Best Startup
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 United States based COO’ operating in the Advertising space. If you think a COO’ 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.
Rob Fan
Founder & CTO/COO of Sharethrough USA
Rob leads all product and technology strategy for the company. He is a practitioner, student and teacher of the “lean startup” methodology. In his spare time, Rob, hacks and plays with new technology and advises early-stage startups about the successes and pitfalls he has learned thus far. Prior to Sharethrough, Rob worked as a technology consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton advising various three-letter government agencies. As an early adopter of the Facebook platform, Rob was one of the teaching assistants for the first-ever “Facebook Class” while at Stanford. Rob holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and a MS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
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About Sharethrough USA: Sharethrough is one of the top global independent omnichannel ad exchanges
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Mike Don
COO of InMarket
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About InMarket: InMarket offers a self-service location-based platform that captures accurate consumer location data, which drives campaign performance.
Matt McLaughlin
Chief Operating Officer of DoubleVerify
Matt has been responsible for DoubleVerify’s product, engineering and sales operations efforts since 2011. Prior to joining DV, Matt held senior product, operations and executive positions in online advertising for over ten years, including roles at Advertising.com and CUnet. Prior to his commercial experience, Matt served as a nuclear submarine officer in the United States Navy. Matt earned his B.S. in Computer Science from the United States Naval Academy and his M.A. (Cantab.) in History and Philosophy of Science from Cambridge University.
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About DoubleVerify, StartX (Stanford-StartX Fund): DoubleVerify is a software platform for digital media measurement, data, and analytics.
David Bos
COO of Maple Media
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About Maple Media: Maple Media is a mobile media, advertising, and technology company that acquires and operates category-leading, consumer apps.
Kate O’Loughlin
Chief Operating Officer of SuperAwesome
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About SuperAwesome, Tapad: SuperAwesome offers kid-safe tools and technology for the children’s digital media ecosystem.
Steven Gerber
President & COO of Zeta Global
Steven Gerber is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Zeta Interactive. Gerber oversees the day to day management of the Company, encompassing all business lines and the technology platform.He joined Zeta in 2009 via an acquisition. Previously, he was a Senior Vice President at Tranzact LLC, building the company’s digital business and playing a key role in its sale to Veronis Suhler in 2008. He has also held leadership positions at Digitas and Bain & Co. Gerber’s entrepreneurial career began in 1999 as co-founder of HotSocket, a RedHerring Top 100 company in 2000. Gerber holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from Columbia University. Mr. Gerber holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from Columbia University
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About Zeta Global: Zeta offers technology and marketing services to help brands acquire, engage, and retain customers.
Rebekah Monson
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of WhereBy.Us
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About WhereBy.Us: A platform that enables creators to build a media business for their community.
Erick Schwab
Co-Founder & COO of SYLO
Erick Schwab is the Co-Founder and COO at SYLO.
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About SYLO: SYLO provides marketers and creators with 3rd-party validation and standardized measurement to confidently invest in influencer marketing.
David Thomas
COO of Clique
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About Clique: Clique is a media and commerce company
Bill Burkart
President & Chief Operating Officer of KBM Group
As president and chief operating officer, Bill Burkart oversees KBM Group’s operations, including data and consumer engagement services, analytics and customer insights, business development, and organizational alignment across all business units, including data services, health services, and client solution delivery services. Bill Burkart is responsible for the delivery of KBM Group’s integrated marketing strategies and solutions, including orchestration of data-driven platforms and technology partnerships, product and service innovation, IT operations and data security. In addition to being responsible for day-to-day operations, Bill Burkart sets the company’s direction and growth strategy, participating in planning, acquisitions and other leadership activities as part of the company’s Executive Management Board. Bill Burkart has deep experience in data, analytics, technology and customer engagement, the pillars of KBM Group’s service offerings. Coupled with CRM, digital, agency, and consulting services, his background has prepared him to address the many challenges our clients face to stay competitive in today’s marketing landscape. Bill Burkart understands clients’ business challenges, having delivered marketing solutions to industries that include telecommunications, technology, health insurance, automotive, financial services and retail. A strong and inspirational leader, Bill Burkart has helped world-class brands deploy data, technology and insight-driven marketing to achieve a competitive advantage. Prior to joining KBM Group, Bill Burkart was Vice President of Acxiom’s Global Agency, where Bill Burkart was responsible for the firm’s digital agency and email/SMS platforms and led the global servicing teams. Previously, Bill Burkart was group vice president at MarketBridge, where Bill Burkart launched a marketing services practice to complement the firm’s consulting services. Earlier, Bill Burkart was a managing partner at the San Francisco office of Grey, where Bill Burkart launched an integrated advertising, digital and media business unit. Originally from St. Louis, Bill Burkart has a B.S. in Commerce (Marketing) and M.B.A. with a specialty in integrated marketing from Saint Louis University.
