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Carlsbad, Ca, Us

Accomplice Group is a specialist boutique agency providing digital sales and marketing services without the agency overhead or the margin-eroding delays and budgets. The go-to-market strategies we build for our customers help them explore new market opportunities for their products; mine new customer verticals for accelerated growth; or educate an existing customer base about new product features and company services. Unlike typical agencies or consultancies, who shy away from operational involvement and prefer to keep their contributions theoretical and their risk low - Accomplice engagements tend to be more involved - often encompassing both the planning and the operational phases of a given project. At Accomplice Group, we are deeply passionate about conceptualizing, building, selling, and managing modern digital products.

San Diego, California, Us

HEROFi was founded as a specialist technology agency formed to capitalize on and help address the growing technological inequality between the tools and products available to purely digital commerce businesses and those that focused on the challenges and realities of retailers operating in the physical world. Led company strategy, sales, marketing, fundraising, and business planning. Grew the company to over $2M in profitable revenue within 18 months of founding, working with a blue chip roster of retail brands such as Buffalo Wild Wings, Skechers, and MGM Resorts. Successfully transformed the company from agency to a SaaS platform business, raising over $10M in the process, attracting a world-class group of investors, and building the first fully virtualized ad agency: Targetable.

Mclean, Va, Us

HEROFi's success in amplifying the power of digital marketing and customer engagement for major restaurant industry clients led to the creation of Targetable, the industry's first and only AI-driven fully automated advertising agency platform. Targetable not only uses automation to tailor ads to its customers marketing goals but also employs AI to produce the creative that data indicates will most effectively bring new customers to your enterprise. We put control of campaigns, creative and marketing decisions firmly in the hands of business owners, handling the difficult technical issues that used to require customization and expertise, and vastly lowering the cost per lead. That means businesses large and small can now avail themselves of the booming digital and social media advertising marketplace.

Carlsbad, California, Us

Lead product and technology teams. Oversee conceptualization, development, and launch of next generation table-top entertainment platform. Tablet-based system merging massively multi-player gaming, standalone arcade with 50+ titles from major publishers, integrated POS processing, independent payment systems, a venue-based music service, and a consumer rewards program. Systems are distributed in 3,500+ bars and restaurant in the US, with 50 million+ gameplays yearly, 200k+ registrations per month, and nearly 4 million registered users. Developed and successfully launched all aspects of product and technology platform including fundamental product design, hardware, service architecture, all publisher deals, and design and development of consumer management systems. In addition to product and technology, manage all major business development effort on behalf of the company including major client relationships, developer relations, distribution partnerships, and critical technology and strategic partners.Promoted to Chief Development Officer with oversight of Business and Corporate Development, as well as the National & Key Account business. Drove company's strategic vision and help execute it by identifying, developing, and managing key clients & customers, strategic relationships, and potential acquisition targets on behalf of Buzztime.

Member of executive team, helped lead turnaround of company focused on behavioral targeting and content recommendation. envIO's algorithmic engines and platform were eventually transformed into a set of mobile ad tools focused on inventory optimization and audience targeting. Conceptualized, branded and launched one of the earliest mobile ad networks, using pixel tracking and other proprietary technologies to deliver value to early adopter mobile advertisers.

Berlin, De

Served as Global CMO for WPP's mobile specialist design agency. Responsible for bringing in a number of key accounts & repositioning media practice.

Founding CEO of Ansible - a joint venture between one of the world's largest marketing networks, The Interpublic Group, and Velti PLC - a leading mobile platforms provider. Created strategic direction for company, partnered with critical IPG and external agencies, closed foundational brand relationships, and grew revenue exponentially. Took company from foundation to over $5M in billings in first year, establishing a path to becoming the global leader in mobile advertising and marketing. Responsible for many industry "firsts" including the integration of mobility and real-time call-to-action elements in advertising campaigns for blue chip clients.

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Recruited to turnaround distressed technology platform company. Brought in new executive team, moved company away from pure technology licensing, and into SaaS-based advertising and marketing. Brought in foundational clients, and produced 500% revenue growth in the first 12 months. Successfully partitioned the company, selling technological assets to a private equity holding company, while rolling agency, accounts, and employees into a newly formed joint venture with Interpublic Group called Ansible.

Bristol, Ct, Us

Founded ESPN's mobile publishing division - responsible for mobile business strategy, product development, global licensing and distribution. Successfully ran ESPN's mobile publishing business, negotiating and delivering on every key business relationship including wireless carrier distribution, product development, and licensing. Hired multi-disciplinary team and managed the business from inception to $250MM+ in revenue.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Ran Vulcan Sports Media's interactive television business. Created 25+ interactive television applications, staffed new business unit, and managed to company goals.

New York, Ny, Us

Launched and managed every major web initiative under the CBS.com brand: Late Show with David Letterman, Late Late Show, Chicago Hope, and many others. Managed staff of 15+, and division P&L.

Master'S Degree, Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

M .S., Journalism

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