Gretchen Tibbits Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

For over 20 years, Capstone Partners has been a trusted advisor to leading middle market companies, offering a fully integrated range of investment banking and financial advisory services uniquely tailored to help owners, investors, and creditors through each stage of the company's lifecycle. Capstone's services include M&A advisory, debt and equity placement, corporate restructuring, special situations, valuation and fairness opinions and financial advisory services. Headquartered in Boston, the firm has 175+ professionals in multiple offices across the U.S. With 12 dedicated industry groups, Capstone delivers sector-specific expertise through large, cross-functional teams. Capstone is a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN). For more information, visit www.capstonepartners.com.

London, Gb

DC Advisory is an international investment bank committed to making a difference. As part of an established global business, we offer access to over 500 professionals in 22 locations throughout Asia, Europe and the US. Across 11 industry focused teams, we offer tailored, independent advice on M&A, debt raisings and restructurings, private capital and access to unrivalled Asia investment knowledge. For more information, visit http://www.dcadvisory.com/aboutus.Registrations: Series 24, Series 63, Series 79

Advise emerging companies (from Seed to Series D) and Non-Profits. Areas of expertise include strategic direction for video, OTT, and digital initiatives; all aspects of fund raising; and strategic branding. Specific engagements include:• Providing due diligence, funding, and integration strategies for a rapidly expanding media and entertainment company focused on the passions of millennial males. • Consulting with founders of Co-Star, a social astrology app, in preparation for and through their successful funding of a $5 million Seed Round• Partnering with CEO of PocketCasts to develop strategic vision and fund raising initiatives. Secured verbal commitments for a Series B Round• Working with Non-Profit to define its legacy vision and identify the associated branding, messaging, and programming priorities • Entrepreneur in Residence at Progress Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Progress Partners is a Boston and New York-based M&A advisory firm working with emerging technology companies within media, marketing, advertising sectors, serving SMB through Enterprise. I am excited to join the team and bring my philosophy of relationship building to the firm. I look forward to leveraging my expertise in consumer facing media with a focus on content, community building, and audience monetization across platforms.

New York, New York, Us

Company experienced a failed sale process after which the founder discontinued all operations. At the request of the board:• Executed asset sale of the company, resulting in the preservation of the brand and employment for much of the team• Performed all activities necessary for the closure and dissolution of the legal entityPartnered with Founder & CEO in leading three years of self-funded, hyper-growth. Company grew from an under $20 million revenue, 30 person operation into the #1 digital lifestyle destination with 58+million ComScore uniques, a team of over 100, and approaching $50M in revenue. LittleThings achieved the highest engagement per article on Facebook, garnered over 50 million O&O and over 900 million monthly cross-platform video views, and received 15+ million monthly “Live” programming views. Areas of direct responsibility included:• Oversight and mentoring of the 100+ person team• Launch of the Direct Sales strategy• Leading board relations; external banking & legal functions; and internal finance, HR, and operations teams• Establishing strategic relationships with other media companies for licensing and distribution

New York, New York, Us

LittleThings, the #1 lifestyle publisher, employing a growing team of 80+ producers, writers, designers, and management staff that keenly focus on creating inspiring, engaging, and meaningful content for women. LittleThings is the largest brand-safe site with high click-through rates, cross platform viewability, and an incredibly engaged readership, with 53 million monthly readers and 15 million social fans.

New York, New York, Us

Hired by new owner to implement an aggressive investment strategy, re-launch the media properties, and position the company as a brand management business. Areas of direct responsibility include:• All aspects of magazine operations including production, circulation, and oversight of international editions• Digital business - including oversight of rebuild of Maxim.com and associated social media presence• Finance, Accounting, Human Resources, and Legal departments

New York, New York, Us

Responsible for finance, operations, legal, human resources, and anything else this rapidly growing company needed to scale. Led company to a liquidity event. Highlights include establishing internal finance and accounting systems, conducting a full audit, leading hiring that almost doubled the size of staff, conducting valuation of the company, and managing all aspects of current and potential investor relations. Collaborating with founders on strategic growth initiatives; including creation of innovative monetization strategies.StyleCaster Media Group enables consumers to discover and share their style, interact with premium brands, and make educated buying decisions in a truly interactive way. Dedicated to bringing ‘Style to the People,’ StyleCaster is the very first media company to break the barrier between digital and social media in a turnkey SaaS platform. Through its expansive portfolio of content platforms – StyleCaster, Beauty High, The Vivant, and Daily Makeover - as well as its category-leading patented Try On! technology Makeover Solutions, StyleCaster reaches more than 7 million unique monthly visitors and has partnered with more than 80 top-tier advertising partners since launch.