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About KBM Group, Wunderman Thompson: KBM Group is a data analysis group that helps identify trends and teaches how to engage customers.
Steve Johnston
COO of FlexPoint Media
Steve Johnston is the COO of FlexPoint Media, an audience-centric advertising agency that helps campaigns, causes, and companies maximize the impact of their advertising dollars. Prior to FlexPoint and his years as an award-winning sales executive at Google, Steve co-founded GovPredict, an advocacy tech company that received investment from Y Combinator and went on to be acquired by Phone2Action. As a political strategist, he was named to Campaigns & Elections Magazine’s “Rising Stars” list and the American Association of Political Consultants’ “40 Under 40” list based on his directing the digital marketing for the winning campaign in the closest United States Senate election of 2014 and serving as a technology and innovation advisor to the Majority Leader in Congress. Steve speaks frequently about tech, startups, and politics as a guest lecturer at universities and speaker/panelist at tech conferences, and his writing on industry trends has been published on Forbes.com and other online publishers. Steve received an AB degree in Government from Harvard and an MBA in Marketing and Operations Management (joint major) and Entrepreneurial Management from Penn’s Wharton School. Follow him on Twitter @StevenEJohnston.
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About FlexPoint Media, GovPredict, Pioneer Fund: FlexPoint Media is an omnichannel media strategy firm dedicated to helping organizations shape public opinion and win.
Katie Evans
Chief Operating Officer of Magnite
Katie Evans oversees the company’s client operations, technical operations, and business intelligence teams and is responsible for scaling Magnite’s global operations. Before merging with Rubicon Project, Katie was Chief Operating Officer at Telaria, where she drove the company operations, and the alignment of its global strategy, roadmap, and processes.
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About Magnite: Magnite is a sell-side advertising platform that provides technology for publishers to monetize their content across all screens and format.
Annie Tsai
COO of Interact
Two-time C-Level software executive with two decades of industry experience, Annie Tsai is a founder, investor, advisor, published author, and change agent for early and growth stage technology companies. A UC Berkeley grad who studied the interconnectivity of people on the internet and it’s effect on relationships in the physical world, Annie has been fostering her life-long passion for bringing the people back into software. Entrepreneur, Investor, SaaS
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About Interact, The House Fund: SaaS zero party data platform: The easiest way to convert curious people into loyal customers and happy clients.
Ignacio Vidaguren
Partner and COO of Aleph Holding
Ignacio Vidaguren joins IMS as the new COO, responsible for expanding IMS’ products and services, developing new revenue opportunities and overseeing the company’s day-to-day business operations. Ignacio’s background includes an 11-year career at MercadoLibre (NSDQ: MELI) where he served in several executive positions dedicated to sales, marketing and business development and 5 years at McKinsey and Co. Ignacio holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a dual degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Universidad Catolica Argentina, where he was Summa Cum Laude and Valedictorian of his class. Ignacio is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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About Aleph Holding, IMS Corporate: Aleph is a digital media partner that connects those in digital media with the advertisers that rely on them.
