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California, United States

Mountain View, Wy, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

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San Francisco, California, Us

Midland, Michigan, Us

BeAlive is a new digital video entertainment & media company that aims to produce original videos for the social mobile generation by inspiring, entertaining, informing, and connecting with outdoor adventure & sport fanatics through short-form and super-short content including live broadcasting moments.

Midland, Michigan, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Digital ad marketplace where brands and retailers work together to better engage their shared consumer. This is part of OneMarket’s larger mission to build the world’s first retail technology network.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

I managed the fast growth of SaaS/cloud business for Canto, the industry leader in digital asset management. In this highly strategic role, I focused on delivering major improvements to SEO, SEM, product positioning, customer retention, and sales growth throughout international markets, overseeing project teams of up to 100 staff.Results:▬▬▬▬► Increased sales by 250% and average order value by 500% in less than one year, refocusing company from declining legacy business to capture high-growth potential of cloud segment.► Simplified pricing models and created Canto’s first product roadmap for SaaS solution suite that boosted conversion of demo accounts to paying customers to new bests.► More than doubled lead-generation (from 45 to 100 weekly) and sales closing rate (from 15% to +30%) for SaaS platform through revamp of SEO/SEM strategy. Increased quantity and quality of sales pipeline while shortening average time-to-close from 100+ to 53 days.► Established new client success program and onboarding processes with high customer touch and personalized post-sale implementation. Increased client retention rate from 80% to 98% while slashing customer-reported product issues from 15% to zero.► Cemented “voice-of-the customer” (VOC) strategy into all marketing, sales, and post-sales initiatives, resulting in record-setting gains in customer loyalty and referral business. Reversed negative net promoter scores (NPS) to deliver improvement from -18 to +33.

As CEO of SET by Conversant (formerly Set Media, which was acquired by Conversant in 2/14 and then by Alliance Data Systems in 12/14), I drove business vision, strategy, and direction, overseeing P&L, cross-functional teams/operations, and fundraising. I served as CEO and chairman of the board throughout SET’s rapid growth from 2011 to 2014, and scaled the business from 5 employees in 2011 to 100+ employees in 2015.Results:▬▬▬▬► Propelled company from pre-revenue startup ($0) in 2011 to $12M by 2013, resulting in lucrative buyout by Conversant in early 2014. Involved in all aspects of the sale of SET Media, negotiating directly with Conversant CEO and managing due diligence process. ► Remained as CEO of newly created subsidiary (SET by Conversant) and led post-acquisition assimilation and technology integration of the 2 companies.► Drove nearly tripled growth from 2013 to 2014 (from $12M to $35M), attracting multiple acquisition offers that culminated in the sale of the business to ADS in 12/2014.► Led global launch of video products featuring industry-pioneering technologies (e.g., advanced facial recognition, motion tracking, and scene analysis), resulting in 1st place win for “Best Technology” at the 2014 European Conference on Computer Vision in Switzerland. ► Paved the way for continued growth (with $50M closed in 2015). Recruited sales talent, developed cutting-edge tools to drive product sales, established key partnerships with Google and others, and designed future-focused dashboards to maintain executional focus.

I concurrently served as CEO, CFO, and chairman of the board for YuMe, a digital video brand advertising company, building the foundation for this innovative startup’s successful IPO in 2013 (NYSE: YuMe). In this multifaceted leadership role, I managed board of directors; created and implemented company culture, strategy, vision, mission, and goals; and led all aspects of the business (e.g., operations, finance, sales, product development, fundraising, marketing, HR, staff development, and regulatory compliance).Results:▬▬▬▬► Catapulted firm from early startup ($1M) to $75M in annual revenues within 3 years. Demonstrated strengths in recruiting top-tier talent; building motivated, accountable teams; and instilling best-practices, efficient processes, and focused discipline company-wide.► Procured 8-figure funding from VC firms such as Accel, Intel Capital, Khosla, and Menlo Ventures. Led successful presentations, negotiations, and contract agreements. ► Hired over 200 employees based throughout the U.S., UK, India, and Korea. ► Acquired UK Mobile Video company, leading all phases of multimillion-dollar acquisition. Subsequently led seamless assimilation of acquired company into YuMe structure. ► Launched 25 different products during tenure that put company on the map, ultimately propelling its IPO in 2013. Examples include YuMe Relevance Engine, content syndication services, brand safety products, Ace for Advertisers, and Ace for Publishers.► Signed key clients (e.g., Pandora, MSNBC, Meridith) and managed relationships with Fortune 500 partners (e.g., Microsoft). Reorganized group to provide dedicated focus on large accounts, and personally closed deals generating up to $10M annually.

Santa Ana, California, Us

I provided strategic, tactical, fiscal, operational, and administrative oversight of company’s new Interactive organization, holding full P&L accountability. I oversaw the profitable performance and growth of company’s entire online business portfolio, comprised of 225+ news, information, and entertainment websites complementing its print and broadcast properties.Results:▬▬▬▬► Built Interactive Division from inception and drove its explosive growth. Helped transition Freedom Communications from a traditional media company to a diversified multimedia leader in online, mobile, and video channels.► More than tripled revenues during tenure (from $36M in 2006 to $110M in 2008). ► Recruited, hired, and supervised over 100 associates, assembling a winning team of cross-functional talent capable of meeting company’s aggressive high-growth targets.► Deployed company’s first cohesive web processes and introduced new web products maximizing the use of streaming video and other technologies. Transformed newsgathering organization to optimize for online delivery, increasing website traffic by 200%, engagement by 50%, and time on site by 25%.

Woodland Hills, Ca, Us

As senior vice president of United Online, a web-subscription and social-networking provider (brands include NetZero, Juno, and Classmates.com), I oversaw 7 VPs and their respective teams (65 personnel total). I led strategic planning/execution, P&L, sales, and daily business operations. I managed direct and indirect sales channels, all deal making/business development, fiscal/business operations, and marketing of Ad Network products/services.