Wilson Kriegel Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

I partner with entrepreneurs & executives to help them grow, scale, and win daily. My coaching focuses on accelerating execution, enhancing leadership & breaking through the barriers that often slow down or limit growth. I specialize in empowering founders to become exceptional CEOs and transformative leaders, guiding them through every stage of their startup journey.My coaching focuses on:* Develop high-impact leadership skills* Tackle high-value problems with greater effectiveness* Strengthen risk management & prioritization strategies* Improve capital utilization & drive sustainable growth* Cultivate a resilient mindset for navigating challenges* Enhance communication & team dynamics* Streamline organizational structures to achieve goals* Master fundraising process & investor relations* Embrace the daily process of winning to build, scale & a successful companyI drive measurable impact across key areas like:- Leadership Development: Elevating leadership skills to lead effectively at scale- Execution & Speed: Helping executives make faster, better decisions- Growth & Revenue: Accelerating business growth- Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Cultivating stronger emotional regulation, resilience & team dynamics- KPIs & Results: Boosting revenues, productivity, growth, and company valuationMy approach is exclusive and differentiated, blending 30 years of hands-on startup operating experience, elite sports training discipline & extensive psychology and human behavior expertise.Industries: B2C & B2B software, AI, Media, Games & SaaS. Some Portfolio Companies: Eniac Venture Network, IAMTHELETE (SeriesA) Capsule (raised $7.7M pre/seed), nFinite (raised $140 Million seed/A/B), Notable (self funded & profitable), APNTech.IO (self funded profitable), Axiom Space series B $550M funding) & others.

New York, Ny, Us

Founded by @Nihal and @Kevin; I joined my two friends right away! Together we've built an incredible community and running club of over 250 weekly runners across 7 chapters. Our mission is to support the growth of individuals—whether they’re founders, career professionals, or athletes—by fostering an environment of accessibility, coaching, learning, and support for both mental and physical health; along the very hard journey of building startups We provide access to:- Races and bibs- Training programs- Tech events, conferences, expertise & bootcampsOur group is diverse & inclusive—welcoming runners of all speeds and experience levels. We come together to run (4.5 miles); but we’re much more than just a running club. It’s a space where people pitch their startups, raise funds, network, grow their careers, receive coaching, share advice, and learn from each other—while nurturing a growth mindset and focusing on overall health.Join us for the run and the opportunity to connect, grow, and expand. Find us on Twitter & Instagram @pitchandrunnyc.

New York, New York, Us

COO 1/22-6/23 & CEO 6/23-12/23Buildstock is venture backed, B2B construction marketplace for buyers & suppliers of base building construction materials. Our platform uses Software/AI & Fintech services. Buyers save significant time on procurement & money on cost of materials. Suppliers gain digitization, increased POs & significantly improved payment terms. We deliver cashflow innovations on both sides of a $1 trillion dollar industry. We’re focused specifically focused on the high rise industry (public & private sector). We’re MWBE company.I set up, managed & led following teams & departments: Product, Engineering & Operations reporting to me.- Corporate & Legal. - Funding raising $1.2M pre seed.- Hiring founding engineer, engineers, product,sales.- Day to Day & roadmap execution.- Finance & accounting.- Roadmap & priorities.

New York, Ny, Us

Robn “AllSensesGo” D2C outdoor tech wearable & mobile software company- We set off to create product(s) that would empower active people to engage with the world, remaining hands free & headless, while accessing real time with Audio, Communications & Camera. Focused on delivering unparalleled experience, functionality & safety, to millions cycling, running, hiking, skateboarding, skiing/snowboarding, kayaking, fishing or urban eMobility, wheelchair users, Para-athletics.

Miami, Florida, Us

Chief Business Officer at PicsArt 🦄 (Unicorn), the leading digital creation platform. Our community has over 1.65 Billion users to date. 170 Million MAU & create 1.5 Billion awesome creative assets a month, through our 3000+ creative editing tools.Enabling brands to leverage the power of our creators & platform, for social interactive marketing campaigns. 850 employees in 6 offices. $175 Million Funding ~$1.5Billion valuation: SoftBank Fund 2, Sequoia Capital, DCM & Siguler Guff, Insight Ventures"Named One of the Best Apps of 2014, 2015 & 2016, 2017, 2018" by Google Play“Named GooglePlay Android Excellence Apps 2018”.“Best mobile App 2014,16,17, 18, 19 & 2020” by PCMag."Best iPhone & Android Apps of 2016, 2017 & 2018 " by Cnet"Named Forbes #5 Hottest Startup 2015".My Focus- Business Development: Partnerships, Brands, Distribution, IP licensing, technologies, AdTech.- Monetization: Advertising, sponsorship, in-app purchases.- Marketing: product updates, promotions, CRM, community.- International growth: Open local offices & Business Operations in China & Japan.- Business Operations: Human Resources, Employee Benefits, Offices, Finance/P&L, Legal (First 2 years).- Hiring: Opened offices & hired teams in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Japan & China.- Corp: Fund raising, strategy, global growth.