Jason Donnell
COO & Co-Founder of VidMob
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About VidMob: VidMob is a video content creation network and platform where brands can create digital video ads with expert teams.
Samir Rao
COO of OZY Media
Hailing from the great state of Michigan – yes he uses his open palm to show you where exactly he’s from, and yes he calls it pop instead of soda – Samir co-founded OZY with Carlos Watson and is in charge of, in equal measure, Operations and Strategy. Making his home now in the sunny Bay Area with his lovely wife Ramya, after stints in Boston (getting educated) and NYC (bright lights, late nights!…All at work), Samir is a man for all seasons. Which is to say that not only is he a certified sports fanatic (Go Blue!), who fulfilled his lifelong dream of being a sports broadcaster at his college radio station, but he’s a passionate musician (trained in classical Indian music) who has channeled his passionate musicianship into a new pastime…amateur jingle composition. And, not that you asked for it or anything, but an OZY jingle could be forthcoming.
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About OZY Media: OZY Media is a premium media and entertainment for curious people — across TV, events, podcasts and news.
Brian Kane
COO & co-founder of Sourcepoint
As an experienced Operations Executive within the online advertising space, Brian has a particular talent for building companies that deliver scalable and differentiated services to digital publishers. As Co-founder and COO of Sourcepoint Brian aims to meet the expanding compensation challenges faced by premium publishers and provide them with content compensation alternatives that foster more open, balanced value exchanges with consumers. Prior to co-founding Sourcepoint, Brian was COO of LiveRail, the ad tech platform acquired by Facebook, working with the executive team on go-to-market strategy, and leading the Technical Services, Human Resources, and Account Management teams. Brian was previously COO of ad optimisation platform Admeld, where he headed up Global Client Services and Human Resources. He was a pivotal contributor to the development of Admeld’s customer centric and employee focused culture – key drivers in the company’s subsequent acquisition by Google. Prior to Admeld he spent 9 years with DoubleClick/Google, where as an early employee, he held various executive roles and helped to build DoubleClick’s Client Services and Operations organization. Brian studied at the University of Miami and the City University of New York-Brooklyn College, and is highly respected as a solutions-oriented and people-focused leader.
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About Admeld, showd.me, Sourcepoint: Sourcepoint is the data privacy software company for the digital marketing ecosystem.
Kenneth Suh
COO of Unruly
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About Unruly: Unruly is an advertising technology company that gets videos watched, tracked, and shared across the Open Web.
Murali Swaminathan
COO of Sprinklr
After receiving his Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from Wright State University and an M.B.A. from NYU’s Stern, Murali became an executive at Cisco Systems Inc., where he held several key leadership roles. These included the principal lead for the acquisition integration practice for Cisco Engineering, as well as developing the strategy and managing its global data center operations. At Sprinklr, he runs the Engineering, Operations and Services divisions, helping to drive the company forward.
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About Sprinklr, Sprinklr: Sprinklr provides enterprise software for customer experience management.
Vivek Kundra
Chief Operating Officer of Sprinklr
Vivek Kundra currently works as COO for Sprinklr.
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About Outcome Health, Sprinklr: Sprinklr provides enterprise software for customer experience management.
Jim Spare
President & COO of eko
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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.
Solange Claudio
President & COO of Zenith
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About Zenith: Zenith is an agency to apply a rigorous and objective approach to improving the effectiveness of marketing.
Crid Yu
COO of Fyber – A Digital Turbine Company
Crid Yu is Vice President and Managing Director, North America for InMobi, where he is accelerating the phenomenal growth of the region. Crid is a digital media industry veteran with experience growing transformational businesses at Google and Demand Media. Previously, he held senior leadership positions during his eight years at Google. He was responsible for the top 1000 strategic partners in Google’s US Display Business, and was also a key member of the management team in Asia Pacific, where he established Google’s operations in China, Hong Kong, and Korea. In his role as SVP, Strategic Partnerships at Demand Media, he developed partnerships that expanded distribution and increased revenue. Prior to his career in digital media, Crid was an Associate Principal at the management consulting firm McKinsey and Company. Crid holds both a BS and a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.