Launching an online destination featuring user generated, geo-located content. Site prototype has been completed and funding efforts are actively underway. Providing strategy, finance, and branding services. Current clients and services include• CFO and corporate presentations for digital media investment bank • Branding and media strategy for major amateur sports organization• Financial services for Flexor Swing Sports, LLC – (served as interim Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer, 2009 – 2010)

New York, Ny, Us

Managed three Hearst Business Media properties: Zynx Health, the leading provider of evidence-based clinical decision support; National Auto Research (NAR), publisher of the respected Black Books vehicle appraisal guides; and Veretech, which operates one of the leading online vehicle trade-in and sales lead generation applications. Provided business strategy expertise and introduced business sensibilities to these electronic media businesses. Charged with building the division by identifying internal growth prospects and participating in acquisition activities.

Bristol, Ct, Us

ESPN Outdoors is a division of ESPN focused on fishing and hunting; comprised of television programming, websites, a membership organization, magazines, and a professional league.• Chief Operating Officer for $75M revenue division• Work with the General Managers of ESPN Outdoors & BASS on strategy and growth plans • Manage teams in New York and Orlando, Florida responsible for management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, creating and tracking metrics, and administrative functions• Interface closely with all department heads on business development projects and plans to ensure achievement of financial goals• Prepare and present monthly reports and quarterly business reviews to senior management

Long term engagements with American Media Inc. and Business Women's Network & Diversity Best Practices.Identified online and digital opportunities for brands and content.General manager functionso Budgeting, forecasting and financial strategizingo Due diligence on acquisition targets o Conference planningo Strategic planning for publishing company and associationso Conducted financial and strategic reviews of acquisition targets and internal launch proposals for publishing companyProjects in the Women’s Business field o General consultingo Developing marketing strategy to various segments of the women’s marketo Recruitment and retention strategic planningo Speaking engagementso Charged with improving revenues, re-designing product offerings, identifying and implementing structure and systems, managing updating of marketing materials, building sales team, and overseeing all event planning for Business Women’s Network & Diversity Best Practices

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NAFE was a for profit association with over 125,000 members and 220 chapters nationwide• Responsible for all operating aspects of this profitable division • Directed the editorial content and advertising sales for Executive Female magazine, published six times annually • Coordinated all components of service bureau relationship and direct mail membership campaigns • Identified, established, and maintained relationships with corporate sponsors and benefit providers • Planned and hosted national leadership conference and member-focused events • Served as spokesperson for the Association

Founding Director of MC3 Ventures, charged with product development, joint ventures, and new business development Created the strategy, business plan, and venture presentation for the WorkingWomanNetwork and WorkingWoman.com o Initiated partner relationships for the Network o Responsible for financial forecasting and management for the Networko Evaluated acquisitions, both financial and strategic, and lead integration of acquired companies o Acted in financial leadership role for both rounds of financing and managed investment banker and investor relations

Ms. Tibbits was part of the management team at WorkingWomanNetwork, owner of Working Woman, Working Mother, and Ms. magazines and the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE). Ms. Tibbits was the President of NAFE, a for-profit association with over 125,000 members, and the Vice President of Corporate Development, responsible for financial planning and strategy for the firm as well as brand extensions and licensing. She was a key member of the team that envisioned and built WorkingWoman.com, a website with multiple content channels, social networking aspects, and small business applications.

• Responsible for budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning for all divisions• Leader of re-engineering team that reduced corporate expenses by 20%• Worked with other members of the management team to determine the size and layout of the magazines, address rate base issues, and track subscription cash• Member of acquisition team for NAFE and divestiture team for Ms. magazine

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MuniStatements. Manager of Financial Analysis and Planning

New York, New York, Us

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Bachelor Of Arts, Echols Scholar

Mba, Double; Finance & Management