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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top California based President operating in the Marketing space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Richard Lovett
President of Creative Artists Agency
Richard Lovett is president of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the world’s leading entertainment and sports agency, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, London, Nashville and Beijing. Lovett’s personal clients are among the world’s most accomplished actors, directors, writers and producers. Lovett began his career in the mailroom at CAA, rising the ranks to become president in 1995. Since then, he has led the company in unprecedented innovation and growth, creating a new model for client representation in the 21st century. In addition to representing many of the most successful professionals working in film, television, music, video games, theater, and digital media, CAA provides a range of strategic marketing and consulting services to corporate clients. Under Lovett’s leadership, CAA has also launched a highly successful investment banking affiliate, Evolution Media Capital (EMC); a private equity firm, Star Avenue Capital; five venture-financed Internet companies, including comedy content creator Funny or Die; and a digital media and consumer technology venture fund. In 1996, Lovett and his partners created the CAA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the agency. Lovett has received numerous awards for his activism, including the Shoah Foundation’s Ambassador for Humanity Award, presented by Steven Spielberg. A native of Milwaukee, Lovett attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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About Creative Artists Agency: Leading entertainment and sports agency
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Dan Greenberg
Founder & President of Sharethrough USA
Dan Greenberg is the founder and CEO of Sharethrough, a 150+ person SF-based software company that powers in-feed, native ads for premium publishers like Time Inc, Hearst, People and brand marketers like Pepsi and P&G. Dan also acts as the co-chair of the IAB Native Advertising Committee. Dan comes from a research background at Stanford in persuasive technology, and regularly teaches classes in brand content, modern monetization, and viral engineering. Dan was recently named to the Inc “35 Under 35” list, the Forbes “30 Under 30″ list and has been honored as an Ad Age Media Maven. He organizes and hosts the Sharethrough Native Ad Summits, is a regular speaker at advertising and technology conferences, and contributes to industry publications including Forbes, AdAge, and TechCrunch.
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About Sharethrough USA: Sharethrough is one of the top global independent omnichannel ad exchanges
Eoghan Geoghegan
Vice President of Business Development of MomentFeed
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About MomentFeed: MomentFeed is a platform that helps multi-location brands optimize for proximity search in order to connect customers with brands.
David Fisch
Co-Founder & President of Turgo
A successful business leader and entrepreneur with 20 years of online, mobile and traditional experience. Expertise in digital media specializing in brand advertising, mobile, business development, marketing and operations. Extensive experiencing in building world-class sales and partnership teams. Strong track record of achievement within both corporate and start-up organizations.
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About Gallo Sales Company, GreenSpring, Mandalay Media, Miller Brewing Company, Miniclip, Shopkick, Turgo: Turgo is a key player in the video advertising and distribution industry.
Bharath Yadla
VicePresident of Workato
Seasoned Executive with 20+ years of experience in building Customer Success teams, Disruptive Products, Solutions & for Start-Up & high-growth companies. Key expertise includes building groundup & managing Customer Success, Product Management & Strategy, and Partner Enablement for StartUps & high-growth companies Key Technology & Domain expertise includes building solutions in the areas of SaaS / Cloud Integration, SOA & Middleware, Retail Bigdata Analytics, Relevance & Personalization technologies Read more: http://insights.wired.com/bharathyadla
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About Workato: Workato is an enterprise automation platform that helps organizations work faster and smarter without compromising governance and security.
Brian Sax
Senior Vice President of ACN
Brian Sax is a successful professional in the world of network marketing that, as an IBO, has achieved SVP status at ACN. He has goals to do a whole lot more in the future, including: making a difference in thousands of people’s lives, helping to open many more countries for ACN, assisting more people to achieve the Regional Vice President (RVP) and SVP levels within the Company, and helping ACN to become the largest network marketing company in the world by the year 2021.
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About ACN: ACN is the world’s largest direct seller of telecommunications, energy and other essential services people use every day.
Frannie Danzinger
Vice President of Strategic Business Development of Integrate
Frannie Danzinger is currently VP, Strategic Business Development for Integrate, a pioneer in demand orchestration software. Frannie works with hundreds of B2B marketing organizations to develop and scale their revenue-generating machines. Her passion is to fully understand a marketer’s business and help to build a high-impact strategy, with efficient process, data and technology, to bring the strategy to life. Having worked with smart marketers, savvy business pros and sharp technology professionals during her roles at 6sense, eXelate, a Nielsen Company and Bizo over the last five years, Frannie fell in love with MarTech. She’s experienced first-hand the power of MarTech and its ability to catapult – and hold back – marketing teams and business results. Coupled with 20+ years of agency media experience, it’s easy to get excited about the road ahead in marketing and technology. When not working with marketers, Frannie channels her personal passion to fitness. She is a Group Fitness Instructor, Boxing Trainer, Spinning Instructor and Personal Trainer. If you cannot find her at her desk, be sure to check the gym!
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About Integrate: Integrate provides a hub for managing and measuring demand generation programs.
Roli Saxena
President, AdRoll Business of NextRoll
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About Cowboy Ventures, NextRoll, Neythri Futures Fund, OVO Fund: NextRoll is a marketing technology company delivering products ambitious companies rely on to grow their businesses.
Executive Vice President, Product of NextRoll
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About NextRoll: NextRoll is a marketing technology company delivering products ambitious companies rely on to grow their businesses.
Jon Cohen
Chief Research Officer and Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Business Development of Momentive
Jon joined SurveyMonkey in January 2014. He brings years of research and data expertise to the company’s portfolio of products and solutions, as well as strategic direction for future innovations. Previously, he was Vice President of Research at the Pew Research Center. As Director of Polling and Polling Editor, he also led The Washington Post’s polling operation through two presidential campaigns and four congressional cycles, as well as numerous gubernatorial and mayoral elections. Prior to the Post, he was a polling expert at ABC News and the Public Policy Institute of California. He is an active member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) and previously served on AAPOR’s Executive Council, as well as the president of its Pacific Chapter, PAPOR. Jon earned an MA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BA in History from Johns Hopkins University.
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About Momentive: SurveyMonkey is an agile experience management company delivering solutions that help leaders make important decisions.