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About Confidently, Fyber – A Digital Turbine Company: Fyber, part of Digital Turbine’s independent Mobile Growth Platform, develops ad monetization solutions trusted by top mobile app publishers
Colin Turner
Co-Founder and COO of Postscript
Colin Turner is the co-founder and COO at Postscript. He was a systems architect at Integrate. He studied Bachelor of Science in business administration at University of Southern California.
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About Postscript: Postscript is an SMS platform that enables brands to communicate and engage with customers through text message marketing.
Susan Kuo
COO & Co-Founder of Singular
Susan’s extensive background in mobile ad tech, analytics, and gaming was integral in the creation of Singular. Before founding Singular, she held senior leadership roles at Onavo and InMobi. As an active member of the mobile community, she serves on the advisory board for several mobile-focused startups.
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About Singular: Singular, a marketing intelligence platform, unifies marketing analytics, giving marketers actionable insights from previously siloed data
Tony Delmercado
COO of Hawke Media
Passionately curious builder with thoughts on how it can be done better. Client relations, team management, witty banter.
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About Hawke Media: Hawke Media provides a host of services that help businesses strategize and realize their potential.
Bill Davies
COO and CFO of Jack Morton Worldwide
Bill Davies leads Jack Morton’s global operations and finance organization including information technology, real estate, insurance and legal. He led the deployment of a cutting-edge global integrated financial system that is utilized by Jack Morton operations around the globe. Bill joined the company in 2002 as EVP, Chief Financial Officer and in 2011 he expanded his role to COO. In his capacity as COO, Bill is responsible for Jack Morton’s corporate development and also oversees Jack Morton’s operations in Detroit. He is responsible for Jack Morton’s merger and acquisition activity and the development and expansion of Jack Morton’s global affiliate program. Bill previously served as Senior Vice President for The Interpublic Group of Companies’ (IPG) Advanced Marketing Services group. Prior to that he worked as CFO of Weber Shandwick Worldwide, one of the world’s leading public relations firms. Bill joined founder Larry Weber at The Weber Group in 1990, where he implemented comprehensive financial systems through a period of significant growth which culminated in Weber’s 1996 acquisition by McCann-Erickson World Group. Bill is a graduate of Brown University.
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About Jack Morton Worldwide: Jack Morton Worldwide is an American multinational brand experience agency.
Brian Smith
Global COO, Mediabrands Insights of IPG Mediabrands
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About IPG Mediabrands: IPG Mediabrands is committed to driving automated buying, pay-for-performance, and digital innovation solutions.
Adrian D Souza
Chief Operating Officer of LotLinx
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About Integral Ad Science, LotLinx: LotLinx’ is a SaaS provider of Digital Retailing and Marketing technologies and for the Automotive Industry.
Josh Warrum
Chief Operating Officer of Project X Media
Josh Warrum is a Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at ADstruc.
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About ADstruc, Project X Media: Project X Media uses its industry leading technology platform to launch Out-of-Home advertising campaigns.
Ben Hsieh
Co-Founder and COO of Synapbox
Ben Hsieh is the co-founder and COO of Synapbox. He is a former director at Nest.vc.
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About Synapbox: Synapbox is a startup that uses AI-powered tools to understand consumer engagement towards Ads.
Vincent Luciani
Co-Founder and Global COO of Artefact
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About Artefact: Artefact is a digital agency celebrating the long overdue marriage of marketers and engineers.
Michael Greehan
COO & Partner of Cue Ball, LLC
COO at Cue Ball, LLC and Owner, Cue Ball, LLC.
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About Cue Ball, LLC: Cue Ball, a management consultancy/brokerage firm, provides services to global publishing, media, technology, and entertainment industries.
Kanwar Dhaliwal
President and COO of Everflow – Partner Marketing Platform
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About Everflow – Partner Marketing Platform: Amplify your performance and partnerships by upgrading to a smarter Partner Marketing platform.
