Josh Solt Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, US

• Created 4 educational apps and launched 4 e-learning websites to make learning more engaging for students in Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade.
• Educational apps ranked in top 20 of education on Apple’s App Store
• Built websites from scratch and leveraged SEO to scale traffic to over 1 million yearly unique visitors
• Secured advertising deals with major educational brands and integrated AdSense
• Led teams to build products utilizing Objective-C, PHP, MySQL, Flash and WordPress platforms and programming languages

Mountain View, CA, US

• Led digital marketing for apps and store initiatives in North, Central and South America. Managed team of 5 merchandisers focused on delivering high quality experiences on Google Play’s consumer app store as well as.
• Oversaw main landing page of Google Play for top markets, including the US, Mexico and Brazil
• Spearheaded global campaigns for strategic moments featuring cross-vertical content (apps, games, movies, TV, books and audiobooks)
• Set team strategy for content recommendations, deepening editorial voice and promotions to engage users through their lifecycle
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams including Product (improving quality and personalization), Business Development (supporting strategic partner launches) and Marketing (running cross-channel promotions)
• Led merchandising efforts for Google’s devices and platforms, including Android TV, Chromebooks, Android Wear and Android Go

Mountain View, CA, US

• Developed and deepened Google Play’s market presence for families/children content. Identified and executed strategy to attract top developers in ecosystem to prioritize building on Android.
• Managed top family developers including Disney, Toca Boca, Roblox, LEGO and Mattel
• Increased developer investment and revenues on Android through quality improvements, consumer-focused app promotions, adoption of developer tools, strategic launches and simultaneous shipping
• Globally launched Google Play’s “Family” section with more than 6,000 apps, including exclusive content partnerships with multiple top developers (Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, PBS Kids etc.)
• Influenced product roadmap and scaled “Free App of the Week” program to drive cross-promotional revenue
• Spearheaded business development efforts for global launch of “Google Play Family Library”

Los Angeles, California, US

• Created the #1 mobile and desktop app in the market by providing an end-to-end solution for blocking spoilers in social media.
• Scaled technology across multiple platforms, including Android, iOS, Kindle and Google Chrome
• Featured in NY Times, LA Times, CNN, Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today and Bloomberg Television
• Oversaw development process of apps in Objective-C and Java programming languages

• Spearheaded revenue driving initiatives including new projects, international deals and exclusive content partnerships.
• Produced programming for television, film, home video and new media on The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, The Temptations and Steve Martin
• Established partnerships with Google Video, YouTube, Hulu, TV.com and iTunes
• Closed international distribution deals with Apple, Universal Music, Elvis Presley Estate, Turner and PBS across such markets as the US, UK, France and Germany
• Developed EdSullivan.com, implemented analytics and increased e-commerce revenues 400% YoY
• Launched YouTube channel with 50 million views and Facebook page with 100,000 likes

Beverly Hills, California, US

• Founding member of e-learning company that raised venture capital funding
• Oversaw daily operations, recruited key talent and managed team of 4 developers and 12 educators

Studio City, California, US

Mba

Economics

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