(Acquired by AppLovin September 2018).Founded by Jim Payne. MAX enables publishers to simultaneously collect bids from connected demand partners, then award inventory to the right buyer. Inventory allocation happens perfectly and automatically, based on real-time bids. I advised Dan Sack the CEO, varied areas of the business operations & organizational growth.

New York, New York, Us

(Acquired by GameLoft November 2018). Leading Mobile & FB game developer, with global hit game SongPop over 100 Million Installs.http://freshplanet.com/games/songpop/ MoviePop for FB, iOS/Android.http://www.moviepop.net/New games being released.Investors: SofTech, IDG, CrunchFund, Kima

DerbyJackpot is one of the fastest growing new gambling game companies in the US. Legal online Horse Racing - accepting real money players in 36 US states.Work with the founders and a great team on hiring, roadmap, planning, strategy, product.

Paltalk is a LIVE Topic and Content based cross platform community.We enable users to socialize, discovery, share and consume real time through "Many to Many" group chat and video, around topics (Karaoke, Politics, Religion, Sports, Dating, Music etc) and Content (Audio, Video, Editorial, Tweets, Data, Pictures, UGC).The company has over 5Million monthly unique and 175Million registered, is profitable and has a team of 80 people; through it's 2 brands: Paltalk and Camfrog. Generating revenues from Subscription, Virtual Currency and Advertising.- Hired 30 new people across UX/UI, Product, Engineering, Finance, Marketing.- Re-Org the company, documentation, development methods, and operations across departments.- All Department heads Engineering, Finance, Marketing, Product report into me.- Leading the release of next gen browser and mobile native apps product at the company; as well as an API to support 3rd party communities, portals and platforms.- Responsible for companies strategy, product roadmap, marketing, monetization, P&L.- Defining new Products: Browser and Mobile value proposition, features and usability.- Deals: MoPub, GetJar, Hasoffers, SocialVibe, DFP, Adaptv, YuMe, Burstly, Flurry, KissMetrics, SelectableMedia, Sponsorspay, SupersonicAds, Millennial Media, Jumptap, InMobi, TapJoy, Optimizely and others'.

San Francisco, California, Us

Making "Draw Something" more fun, social and a global juggernaut. Over 150 Million installs, 10 Billion drawings."Draw Something takes Best Social Network Game award at GDC Online Awards""Draw Something: 25 Best-Selling iPhone Apps Of All Time"Focused on driving and increasing advertising revenues, distribution of mobile games & monetization partnerships at Zynga Mobile.- Significant AAA Brand integration and Sponsorships: Lexus, McDonalds, Disney, MTV, Wendy's, Samsung, Universal Movies, Sprint, DreamWorks, Sony & others'- Upcoming TV Show, Licensing for Clothing and Toys.- Multiple carrier and cell phone maker distribution deals.

New York, Us

OMGPOP Sold to ZYNGA.We develop & publish of Mobile Games, Social FB games and Web real-time multiplayer flash games.Funded by Spark Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Softbank and Rho Ventures. Series A & B $18Million.Draw Something, the #1 Free App, #1 Free Game App & #1 Paid App on iOS & Android. #1 Word game in 76 countries. #1 Game in 36 countries.Over 50 Million installs in less than 50 days.Over 250 million users. As CRO, I'm responsible for leading Publishing and growing our overall revenues & users, across games.- Marketing: Direct marketing, product release, promotions, CRM.- Business Development: All partnerships, distribution, payment gateways, publishing, IP licensing, M&A, technologies etc. - Monetization: Advertising, sponsorships, in-game currency.Mobile: Draw Something and 4 other games.Properties: OMGPOP.com with 25 browser multiple casual games.Facebook: Cupcake Corner, DrawMyThing and 2 other games.Deals: Yahoo, Wildtangent, MyYearbook, IMVU, ngmoco/DeNa, OpenFeint, Viximo, Progressive Media, Admeld, TapJoy, Kiip, TrialPay, AdNectar, SocialVibe, AppsSavvy, Boku, Playspan, Datran, Kontagent, Applifier, Nanigans, W3i, ChartBoost, Flurry, Mobclix, Burstly, UrbanAirship, InMobi, Millennial Media, AdMob, Jumptap, MediaBrix etc.