Lynn Smith
COO of Focused Impressions
Lynn spent most of her career with Standard Register and brings more than 25 years managing integrated communications programs for Fortune 100 companies. Lynn has developed, implemented and led continuous quality improvement projects focusing on both systems and business process through the utilization of best-in-class customer facing technologies. Lynn’s professional expertise centers on aggregating marketing activities that place the customer first when integrating technology systems. This promotes both ease of use and adoption as well as the ability to track and capture customer behavior. In other words, her work has enabled companies to respond, pivot and target marketing strategies quickly and successfully in response to customer activity without distracting internal staff. Her in-depth knowledge of the shortcomings of existing options in the marketplace was the impetus for her to help build the Focused Impressions platform in order to create a better solution for aggregating and managing marketing activity for businesses both large and small. Lynn received a BS in Marketing from Providence College.
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About Focused Impressions: Focused Impressions helps companies drive demand for products and services through their channel partners.
Jonathan Hsu
Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer of AppNexus
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About AppNexus: AppNexus operates a cloud-based software platform that enables and optimizes programmatic online advertising.
Burton Jablin
Chief Operating Officer of Scripps Networks
Burton Jablin is COO of Scripps Networks Interactive, managing key business functions, including sales, programming, digital, distribution and strategy. Jablin previously served as President of Scripps Networks, named to that role in 2013. As President, he was responsible for the management and development of the company’s portfolio of lifestyle media networks – HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and Great AmericanCountry – digital content businesses and all other related operations. As part of the original team that launched HGTV in 1994, Jablin supervised production of the network’s original programming slate – first as Executive Producer, then as Vice President of Programming. Upon his promotion to Senior Vice President of Programming and Production in 1997, Jablin oversaw the development, budgeting, production and scheduling for HGTV’s programming and on-air promotion. His role with HGTV expanded in 2000 when he was named the network’s Senior Vice President/GeneralManager, and then again one year later when he was elevated to President. Preceding his current role, Jablin served as President of Scripps’ Home Category business for four years,where his management was instrumental in positioning the company as leading on-air and online content destinations for the home and garden category. Prior to HGTV, Jablin worked for more than 10 years in television news. He began his career as a Researcher at WBBM-TV in Chicago, eventually working his way up to Executive Producer of late night news and special events programming for the CBS-owned station. Jablin then served as ExecutiveProducer for Fox-owned KTTV in Los Angeles.
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About Scripps Networks: Scripps Networks Interactive develops lifestyle content for TV, internet satellite radio, books, magazines, and other media platforms.
Wenda Harris Millard
Vice Chairman, President & Chief Operating Officer of MediaLink
In April 2009, Wenda Harris Millard became President and COO of MediaLink LLC, a leading strategic advisory and business development firm that provides critical counsel and direction to the media, advertising and entertainment industries and to companies and investors that interact with those sectors. Before joining MediaLink, Millard was Co-CEO and President, Media for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. She joined MSLO in July 2007 after three years as a member of its Board of Directors. Millard oversaw MSLO’s media businesses, which include publishing, internet and broadcasting. She was the driving force behind creating cross-platform programs for marketers in TV, digital, magazines and radio. Before MSLO, Millard was Chief Sales Officer at Yahoo! where she led the team that drove revenue from $700 million to over $6 billion in six years and was consistently credited as the number one sales organization in the media industry. On an industry-wide level her work at Yahoo! established brand advertising on the web. Prior to Yahoo!, Millard was Chief Internet Officer at Ziff Davis Media and President of Ziff Davis Internet. Previously, Millard was a founding member of the executive team at DoubleClick, where she served as Executive Vice President responsible for establishing the DoubleClick brand and overseeing the operations of DoubleClick Media. She also served as President and Group Publisher of SRDS, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Family Circle and Executive Vice President/Group Publisher of Adweek, Mediaweek and Brandweek magazines. Millard has received numerous industry awards including being named in 2012 one of the “100 Most Influential Women in Advertising in the Last 100 Years”; the 2011 Oracle Award from Springboard; the 2009 ad:tech Lifetime Achievement Award; the 2007 John A. Reisenbach Award for Distinguished Citizenship; the 2006 “Advertising Person of the Year” Silver Medal Award from the AAF and the 2005 Matrix Award for “Women Who Change the World”. Advertising Age also acknowledged her as a “Digital Media Master” — one of the 20 most influential executives in interactive media. She was the subject of a profile by Tom Brokaw as part of NBC’s “Women to Watch” series. Active on behalf of the advertising industry throughout her career, Millard is past Chairman of the Interactive Advertising Bureau and former President of the Advertising Club of New York. She has served on the Boards of the Advertising Council, the American Advertising Federation, the Advertising Education Foundation and others. Currently, she serves on the boards of Verifone Inc., Millenial Media and Simulmedia. She also sits on the board of the James Beard Foundation. She served two terms as a Trustee of Trinity College in Hartford. Millard holds an MBA from Harvard University and a BA from Trinity College.
