Ryan Spoon Email and Phone Number
Ryan Spoon's Location
New York, New York, United States, United States
About Ryan Spoon
Ryan Spoon is the President of Yahoo Sports (https://sports.yahoo.com/), where he is focused on growth, innovation and products for a new generation of sports fans. He is an experienced consumer, sports, and media executive with a unique blend of operational expertise, strategic vision, and entrepreneurial mindset. Prior to joining Yahoo Sports, Ryan was • COO at Sorare (#1 NFT project by transaction volume)• COO at BetMGM (#1 igaming operator and top-three sportsbook)• SVP Digital & Social at ESPN (#1 in sports category)• founder/CEO of beRecruited (acquired by Raine Group 2012)Awards• 2020 SportsBusiness Journal 40 under 40• 2019 Inaugural CAA Convene Fellow• 2018 SportsBusiness Journal 40 under 40• 2014 Fast Company Most Creative People in Business
Ryan Spoon's Current Company Details
Ryan Spoon Work Experience Details
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PresidentYahoo Sports Jun 2023 - PresentSunnyvale , Ca, Us
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PartnerScn Ventures Jan 2014 - PresentSCN Ventures is a three-person partnership that invests directly in early and mid-stage technology companies and as a limited partner in venture capital firms. SCN focuses on investments in consumer, commerce, sports, and Web3. Examples of investments made either individually or through SCN include:• Companies: Hims & Hers Health ($HIMS), Athletic Brewing, ShopShops, Manscaped, Deblock, Avante Art, MyFitnessPal ($UAA)• Funds: NextPlay Capital, Social Leverage, Patron, Multicoin, Scribble Ventures, Dragonfly
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AdvisorSorare Oct 2022 - Jun 2023Paris, Ile-De-France, Fr -
Chief Operating OfficerSorare Oct 2021 - Oct 2022Paris, Ile-De-France, FrSorare is the leading NFT-based sports game across global football, NBA and MLB. Joined as employee ~25 and hired to expand the business globally and open the US office (the team was previously all in Paris). The team grew from ~25 employees to ~200, split between Paris and NYC. As COO, was responsible for revenue, product, engineering, design, content, and customer supportLaunched the new Sorare App (March 2022), Sorare: NBA (July 2022), and Sorare: MLB games (Oct 2022)
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Chief Operating OfficerBetmgm Nov 2020 - Oct 2021Jersey City, New Jersey, UsBetMGM is the leading operator in US igaming and top-three in sportsbook.BetMGM is a private JV between MGM Resorts ($MGM) and Entain ($GMVHY).As COO, was responsible for all areas of operations: product, technology, design, customer support, payments, and fraud management. -
Senior Vice President, Digital & SocialEspn Dec 2018 - Nov 2020Bristol, Ct, UsResponsible for ESPN’s extensive digital content and editorial efforts and for driving ESPN’s performance, engagement, and monetization both on and off-platform. Ryan and his team oversee the creation of content for ESPN digital and social channels and manage the execution of ESPN’s social strategy, content, and shows. ESPN'S digital properties are the world's leading and most successful online sports service - boasting the number one sports website and app, as well as the number one sports media publisher in social engagement across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snap. -
Senior Vice President, Social Content & Digital VideoEspn Sep 2017 - Dec 2018Bristol, Ct, Us
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Senior Vice President, Digital Product, Design & Audience DevelopmentEspn Feb 2016 - Sep 2017Bristol, Ct, UsResponsible for ESPN's digital experiences across web, mobile, OTT, fantasy/games, digital video, and social. In 2012, ESPN trailed Yahoo! in total reach and in fantasy players. ESPN Digital quickly became #1 in sports digital - and by a very wide margin. By October 2021, ESPN's digital audience had grown by over 400%, ESPN was #1 in usage (bigger than #2, #3 and #4 combined), #1 in mobile (2.5x bigger than #2 and accounted for nearly 50% of all mobile sports minutes), #1 in fantasy, and #1 across social (All category records). ESPN was recognized as Best in Digital Sports Media by Sports Business Journal in 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2019
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Senior Vice President, Digital Product & DesignEspn Jul 2012 - Jan 2016Bristol, Ct, Us
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FounderBerecruited.Com Jan 2000 - Aug 2012As a varsity swimmer at Duke, I founded beRecruited as a freemium recruiting platform for high school athletes and collegiate coaches. beRecruited helped 2,000,000+ high school athletes connect with NCAA coaches and teams. beRecruited was acquired in 2012 by Raine Group as part of a high school sports rollup alongside NCSA College Recruiting. -
PrincipalPolaris Venture Partners Jul 2009 - Jul 2012Boston, Ma, UsJoined Polaris in 2009 to grow our early-stage practice and specialized in early-stage consumer, social media and e-commerce investments. Was involved as a board member or observer in: WordPress, Recurly (acquired by Accel-KKR), ShoeDazzle (JustFab), LOLapps (6waves), ReadyForZero (Avant), Wantful (Nordstrom), Offline Labs (Postmates), and Movity (Trulia)Led Dogpatch Labs, our early-stage incubator on Pier 38 in San Francisco. Dozens of companies made their home and launched in Dogpatch Labs, including: Instagram (acquired by Meta), Remind, TaskRabbit (Ikea), TurnTable.fm, LOLapps (6waves), Formspring, Rapportive (LinkedIn), AdRise (Tubi), Cardpool (BlackHawk), Movity (Trulia), Chartboost (Zynga), etc. -
Co-FounderIngamenow Jan 2008 - Dec 2009InGameNow is a real-time social network aimed at connecting sports-fans around live games, favorite teams, and breaking news. Fans can interact with other users through the InGameNow live platform and receive real-time alerts through chat. messenger, and SMS bots.
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Vice President, Marketing & Business DevelopmentWidgetbox Dec 2007 - Aug 2009San Francisco, Ca, UsReaching nearly 100M users and serving 1B impressions each month, Widgetbox was the leading platform for web publishers and marketers to create, share and distribute widgets.Widgetbox ultimately focused on customizable ad-products, rebranded as Flite, and was acquired by SNAP in 2016. -
FounderSfentrepreneurs Dec 2007 - Jul 2009sfEntrepreneurs is a young entrepreneurs organization based in the San Francisco / Bay Area. Our members collectively invest in the organization, development, and operation of the businesses we choose to pursue. As an organization, we self-incubate, fund, and grow the team's ideas into businesses. And while the organization is a side project for all of our members, collectively we are able to achieve rapid innovation.
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Country Manager, Kijiji.ComEbay Inc Jul 2007 - Dec 2007San Jose, Ca, UsLaunched and led eBay’s new Classifieds business in 220+ US CitiesGrew Kijiji into second largest classifieds site in US -
Manager, Internet MarketingEbay Inc Aug 2003 - Dec 2007San Jose, Ca, UsAs part of eBay’s internet marketing team, drove new user acquisition and buy-side activity through numerous channels including product development, search optimization, and affiliate marketing. Launched several community-based experiences with a focus on onsite personalization, search optimization, and social networking: - eBay My World (Oct 2006)- eBay Match Ups (Sept 2006)- eBay Blogs (June 2006)- eBay Reviews & Guides (Sept 2005)
Ryan Spoon Education Details
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Duke UniversityBa -
Sidwell Friends
Frequently Asked Questions about Ryan Spoon
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Ryan Spoon works for Yahoo Sports
What is Ryan Spoon's role at the current company?
Ryan Spoon's current role is President at Yahoo Sports. Former Sorare, BetMGM, ESPN..
What schools did Ryan Spoon attend?
Ryan Spoon attended Duke University, Sidwell Friends.
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