Christopher Wendel
President and Co-Founder of Volta Charging
Chris is a global finance executive with 20 years of experience running large sales teams and raising capital in equity markets. The bulk of this time was with Goldman Sachs in the United States, Germany, and Japan. While on sabbatical in Hawaii, Chris stumbled upon Volta stations at the Kailua Whole Foods. He soon after became an investor and joined Volta as partner and CFO in 2012. Chris lives in Napa with his wife and three children, loves flying, and will challenge you to a tennis match any day of the week. He and his wife each drive a Tesla Model S in fire engine red and metallic blue.
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Abdellah Cherkaoui
Senior Vice President – Government, Automotive & Utilities of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Anne Lukanc
Vice President Sales of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Ross Hatamiya
Vice President of Media Sales of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Mike Schott
Senior Vice President, Sales of Volta Charging
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About Volta Charging: Volta Charging designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations.
Teju Owoye
Founder & President of Sulte Group
Teju Owoye is the CEO and Founder of the Sulte Group, a growth marketing agency that focuses on helping brands achieve omnipresence among their core group of customers. She is an expert at driving engagement, consumer adoption, and brand loyalty by leveraging behavioral economic principles and consumer psychology.
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About Clean Rebellion, Sulte Group: Sulte Group fueling the next generation of marketing with innovative strategies to drive incredible growth for companies.
Kevin Park
Head of CampaignDivision2 / Vice President of Cheil Worldwide
Kevin Park has served as the President of company operations in Germany in 2006 after being in charge of Global Brand Communications in 2003 and working for the Campaign team since joining Cheil Worldwide in 1993. He also served as the Head of European operations after being appointed to Executive in 2010. He is currently responsible for Campaign Division2 (Global Campaign Division).
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About Cheil Worldwide: Cheil Worldwide is a global marketing and communications company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Amardeep Jenkins
Vice President of Operations of ChargeNet Stations
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About ChargeNet Stations: ChargeNet Stations specializes in the fields of SaaS, cleantech, electric vehicle supply equipment, and distributed energy resources.
Diaz Nesamoney
Founder, President & CEO of Jivox
Diaz Nesamoney founder of Jivox has had two prior successful ventures. He was previously co-founder, President and Chief Operating Officer at Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA), which he took from a startup to a publicly Diaz Nesamoney is an accomplished technology entrepreneur who founded three successful technology companies, all harnessing the power of data to power enterprise and consumer applications. Currently Diaz is Founder, President, and CEO of Jivox, a company that provides a technology platform for data-driven personalized advertising and marketing. He was previously Co-founder, President, and Chief Operating Officer at Informatica (NASDAQ:INFA), which he took from a startup to a publicly traded company in 1999. Informatica pioneered data integration software as a category and is now the market leader with more than $1 billion in revenue and a $5 billion market capitalization. Before founding Jivox, he founded Celequest and served as its CEO until early 2007, when the company was acquired by Cognos/IBM. Celequest introduced the market’s first business intelligence and analytics appliance, a disruptive innovation that led to its acquisition. Diaz holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in India and is the holder of seven technology patents. Diaz is also the author of the first book on using data and technology to personalize digital advertising.
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About Jivox: Jivox offers a cloud-based, data-driven omnichannel platform that personalizes digital advertising and marketing experiences at scale.
Anna Luo
Vice President, Customer Innovation & Marketing of Jivox
Anna Luo is passionate about introducing cutting-edge technologies to enterprise customers – putting them on the path of increased competitiveness and accelerated growth. She has two decades of marketing experience, most of which she has spent driving cross-functional collaboration to scale startups and contributing to successful exits via IPO and acquisition. Anna’s marketing leadership role in infrastructure and business intelligence included Sentilla (now Ericsson), provider of predictive and financial analysis for physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures; Coral8, a startup developing complex event processing platform that leveraged Project STREAM from Stanford University; TIBCO, a leader in event-driven platform and then 200-employee startup that went public in 1999. Her full-time and consulting role in other companies included Vidder (software defined security), Counterpane Internet Security (managed network security, now BT), and CTB/McGraw Hill, where she spearheaded an online ideation and networking program to improve customer experience and retention for a $35-million online assessment product. Anna is an endurance athlete and has competed at the Long Course Triathlon and Aquabike National Championships and various regional races. Between her career and racing, she finds time to mentor young professionals and volunteers at the MIT Club of Northern California and MIT Global Entrepreneurship Network. Anna holds a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Berkeley.
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About Jivox, Vidder: Jivox offers a cloud-based, data-driven omnichannel platform that personalizes digital advertising and marketing experiences at scale.
Brian Harris Frank
President of eko
Brian has spent the past 20 years innovating in the music industry, both at startups and major labels. As President of Interlude Music, he is helping to move the music industry forward by forging strategic relationships with like-minded top players in the space, from labels and artists to media organizations and festivals. Before joining Interlude, Brian was employee #1 at Beats Music and co-created the streaming service alongside Trent Reznor. His prior experience includes roles at Warner Bros. Records, Interscope Records, Atlantic Records, Ticketmaster and others. Brian holds a BA and and MBA from Columbia University.
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About eko: eko is media and technology company pioneering a new medium in which stories told in live action video are shaped by viewers as they unfold.
Shun Chen
Vice President, Products of Conviva
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About Conviva: Conviva is the continuous measurement and engagement platform for streaming media.
Farokh Eskafi
Founder and President and CTO of 11Sight
Farokh Eskafi is founder, president and CTO at 11Sight.
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About 11Sight, Santa Clara University, TagArray: Inbound Video Call and Customer Engagement Platform For Revenue Teams
Andrew Higgins
Vice President, Marketing & GM of EMEA at Pixlee
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About Pixlee: Pixlee is a user-generated content marketing platform that helps brands to market and sell by using real customer photos and videos.
Alan Wexler
Executive Vice President – Managing Director North America & Europe of SapientNitro
Alan Wexler heads strategy, delivery and business development for all of Sapient North America. Since joining Sapient in 1998, Wexler has held a number of key management positions, including Vice President and Managing Director of Sapient’s Technology and Communications Group. He launched Sapient’s Global Wireless Group, and led our Media, Entertainment, and Communication Group in New York. Prior to joining Sapient, he founded and operated a management and technology-consulting firm. Wexler is a frequent speaker at industry events and has been interviewed and featured in publications such as the Wall Street Journal. He earned a BS in Computer Science and an MBA from Rider University in New Jersey.
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About SapientNitro: SapientNitro is an interactive marketing, design and technology services agency that offers its storyscaping solutions for companies.