Outspark (Sold to Axel Springer)Outspark is an entertainment services company that publishes and operates engaging online multiplayer games. Featuring a portfolio of immersive free-to-play games that are micro-transaciont based and related content, the company is building an online destination where members come for the games and stay for the community.Team of 55 People and $22Million in Funding.Lead all of Marketing, BD and Ad Sales. The focus is to drive new users & distribution, increase active user base, drive monetization and revnues while lowering costs.In 2009/2010 my focus and responsibilities were Business Development & Advertising sales.- BusDev: I sourced, negotiated, and implemented nearly 30 deals with Content - Technology - Payments - Functionality - IP-Distribution - Advertising & Marketing partners.- Marketing: Responsibilities included customer acquisition, retention and monetization. Direct online marketing, CRM, community, viral marketing and marketing support for all our games and payment gateways.- Advertising: Responsible for our online advertising & sponsorship revenues in and out of games.Deals: Yahoo, LOLapps, IGN, Boku Mobile, Pando, Virtual Greats, Mochi Media, In Grooves, Getty, YouTube, Meebo, AdMeld, Wildtangent, Value Click, CPMStar, Offerpal, and InComm.

Huntsville, Al, Us

Curse Inc (www.curse.com) is the leading independent MMO game portal in the world, with 25 Million unique/month - 100% focused on MMO games. The business is two-fold: 1. Building MMO game communities monetized through advertising and a premium service, client updater for consumers.2. Services to MMO game developers/publishers. Series A: $5.8Million & 30 employees in S.F and Berlin GR.As EVP of Curse Inc, I work on the companies strategy, business development partnerships with game developers/publishers, operations, M&A, PR and future funding.As GM of Curse North America, I have direct oversight and responsibility for our P&L, US employees, online advertising sales and sponsorships business with agencies and direct advertisersAlso includes hiring and business administration

New York, New York, Us

Worked with executive management to define company’s mobile business model, services and go-to-market strategy.These mobile services included mobile marketing and branding campaigns, as well as driving premium subscription services for off-deck mobile offerings.Redefined the company’s online casual games business and developed and launched multiple new revenue channels, services and partnerships (Skyworks and GameTrust). These new revenue channels included website advertising, skill gaming, in-game advertising, toolbar downloads, and retail and subscription club memberships. Created the casual games business marketing plan for 2006, and evaluated media buys for affiliate programs, search engine, banners, links, and email campaigns.

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Part of the founding team in the U.S and part of the launch of the business. As VP of BD, I Led business development for the US publisher market (PC, Console, Mobile)As part of the launch of the company, I evaluated services, marketing segmentation and go to market strategy. IGA Worldwide is now one of the leading InGame Advertising company in the world. www.igaworldwide.com

GameTimeNation (Sold to Private Owner)Created and launched Game Time Nation, the first video game entertainment service company. A business model of 9 separate revenue streams provided through a video game lounge and consumer website.Spearheaded first-of-kind partnerships and marketing programs (email, web, print, in store) with video game, media and consumer companies. Created television pilot with Nickelodeon, promotional events with national brands including LionsGate, Hot97, Coca-Cola, LG Electronics, MLG, Fuse TV, and tournaments with leading video game publishers such as EA Sports and ESPN Games.Directed daily operations and managed 10 employees. Also managed vendor relationships, customer service, budget preparation and control, P&L, and inventory management.Received extensive national and international media coverage with over 100 mentions in print and television, including The New York Times, Fox, CBN, NBC, Austin Daily Herald, New York Post and New York Magazine.Angel funded.

Houston, Texas, Us

$500 Million IPO in summer 2000. NewPower Co was a spin off from Enron Corp.NewPower Holdings aimed to be the first national provider of electricity and natural gas to residential and small business customersJointly launched and managed the corporate and eCommerce website for retail consumers and small businesses. Created the most successful marketing online & offline customer acquisition program, by leveraging the internal intranet, voicemail, mail, and email structure of corporate partners. This became the company’s most cost-efficient marketing initiative and resulted in several million dollars in gross revenue.Developed and implemented co-marketing programs with major companies including Amazon, Yahoo, and AOL.Coordinating operational work flow between external agency Rapp Collins, internal implementation teams, and IT service provider IBM.

Houston, Texas, Us

Sr. Stratgegy Analyst for Enron Corporate eBusiness unit. (Promoted in May 2000 to Manager of Marketing & eCommerce - TheNewPower Co. a spin-off of Enron Energy Services)

Tokyo, Jp

Energy Project Finance financial analyst