media buying agencies.- Established strategy for TV upfront buys and lead strategic partnerships with AOL, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. - Had responsibility for media research and planning tools across IPG Agency network.

New York, NY, US

- Consulted with Fortune 500 c-level clients, including Chrysler, J&J, MasterCard, and Sony about digital transformation. - Launched Media Trials business using advanced measurement to benchmark the effectiveness of innovative digital experiences.

New York, NY, US

- Media planning Agency lead on 30+ country, $100 million+, multimedia ad campaigns for Microsoft. - Digital and Social Media lead for Schwab, Wells Fargo, Intel, and HotWire advertising campaigns. - Launched digital and social media capability for UM San Francisco. - Managed team of 40.

- Start-up digital ad agency sold to McCann. - Captured 20+ new clients, including Chase, Peets, RedEnvelope, Smith & Hawken, Wells Fargo, and Wind River, and maintained profitability in the heart of the dot.com meltdown.

- Founding employee of pioneering digital ad agency later sold to J. Walter Thompson. - Media lead on the Agency’s charter account, Amazon.com. - Pioneered post-click direct response, third-party ad serving portal deals, affiliate marketing, email advertising, rich media advertising, and search-engine marketing. - Managed team of 20.

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