Diarmuid Quinn
President, Kobalt Label Services – North America of Kobalt
Diarmuid Quinn is the founder and chief executive officer of [TourDForce](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tour-de-force#/entity), a management and marketing company that develops, sells, implements, and supports the Tour de Force suite of CRM, SFA, BI, and BPO software solutions. Previously, he was the president of [Kobalt](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/kobalt-music-group), North America. Prior to Kobalt, Quinn was the chief operating officer of Warner Bros Records and president of Reprise Records. Before joining Warner Bros Records, he worked in partnership with Jeff Ayeroff on the Beatles “1” project, and developed successful campaigns in marketing roles for Columbia, Epic, MCA and Disney. Quinn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from SUNY Albany.
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About Kobalt: Kobalt is a music services company that offers alternative to traditional music business models.
Sas Metcalfe
President, Global Creative of Kobalt
Sas Metcalfe is the president of global creative at [Kobalt](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/kobalt-music-group), a technology company that offers an alternative to the traditional music business model. Previously, she served the same company, holding various positions, including executive vice president of creative and creative director. Prior to Kobalt, Metcalfe spent three years as head of A&R at EMI Records, U.K., and before that was head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music Publishing, U.K. for eight years. She started her career at CBS Records, where she was a marketing assistant, before moving to help set up independent record label Rockin’ Horse Records.
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About Kobalt: Kobalt is a music services company that offers alternative to traditional music business models.
Andy Barnet
Vice President, Western Regional Advertising Sales of Xandr
Andy Barnet serves as vice president of West Coast sales at Xandr.
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About Xandr: Xandr is an advertising company.
Louis Jonckheere
President, Chief Product Officer & Co-Fouder of Showpad
Louis co-founded Showpad in 2011 with PJ Bouten and Peter Minne. As Chief Product Officer, Louis is responsible for leading the product, design, and engineering teams that deliver the only sales enablement platform that combines sales content, readiness, and engagement. Showpad is the second company Louis has founded. Prior to founding Showpad, Louis and PJ founded In The Pocket, a leading mobile development agency. Louis continues to serve on the company’s board of directors. Prior to founding In The Pocket, Louis served as a Strategic Partnerships Manager at social media network Netlog, where he first met PJ. Louis holds master’s degrees in both law and business and serves on the board of directors of his alma mater — Vlerick Business School in Belgium.
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About InThePocket, Showpad: The best thing to ever happen to your sales team
Krishna Srinivasan
Global President of Frost & Sullivan
Mr. Srinivasan, Global President and Managing Partner of Frost & Sullivan, has been with the company for over twenty five years. Over the years, he has held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility, culminating in the role of President in the year 2000. He has played a key role in reshaping the company from its early days as a market research company to a full-fledged global growth consulting company focused on solving client challenges with customized business intelligence, growth strategies and training & implementation support.
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About Frost & Sullivan: Frost and Sullivan is a business growth consultation company focused on increasing brand demand.
Warren Jenson
President, CFO & Executive MD of International of LiveRamp
Warren brings a wealth of experience guiding companies through complex financial growth, global expansion and value creation. He has been recognized for his visionary leadership by Institutional Investor magazine having been named as one of the Best CFOs in America. Warren has served as CFO of Electronic Arts, Amazon.com and Delta Air Lines. Prior to that, he worked in several positions as part of the General Electric Company. Most notably, he served as CFO and Senior Vice President for the National Broadcasting Company, a subsidiary of General Electric.
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About Acxiom, Acxiom Impact, Jenson Company, LiveRamp: LiveRamp is the leading data connectivity platform for the safe and effective use of data.
Anneka Gupta
President & Head of Products and Platforms of LiveRamp
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About LiveRamp: LiveRamp is the leading data connectivity platform for the safe and effective use of data.
James Arra
President and Chief Commercial Officer of LiveRamp
James Arra is the president and chief commercial officer at LiveRamp. James joined LiveRamp in 2013 and has held several key leadership roles, building high-performing teams and driving growth. He served as Chief Operating Officer before becoming Co-President. Before joining LiveRamp, James was Vice President of worldwide sales at TRUSTe, where he helped grow the company from less than 1,000 customers to more than 6,000 customers in just over three years. James holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Quantitative Economics and Decision Theory from the University of California at San Diego.
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About LiveRamp: LiveRamp is the leading data connectivity platform for the safe and effective use of data.
Celina Mikolajczak
Vice President, Battery Technology, Panasonic Energy of North America of Panasonic
Celina Mikolajczak is the vice president of battery technology for Panasonic Energy of North America. In this role, Celina leads a team of more than 200 passionate engineers, analysts and other technical staff who work to continuously improve lithium-ion cell manufacturing and to bring the latest cell technologies to mass production for Tesla Motors, Inc. at the Gigafactory facility in Sparks, Nevada. Prior to joining Panasonic in 2019, she served as director of engineering focused on battery development for rideshare vehicles at Uber Technologies. There, she worked to develop battery packs for bicycles, scooters and aircraft. Before that, Celina worked at Tesla Motors as the senior manager for cell quality and materials engineering, helping to develop the battery cells and packs for Tesla’s Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Roadster Refresh. From 1999 to 2012 Celina developed a technical consulting practice at Exponent focusing on lithium-ion cell and battery safety and quality. She helped develop many safety and quality concepts that were initially applicable to consumer electronics battery packs but are now standard considerations for electric vehicle battery packs. Celina continues to be an active participant in development of fire codes and standards related to EVs, ESS, and battery production facilities. With more than 20 years of experience, Celina is a recognized leader in the lithium-ion industry. Her technological expertise, engineering background and leadership skills have been instrumental in ushering in milestones in battery technology production and efficiency. Celina is a member of the National Fire Protection Association and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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About Panasonic, Panasonic, Uber: Panasonic Corporation is one of the largest electronic product manufacturers in the world, comprised of over 634 companies.
Jason Goldberg
Co-Founder & President of CARRO
President & Co-founder of VYRL.
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About CARRO: The eCommerce Network where modern brands sell more, by working together.
