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Calabasas, Ca, Us

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Recruited by the Bulgarian-based Founder, to become President & Chief Operating Officer of TrillerTV, formerly known as FITE.tv (acquired by Triller Corp in 2022).TrillerTV streams a rich array of live pay-per-view events, subscription packages and thousands of hours of live, VOD and free programs to millions of fans around the world. Broadcast Rights include All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Liga Portugal, Eredivisie, AFC Asian Cup, World Cup Qualifiers, Cricket, Rugby, and hundreds of combat sports & wrestling publishing partners.

Since leaving UFC, I have operated as a Sports & Entertainment consultant My work has included: leagues & rights owners, to IP owners & apparel companies, to athletes and content creators (podcasters, journalists, radio & TV personalities, social media influencers, bloggers)Sample Clients and Advisory WorkSeatGeek, Bain & Co. (KSA), The Action Network/Action Sports (Chernin Group), Viacom (Bellator), Fiumi Capital (3Step Sports), Amazing Brands, Montirex (UK), Five Star Publishing (SoonerScoop/Carey Murdoch), The Gaming Society, Richter Media (UK), Swayster, Top Rank, Barstool Sports, Big Shots/Big League Pillows, @BamaFootball (Kyle Henderson), Whisper TV (UK), The Rexford Group, Josh Suchon (Author/Play by Play), Ben “The Bane” Davis (Sports Influencer/Play By Play Announcer)Investments: EPIC Games; Big Shots/Big League PillowsCurrent Board of Directors/Advisors: ShiloTV, Big League Pillows, LLC and Alive3D

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Was recruited from Yahoo to run UFC's new digital streaming service UFC FIGHT PASS and all of UFC's digital consumer products, including PPV. UFC was then acquired for $4.1B by William Morris Endeavor / IMG. Managed all OTT digital properties and platforms, including full P&L responsibilities.

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Yahoo! acquired Rivals.com in 2007. After the founders left, I was asked to take over and run the company.Rivals.com: a consortium of 160+ digital experiences, actively managing all aspects of the business: event operations, editorial, original video, social, athletes, marketing, CRM, innovation, digital product & engineering, etc. Oversee 360 employees.In addition, I oversee the San Francisco-based Pivotal Labs team (12 developers, designers and product managers) which is in the middle of re-launching Rivals.com (mobile web, native, desktop, etc). Pivotal Labs has assisted in re-launching the new Rivals.com Community (Message Boards) in April 2015, our new Subscription Flow & User Account Tools (May 2015). We intend on re-launching Article pages, front pages, and authoring tools in Q3/Q4 (2015).Created the Rivals Camp Series and Rivals Combine Series (football) and sold the properties to Under Armour as our Presenting Sponsor. Sold Gatorade as Official Marketing partner, as well. Both for multi-year sponsorship deals. The Camps & Combines offered more than 20K of the nation's elite high school athletes the chance to compete across the countryYahoo! Sports Radio (YSR): I conceived of the idea, launched the business and continue to oversee the day-to-day business operations on behalf of Yahoo, Inc. Launched on August 1, 2011 on 500 affiliates coast-to-coast.Yahoo E-commerce: I conceived of, created the strategy for, and manage all ecommerce, including the Yahoo! Sports Store, Rivals Fan Shop, and Yahoo! Sports' ticketing business, together grossing more than $25M annually. Yahoo Sports Combat business (MMA/Boxing): I conceived of, wrote strategy for & managed the the overall business. Conceived of & negotiated the exclusive digital PPV business/partnership with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2007 and ran the business for five years (through 2012) until we granted rights back to UFC. Full P&L responsibilities for everything listed above.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Oversee Content Acquisition/Syndication & BD for: SPORTS: All editorial, fantasy and video-related deals for NFL, NHL, MMA, Rivals.com, Olympics, World Cup, Boxing, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Auto Racing, Pay Per View, Athlete/Talent/Analyst deals and all E-Commerce (PPV, licensed apparel, tickets, partnerships, etc).ENTERTAINMENT: Music Commerce Strategic Initiatives Amazon, ITunes, Licensed Apparel, Mobile Content off-deck partnerships, etc.CANADA: Manage the Yahoo! Canada Business Development team, which handles our English and French-language content acquisition and athlete/talent/analyst strategy.MEN'S LIFESTYLE: new vertical for Yahoo! which we are marching toward building.

One of four founding launch-team executives who created the first-ever interactive pre-paid gift card.GIFTFLIX launched in September 2006 at nearly 5,500 domestic retail locations including Kroger -branded locations, Winn-Dixie, Radio Shack, Schnucks, Long's Drugs, etc.Part of team that raised $1.8M in seed money. Produced a killer product and an even better ecommerce solution (for redemption) that unfortunately didn't sell-through at retail.Fantastic experience.

El Segundo, Ca, Us

Launched and led print publishing BU, the first-ever internal group of its kind in the cable & satellite television industry, generating nearly $50M annually (1997-2004)Led Pay Per View Sports Events BU, inclusive of Boxing, WWE, MMA, Music, Games, etc., generating nearly $100M annually (2000-2004).

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Led the creative development and editorial direction for Padres Magazine, the first MLB magazine to be original for each homestand

Two-season paid internship running amateur golf tournaments across the US (Operations & Media)