Adam Reynolds
Vice President of Digital Media Management
As Vice President of Digital Media Management, Adam Reynolds’ orchestrates many of the agency’s marquee entertainment social media campaigns. Having motivated millions of fans towards record-breaking box office results, Reynolds is a veteran social and digital expert who has launched release efforts for “The Hunger Games” franchise, “The Hobbit,” “ARGO,” “The Conjuring,” “Magic Mike XXL,” “Obvious Child,” “The Expendables,” “The Hangover III” and “Godzilla.” Adam also created the first ever Facebook press junket, bringing talent, studio and a social platform together for a first of its kind, industry-changing promotional experience. With Lionsgate, Warner Brothers, Paramount, A24 and IFC as trusted clients, Reynolds’ team of experienced social media specialists regularly craft innovative digital marketing campaigns that engage consumers and drives brand recognition.
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About Digital Media Management: Digital Media Management helps Hollywood’s biggest brands navigate social media channels, activate fan bases and secure brand partnerships
Dave Myron
Vice President Product Marketing of Seismic
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About Seismic: Seismic is a sales enablement and marketing orchestration platform that improves close rates & delivers larger deals for sales teams.
Jon Pfortmiller
Founder & President of PriceSpider
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About PriceSpider: PriceSpider is a data company that helps brand manufacturers sell more online.
Chris Gadek
Vice President of Growth of AdQuick
Chris Gadek is the Vice President of Growth at AdQuick
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About AdQuick, Forbes Magazine: AdQuick is a marketplace to buy and sell outdoor advertising.
BJ Cook
President of 85SIXTY
BJ is the CEO and cofounder of Digital Operative. BJ drives the strategic vision of the organization while ensuring that all of the agency’s clients are receiving best-in-class digital solutions. BJ has been in “digital” since 1998 and has a hybrid skillset – design, marketing & technology – that has enabled him to translate solutions across consumer touch points. He’s been recognized on lists covering the Most Influential Marketers in 2009, Top 25 Marketers of the Decade in 2010, a member of The Purple List from PSFK, a writer for SearchEngineGuide.com, a mentor/advisor and most recently a judge for the Webby Awards. BJ is also very active locally, hosting Social Media Breakfast for 3 years, involved with SDSI, SDMBA, speaking for iMarketers/IDSD and at local universities on digital marketing best practices. One of BJ’s most proud moments is helping a nonprofit gain exposure by garnering an appearance on CNN’s “Weekend at War” simply by using LinkedIn. When he’s not waving the DO flag proudly, you’ll find him on the mountain bike trails of San Diego, rock climbing or competing in beach volleyball.
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About 85SIXTY, Digital Operative Inc: 85SIXTY is an e-consultancy & digital marketing agency & It all starts with good data, but getting good data is a massive challenge.
Michael Ronen
Co-founder, President of Branded
Michael is the Co-founder and President of Branded and a Board Member at Falcon Capital Acquisition Corp. He was the Managing Partner of Softbank Investment Advisors where he focuses on investing in next-generation Automotive and Transportation companies, as well as Artificial Intelligence and Communications companies. Michael joined Softbank in 2017 after 19 years at Goldman Sachs where most recently he was a Partner Managing Director and served as co-chief operating officer of the Global Technology, Media and Telecom Group and a member of the Investment Banking Operating Committee. Michael was a member of Goldman Sachs’ M&A Group and the founder of the Automotive Technology effort at Goldman Sachs. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Michael served as a non-commissioned officer in the Israeli Air Force Intelligence Corps and later worked as an attorney, specializing in bankruptcies and financial restructurings. Michael earned an LLB (JD) from Tel-Aviv University in 1994 and an MBA, with distinction, from the Stern School of Business at NYU in 1998.
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About Branded: Branded is a startup company that acquires and partners with top-performing Amazon sellers and brands.
Laurence Hallier
President & CEO of Show Media
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About Funbox, Show Media: Show Media is an ever-expanding digital media company that helps brands entertain & influence.
Andrew Ramm
President and General Manager of Alexa.com
Andrew has nearly 20 years of high tech product and business leadership experience, with direct P&L ownership of more than $2.5 billion, representing tens of millions of customers in both B2B and consumer environments. He has led product management, UX, software development and market development teams across three continents and eight countries at top-tier companies such as Avid and Autodesk. His career portfolio includes driving business performance for some of the world’s most recognizable product lines, such as AutoCAD, Pro Tools and the RealD ZScreen. Andrew holds a degree in critical reasoning from Humboldt State University.
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About Alexa.com: Alexa.com, a subsidiary of Amazon, provides brands, marketers, and agencies with a full suite of SEO and competitor analysis tools.
Bala Menon
Sr. Vice President – Digital Media, Global Head of Operations & Client Success of ReachLocal
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About Gannett, ReachLocal: ReachLocal provides online marketing solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises.
Karen Steele
Senior Vice President Marketing of Near
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About Alloy, Near: Near, the world’s largest source of intelligence on People, Places, and Products, is the global leader in Data Intelligence.
Tim Youd
Co-President of Outlook Amusements
Tim Youd is the Co-Founder at Outlook Amusements.
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About Outlook Amusements: Outlook Amusements is a marketing and media company that produces new age, metaphysical, and psychic entertainment services.
Tim Youd
Co-President of Outlook Amusements
Tim Youd is the Co-Founder at Outlook Amusements.
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About Outlook Amusements: Outlook Amusements is a marketing and media company that produces new age, metaphysical, and psychic entertainment services.
Keith Wright
Senior Vice President | Sports and Entertainment Los Angeles of Sportrons
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About Sportrons: Sportrons is a sports marketing consulting agency that associate a brand to a Sports Team, Event, or Venue.
Tyler Krueger
Vice President of Frontier Growth
Prior to joining FTV, Tyler was an investment banking analyst at Financial Technology Partners. At FT Partners, Tyler focused on mergers & acquisitions and capital raising transactions in verticals including enterprise software, payments, alternative lending and tech-enabled services. Tyler graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University, receiving his BS in business management with an emphasis in finance.
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About Frontier Growth: Frontier Growth is a growth equity firm focused on software and technology-enabled business services companies.
Arthur Iinuma
President and Co-Founder of ISBX
Arthur derives his business experience through the culmination of various disciplines acquired throughout years of professional experience both in the United States and Southeast Asia and leads in the development of new business, growth strategy and capital finance. Arthur’s financial experience includes managing investments at Morgan Stanley, as well UBS Private Bank where he served as Vice President of Investments – the youngest within the region. He has also worked overseas leading in the expansion of a Southeast Asian real estate development company as their Executive Director. During this time, Arthur had been involved in the internet marketing and consulting fields, alongside Kelly, on various projects as a Project and Account Manager. Arthur currently serves as a Principal of a private equity firm centered around the acquisition and development of real estate properties and maintains an agency managing the import of goods into the United States. He holds a Bachelor’s in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of California, Riverside. Arthur’s experience as a promoter of business development will serve as the cornerstone for the allocation of resources and investment in regards to the future expansion of the company.
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About Iinuma.io, ISBX: ISBX is a digital agency providing creative, technology, marketing, and app development services to Fortune 500 companies.
Eric Wise
President & Co-Founder of ISBX
Eric is the President and founder of ISBX, Inc. (ISBX). ISBX is one of the top mobile technology developers in the US. ISBX’s, customers include Apple, Sony, Honda, Anhueser Busch, Coca-Cola and many other corporations. ISBX has been listed on Inc’s 5000 fastest growing companies for the past three years. Eric is primarily responsible for leading the product development team across the Website, iOS/Android applications, and Backend.
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About ISBX, Picturizr: ISBX is a digital agency providing creative, technology, marketing, and app development services to Fortune 500 companies.
Ian Levitt
President & Chief Executive Officer of Wide Angle Group
Ian Levitt, President and CEO of Wide Angle Group, was born and raised in Los Angeles. Ian grew up playing basketball and dreaming of working for the Los Angeles Lakers. Ian studied sports marketing and management at Indiana University followed by an internship and job with the Basketball Competition Division at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. After the Olympics, Ian went on to start the WNBA and Los Angeles Sparks at the Great Western Forum. In addition to working with the Sparks, Ian began working for the Los Angeles Lakers and became part of some of greatest moments in NBA history with the opening of Staples Center and being a part of the Lakers’ three NBA Championships. After many years living his dream in professional sports, Ian decided to set his sights on a new adventure, Wide Angle Group. Ian founded WAG nearly 10 years ago and has over 20 years of event production, design, execution, operations and logistical planning experience that has grown WAG’s unique events globally. As his company grew, so did their reputation and today they are doing events all over the world. It is fair to say that Wide Angle Group has grown into its name quite well. Ian believes all of Wide Angle Group’s success stems from living by its motto—“We love what we do!”.
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About Wide Angle Group: Wide Angle Group Limited is a fully integrated industrial/trade media and commerce company
Trevor Shickman
Vice President if Finance & Technology Solutions of Wide Angle Group
Trevor Shickman joined Wide Angle Group in 2005 and handles finance and technology solutions. Prior to joining WAG Trevor worked in computer networking and college basketball. Trevor earned master’s degrees in Economic and Technology History, Business and Non Profit Administration. Trevor is confident he can over complicate any process with simple technology.
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About Wide Angle Group: Wide Angle Group Limited is a fully integrated industrial/trade media and commerce company
Josh Jacobs
President of The Arena Group
Josh Jacobs is global CEO of Accuen Media, Omnicom’s Programmatic Media Buying Platform. At Accuen Josh is responsible for planning and executing the strategy for Omnicom’s programmatic media buying business. Prior to Accuen, Josh was SVP of Advertising Products and Global Marketing at Glam Media. Josh joined Glam Media from Yahoo! where he was VP and General Manager of Marketing Technology and was responsible for driving Yahoo!’s advertising technology and publisher network display partnership strategy as well as General Manager of the RightMedia Exchange. Prior to Yahoo! Josh was President of privately held software company X1, and was a senior executive at several early internet media startups including Bigstep.com, which he co-founded. Josh began his career as a software engineer, leading the development teams for several award winning consumer products including NetObjects Fusion.
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About Impact Museums, The Arena Group: The Arena Group combines powerful brands, in areas consumers are passionate about and delivers compelling experiences.
Paul Edmondson
President of The Arena Group
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About The Arena Group, YieldBuild: The Arena Group combines powerful brands, in areas consumers are passionate about and delivers compelling experiences.
Peter Kennedy
Founder & President of Tagger Media
Peter Kennedy is the Founder and President at Tagger.
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About Tagger Media: Tagger Media is an influencer marketing management platform helping brands through the planning, activation, and reporting phases.
Arthur Zafiropoulo
Founder, Chairman, President and CEO of Ultratech
Arthur W. Zafiropoulo is Board of Trustees at Northeastern University.
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About Ultratech: Ultratech develops, manufactures, and markets photolithography and laser thermal processing equipment.
Bing Chen
President & Co-Founder of Gold House
Bing Chen is an entrepreneur, creator, and equalization builder. He is Chairman and Co-founder of Gold House, the largest collective of pioneering leaders dedicated to forging stronger bonds that enhance Asian representation and success. He is also General Partner and Co-founder of AUM Group, a multicultural film fund; and serves as a Board Director and Advisor to several leading digital media companies including Google’s Global Marketing Board, Snap’s Yellow Incubator, Omnicom’s Sparks & Honey, Baobab Studios, Oura Health, Musely, and more. Previously, he was YouTube’s Global Head of Creator Development and Management, where he was one of the original and principal architects of the multi-billion dollar influencer ecosystem that supports 500 million creators worldwide. He is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree; a Hollywood Reporter Next Gen Leader; a Hollywood Reporter Most Influential Agent of Change; ADCOLOR Catalyst Award Honoree; Asia Society Asia 21 Young Leader; Magic Johnson’s 32 Under 32 Leader; and Asian Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year. Bing is a third culture kid across North America and Asia, finally graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, which becomes obvious at $11.99 buffets.
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About Gold House: Gold House is the largest collective of Asian cultural leaders.
Jeffrey Lunsford
CEO & President of Tealium
Jeff Lunsford has served on the nCino board of directors since its inception. He is the CEO of Tealium, the leader in enterprise tag management. Prior to Telium, Lunsford was the CEO of Limelight Networks, an Internet platform and services company with more than 1,800 customers worldwide. He previously served as the CEO of WebSideStory, Inc., a provider of real-time data analytics and visualization applications, which was acquired by Omniture, Inc. in 2007. Before that Lundsford served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for S1 Corporation, a provider of software for financial and payment services. Jeff received a B.S. in Information and Computer Sciences from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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About DefenseStorm, Tealium: Tealium is a provider of customer data orchestration tools aimed to address challenges in online search, marketing, and segment targeting.
Josh Roach
Vice President of Engineering, North America of Tealium
Josh Roach is the Vice President of Engineering at Tealium.
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About Mobile Learning Networks, Tealium: Tealium is a provider of customer data orchestration tools aimed to address challenges in online search, marketing, and segment targeting.
Youssef Ali
President of Syft
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About FaZe Clan, Syft: Syft is a tech company created from an experimental digital marketing agency built to empower entrepreneurship.
Mark Bornstein
Vice President, Marketing of ON24
As the VP of Marketing at ON24, Mark is the chief evangelist and marketing strategist in support of ON24’s Webinar Marketing Platform. Mark brings over 20 years of content marketing, corporate communications and account management experience at leading companies, including Cisco, GE Access and Compatible Systems. He presented at many of today’s biggest marketing conferences and, for the past five years, has been the host of the “Webinar Best Practices Series” webcast which has thousands of followers across the globe.
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About ON24: ON24 is a cloud-based Platform that makes easy to create, scale, and personalize engaging experiences to take leads to revenue.
Mike Badgis
Vice President, Global Human Resources and Facilities of ON24
Mike Badgis serves as the Vice President of Global Human Resources and Facilities at ON24.
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About ON24: ON24 is a cloud-based Platform that makes easy to create, scale, and personalize engaging experiences to take leads to revenue.
Brian Siegel
President & Co-Founder of FlipTix
Brian comes to Fliptix with over 20 years of executive leadership experience in e-Commerce, Consumer Electronics, Sales and Marketing. Under Brian’s leadership, Sony’s e-Commerce business grew to be the 8th largest in the US. He also led Sony’s US Television business operations, as well as heading up all of Lenovo’s North American Consumer Sales efforts. With 17 Patents, Brian is as innovative a thinker, as he is a leader. As an advisory board member for both domestic and global start-ups, Brian has a demonstrated background in creating and scaling ideas into business opportunities
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About FlipTix: Life is Flexible. Events Should be, Too!
Rob Rokoff
Senior Vice President of Jornaya
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About Jornaya, Verisk: Jornaya is a consumer journey insight platform that provides companies with the highest-resolution view of the consumer buying journey.
Vanessa Rodriguez Lang
President & Chief Operating Officer of Uhuru Network LLC
Vanessa Rodriguez Lang is the President of Uhuru Network, LLC.
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About Stylishlyme, Uhuru Network LLC: Uhuru is a world-class agency growing businesses by building the full inbound funnel, web design, web development, and digital advertising.
Justin Kramer
CEO & President of The TEAM Companies
In 2012, The TEAM Companies acquired a majority interest in Talent Payment Services because of the forward thinking and commitment to industry knowledge and customer service that Justin has made synonymous with TPS. For over twenty years Justin has honed a unique and impressive blend of experiences that include executive management, sales, operations, and finance in Canada, the United States and South Africa. In 2003 Justin, together with group of private equity investors, purchased TPS and he was appointed CEO. Since then Justin has led TPS’s growth and expanded its core business of performer payroll and associated broadcast business affairs offerings to Canadian, U.S. and international advertising agencies and brands producing commercials and other ad content in Canada and the U.S. He has spearheaded the introduction of multiple technology initiatives which has resulted in TPS becoming a state of the art payroll and business affairs provider to its customers. Justin graduated from the University of Cape Town with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Justin also serves as the President & CEO of Talent Payment Services.
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About Talent Payment Services, The TEAM Companies: The TEAM Companies is a leading payroll, business affairs and technology provider.
Lori Tedds
Vice President of Music of The TEAM Companies
Joining TEAM in 2007, Lori Tedds is the quintessential music insider. Born into a musical family, Lori’s passion for music was formed at an early age. Her musical ambitions quickly led her to the music industry beginning at ABC Records. From there, Lori joined a team of Unit Managers at ABC TV where she worked annually on The American Music Awards and The Academy Awards. She also worked on General Hospital during the now infamous “Luke & Laura Wedding” era. Then, when opportunity presented itself to enhance her music experience further, Lori seized it by returning to the record industry with a cherished tenure at Geffen Records. Lori’s career has also included live shows, Manager of A&R (Artist & Repertoire) for Windham Hill Records and A&R Administration for IGA (Interscope/Geffen/A&M). Lori joined the Buena Vista Music Group in 2000 where she became Director of A&R Administration. Throughout Lori’s career she has developed personal and professional ties with some of the most highly regarded professionals in the business. Her in-depth knowledge of the inner-workings of the music industry and her insight into client’s needs has made her an invaluable asset for The TEAM Companies.
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About The TEAM Companies: The TEAM Companies is a leading payroll, business affairs and technology provider.
Kat Krone
Vice President of Labor Relations of The TEAM Companies
Kat is one of The TEAM Companies’ well-regarded and invaluable assets. A human search engine of talent contract knowledge, Kat has the cherished ability to not only break down contracts but to also communicate the nuances of those agreements to others so that they may work smarter in the future. As a magna cum laude graduate of Brandeis University with Honors in Theater Arts and an MBA from the UCLA Graduate School of Management in Arts Administration and Labor Relations, Kat brought a special passion for acting and business to her 15 years of work in contracts and business affairs in the regional and national offices of SAG and AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild / American Federation of Television and Radio Actors). Kat’s extensive experience with talent labor agreements began at the national SAG office in Hollywood, where she initially worked as a business agent and contract representative. Kat eventually assumed the position of Executive Director of the SAG/AFTRA office in Dallas/Fort Worth. In 1995, she joined Media Services as Director of Labor Relations. She then worked at Cast & Crew in the same capacity before joining TEAM in 2004 where her expertise continues to be an invaluable resource in helping discover unique and innovative solutions for our clients.
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About The TEAM Companies: The TEAM Companies is a leading payroll, business affairs and technology provider.
Wei Jiang
President & Chief Operating Officer of Citcon
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About Citcon: Citcon is a mobile payment network that enables global merchants to accept payments from consumers.
Gregory Ahn
President & CEO of Alcohol by Volume
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About Alcohol by Volume: ALC/VOL is a brand development company managing a portfolio of 16 winery brands from throughout California.
Rob Jones
Vice President of Digital Strategy of Edelman Digital
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About Edelman Digital: Edelman Digital, a public relations firm, offers analysis, advertising, marketing, branding, and content and strategy management services.
Rob Jones
Vice President of Digital Strategy of Edelman Digital
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About Edelman Digital: Edelman Digital, a public relations firm, offers analysis, advertising, marketing, branding, and content and strategy management services.
Jay Bose
President / CSO of Ad Exchange Group
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About Ad Exchange Group: Ad Exchange Group is an adtech company dedicated to building the world’s first end-to-end direct response e-commerce solution.
Tara Fraser
Senior Vice President, Program Management of Connexity
Tara Fraser currently works as Senior Vice President of Program Management at Connexity.
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About Connexity: Connexity is a digital advertising company that works with merchants to determine which product offerings to put on publishers’ websites.
Robert Davis
Senior Vice President For Special Assignments of Mazda Motor
Robert T. Davis is senior vice president special assignments for Mazda North American Operations (MNAO). In his current role, Davis oversees the company’s recall operations, including Takata-related activities; liaison with regulatory agencies such as the U.S. EPA and California Air Resources Board; and cybersecurity issues related to in-car connectivity. Prior to this appointment, Davis most recently served as senior vice president U.S. Operations, responsible for all operational activities including sales, marketing and dealer operations in the United States. In his nearly 30 years with MNAO, Davis has held various key management positions in sales, marketing and dealer development. As well as managing the company’s Southeast regional office, he opened Mazda’s Midwest regional office, when the company purchased the last of the private distributorships operating in North America, to create a national sales company. Additionally, Davis has held the positions of senior vice president, marketing and product development; and vice president, product strategy and development. Under Davis’ direction, Mazda became—and still is – a leader in North American motorsports, participating in the sport at all levels from karting to the highest levels of sportscar racing. He also oversaw the creation of the MAZDASPEED Driver Development Ladder, which was the first time a manufacturer had ever charted and supported young drivers as they climb the ladder from amateur to professional road-racing. Prior to joining Mazda, Davis worked for Chrysler Motor Corporation in Atlanta, Ga., as district sales manager for the Atlanta zone. Davis earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Clemson University and his MBA from Georgia State University. He lives in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. with his wife.
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About Mazda Motor: Mazda Motor Corporation has built outstanding vehicles and a strong motorsports heritage marked by breaking records.
James Lievois
Executive Vice-President And Chief Financial Officer of Mazda Motor
James Lievois is the Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Mazda North American Operations (MNAO), overseeing sales, service and marketing, and sales operations. In addition, he is responsible for directing business strategy, financial planning, treasury, accounting, tax, administration and information technology for MNAO – including operations in the U.S. and Mexico. He was appointed to his current position in January of 2018 and reports directly to Masahiro Moro, President and CEO of MNAO. In his role as EVP, Lievois is responsible for implementing a customer-centric approach that is innovative, forward-thinking and technologically advanced, in order to deliver a positive Mazda brand experience at every touchpoint along the company’s customers’ journey, from research through ownership and back again to repurchase. With more than 35 years in the automotive industry, Lievois has held a number of management positions in finance, treasury and administration. Following 16 years at Ford Motor Company, he joined MNAO in 1997, as has held the titles of Director of Finance Treasury and Administration, Vice President of Finance Treasury and Administration and Senior Vice President and CFO, before being promoted to his current role as EVP and CFO. Born in Detroit in 1957, Lievois graduated with a B.A. in Marketing from Michigan State University in 1980 and received an MBA in 1982 from the University of Detroit.
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About Mazda Motor: Mazda Motor Corporation has built outstanding vehicles and a strong motorsports heritage marked by breaking records.
Jeff Rosenfeld
Senior Vice President, Product and Technology of Music Audience Exchange
Jeff oversees all product and engineering efforts at MAX, developing the algorithms and technology that allow brands to speak to their target consumers through music. Before MAX, Jeff served as the Senior Director of Data Science and Strategy at ReachLocal, a global online marketing company, and, prior to that, ran the consumer research division of a music and lifestyle marketing company. Jeff graduated with honors from Harvard University in 2003, where he wrote his senior thesis on the sociology of rock music criticism. He has released three albums and toured the West Coast with his band The Power Cords.
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About Music Audience Exchange: Brand New Music – Brand the most anticipated releases to engage your target audience.
Jonathan Patton
Vice President of Sales of H Code Media
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About H Code Media: H Code is the largest Hispanic digital media company in the US, enabling brands to reach Hispanic audiences with unmatched authenticity.
Joshua Angeles
Vice President of Sales of DoctorBase
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About DoctorBase: DoctorBase is a B2B2C mobile health platform for doctors offices and hospitals.
Scott Raskin
President and Board Member of Quotient Technology
Scott Raskin is President and Member of Board of Directors of Quotient Technology.
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About Quotient Technology: Quotient is the leading digital media and promotions tech company that creates brand-building and sales-driving marketing opportunities.
Julie Gerdes
Vice President of Product Management of Quotient Technology
Julie Gerdes is Vice President of Product Management at Quotient, and leads product strategy for Quotient’s product portfolio, including its consumer, retail and data products. She has almost 20 years of experience leading product management teams, including product strategy & roadmaps, product definition, customer research, user experience and development processes with an emphasis on cross-team collaboration. Since joining Quotient in 2012, Ms. Gerdes has overseen all of Quotient’s consumer products, including its flagship consumer savings destination, Coupons.com. She has also played a key role in the development and roll out of Quotient Retailer iQ. She assumed the VP role in November 2016. Prior to joining Quotient, Ms. Gerdes has held product development roles at various Silicon Valley startups as well as COXnet, a division of Cox Newspapers, in Atlanta. She holds a bachelor of business administration from Georgia State University.
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About Quotient Technology: Quotient is the leading digital media and promotions tech company that creates brand-building and sales-driving marketing opportunities.
Eugene Robinson
Assistant Vice President of WONGDOODY
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About WONGDOODY: WONGDOODY is a marketing and advertising company that offers marketing and advertising services.
Jackie Mountain
President, RightSmith, Inc. of RightSmith Group
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About Meaningly, RightSmith Group: RightSmith unlocks the value of media archives by refining and monetizing the assets.
Jascha Kaykas-Wolff
President of Lytics
An executive business leader with a creative flair, Jascha Kaykas-Wolff has built teams that transformed the customer and user experience at Mozilla, BitTorrent, Mindjet, Involver (acquired by Oracle), and Webtrends. A champion for supporting company values and mission; his coaching philosophy drives high‐performing teams with an emphasis toward valuing team success above individual achievement, developing inclusive work practices, building ‘T’ shaped professional skills and constantly reinforcing the importance of business acumen in addition to functional expertise. In his current role as President of Lytics, Jascha is responsible for Go-To-Market, Customer Success and operations. Previously, at Mozilla, BitTorrent, Webtrends, Microsoft and more, Jascha has a strong track record of building robust brands with hockey-stick growth trajectories for new products. Jascha is also producer and co-host of the podcast, This is Your Life in Silicon Valley. He published Growing Up Fast: How New Agile Practices Can Move Marketing And Innovation Past The Old Business Stalemates in 2014. He is a producer and board member at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and a board member of Whittier College, his alma mater.
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About Lytics, Mozilla: Lytics helps companies personalize engagement with customers through an advanced Customer Data Platform.
Mark Meyers
Founder, President & CEO of Spiral Toys
Mark Meyers is the General Manager & Chief Product Officer of InMotion Software.
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About InMotion Software, Kobe Products, Nerd Focus, Spiral Toys: Spiral Toys is a California-based company dedicated to developing, marketing, and selling products.
Alex Maleki
Vice President of Business Development of Idealab
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About Idealab: Idealab is a technology incubator that provides resources to allow start-ups to rapidly introduce innovative products and services.
Robert Miley
President of PCM
Robert (Jay) Miley joined us in December 2014 and currently serves as President of PCM, Inc. Prior to joining us, Mr. Miley held various positions at Ingram Micro spanning approximately 20 years, most recently having served as Vice President and General Manager of Advanced Technology Division in North America. Mr. Miley earned an MBA from the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Business Economics and a B.A. in Political Science.
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About PCM: PCM is a direct marketer of technology products, services, and solutions to businesses, government, educational institutions, and more.
Andrew Arnold
Executive Vice President, Ansira Channel of Ansira
Andy Arnold joined the company in August 2001 and currently heads the client partnership team and sits on Ansira’s executive committee. He was instrumental in developing Ansira’s experiential service offering and leads that group. Andy has launched several initiatives for automotive manufacturers, including trade promotion programs and marketing automation services. Additionally, he manages the Irvine, California office. Previously, Andy was associated with Coolfire Interactive (a WPP digital company) and Maritz in Detroit and St. Louis. Andy has a bachelor’s degree from Miami University in Ohio and a master’s in business administration from Pepperdine University.
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About Ansira: Ansira, the first integrated customer engagement agency, leverages superior marketing intelligence to build deeper, more effective
David A. Stewart
Vice President of Sales of Camera IQ
David A. Stewart currently works as Vice President of Sales at Camera IQ.
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About Camera IQ: Camera IQ is a camera experience manager platform that helps marketers create new worlds that customers love to explore.
Bill Weizheng Wang
Vice President of Perfect World
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About Perfect World: Perfect World is an online games publisher that develops online games based on proprietary game engines and game development platforms.
Bryan DeRose
Vice President, Business Development of CMO Council
DeRose brings to GlobalFluency more than 12 years of direct and channel sales and business development experience in the Technology, Telecom, Professional Services and Manufacturing verticals. As the Senior Director of Business Development, DeRose leads global sponsorship and partnership activities for GlobalFluency’s affinity networks, including the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council, Business Performance Innovation (BPI) Network, and the Coalition to Leverage and Optimize Sales Effectiveness (CLOSE). In this role DeRose works to craft and execute Intelligent Marketing Engagement™ campaigns to drive authority leadership, demand generation and new business opportunities for global enterprises. Prior to joining GlobalFluency DeRose spent over 5 years at the American Electronics Association (AEA), the nations largest technology trade association, as the Director, Membership Development in the Silicon Valley office. DeRose was tasked with new member development and retention of the associations 500 members located in the Silicon Valley chapter. In this role DeRose worked with industry leaders Sun Microsystems, HP, Intel, Cisco, Varian Medical, Google, Intuit and others to activate grass-roots lobbying efforts at the state, federal and international levels to promote growth within the technology industry. DeRose spent the first four years of his career as the Strategic Accounts Manager at Questlink Technology, the world’s largest e-commerce supplier of electronic components and computer products. This position required DeRose to forge strong alliances among channel distribution partners and OEM clients such as Ingram Micro, Arrow Electronics, Avnet, CDW, Intel, Samsung, Hitachi, LG Electronics, Sanmina-SCI, Flextronics, Clestica, Tyco, Dell, HP and others to streamline their supply chain to drive out excess costs and shorten the production and new product introduction cycle.
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About CMO Council, CMO Council: The CMO Council is a peer-powered network of marketing executives decision-makers from a wide range of global industries.
Matt Howe
Vice President of Business Development of true[x]
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About Breakaway Labs, Clectaverse, Flow Laboratories, GYANT, Hive.co, JOBOX.ai, ScopeAR, Startup UCLA Accelerator, true[x]: True[x] is a digital ad-tech company offering engagement advertising solutions for brands.
Ted Lesher
Managing Director & Vice President Sales, North America of BrandMaker
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About BrandMaker: BrandMaker is an enterprise SaaS provider of Marketing Resource Management (MRM) systems.
Giselle Schubert
Vice President of Digital Marketing of Saut Media
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About Essaypop, Saut Media: Saut Media offers data driven targeting across mobile, application, display, and keyword platforms.
Dan Cudgma
President and Chief Executive Officer of MotiveMetrics
Dan is the CEO and Co-Founder of MotiveMetrics.
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About MotiveMetrics: MotiveMetrics develops account structure optimization and management platform.
Gerald Acosta
Vice President of Design of Manage
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About Manage: Manage has been focused on making mobile easy, efficient and effective for advertisers to get the most out of their mobile efforts.
Pawan J. Mehra
Founder and President of Améredia
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About Améredia, Foreign Startups, Founder Institute, FWD.us, OneValley, The Refiners: Améredia enables multicultural marketing communications for global brands across U.S. and international markets.
Tobey Van Santvoord
Senior Vice President of Sales, North America of MightyHive
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About MightyHive: MightyHive is a programmatic solutions provider that simplifies complicated programmatic media buying for advertising organizations.
Josh Reed
Vice President – of Executive Digital
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About Executive Digital: Full Service Digital Marketing Agency: SEO, Social Media, SEM, Programmatic, Web Development, Mobile App Development
Jeff Annison
Co-Founder & President of Legion M
Jeff Annison is the Co-Founder & President at Legion M.
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About Legion M: Legion M is a fan-owned entertainment company producing a slate of movies, TV, and digital content.