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About MediaLink: MediaLink is a strategic advisory firm that provides strategic advisory and implementation services to companies at all stages.
Tom Farasy
Chief Operating Officer of Corner Media, Inc.
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About Corner Media, Inc.: Platform Company with Location-Based Consumer Targeting
Anthony Lau
Chief Operating Officer of GES
Service and execution are the foundation of every successful event. Anthony and his team are experts in planning and delivering flawless events and their customer service scores are a testament to the team’s commitment to outstanding service delivery.
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About GES: GES provides a wide-range of services, including official show services, audio visual, cutting-edge creative and design.
Ăn cứt Chó
COO of Timehop
Rick Webb is the Co-Founder at The Barbarian Group. In 2001, Rick co-founded The Barbarian Group, an award-winning digital ad agency. Rick served as its Chief Operating Officer for the first ten years of the company’s existence. Rick left in 2011 to pursue angel investing in and writing on, technology and advertising. Rick is an Angel Investor in Foursquare, Branch, Circa, Percolate, Sherpaa, Nestio and Timehop. Rick is an Advisor to several other tech startups and marketing services companies, including Hard Candy Shell, and Small Girls PR. Rick currently serves as a Venture Partner at Quotidian Ventures and as a Marketing and Sales Consultant to such startups as Tumblr, Soundcloud and Percolate. Rick is author of Agency: Starting a Creative Firm in the Age of Digital Marketing, released by Palgrave Macmillan in 2015 and an avid writer on technology, advertising, economics and government. Rick graduated from Boston University with a degree in International Economics in 1992.
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About Ads By Nimbus, Timehop: Timehop is your throwback thursday for every day of the week. Timehop also offers Nimbus, a mobile, in-app header bidding solution.
Noah Nierenberg
COO of Datalot
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About Datalot: Datalot delivers digital marketing and analytics solutions for insurance policy sales at scale.
Paul Slack
Chief Operating Officer of Mullen Advertising
Paul provides our clients and management with coherent and timely information and advice on financial and personnel matters. This includes our technology, facility, human resources, accounting, policies and procedures. But Paul isn’t all about numbers—he loves working with creative, intelligent people
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About Mullen Advertising: Mullen is an American advertising and marketing communications agency based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Lawrence Herman
COO of LookSmart
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About LookSmart, Rave Digital: LookSmart is an advertising network solutions company providing performance solutions for online search advertisers and publishers.
Will Lin
Co-Founder, Partner & COO of 3Q Digital
Will Lin is Co-Founder, Partner & COO at 3Q Digital
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About 3Q Digital: 3Q Digital is a digital marketing agency catering to online advertising and mobile marketing.
Kevin Clarke
CFO & COO of Authentic Brands Group
Kevin’s investment banking experience includes over twenty years of working with companies in a variety of industry sectors. Most of his investment banking experience was spent at Bear Stearns & Co., where he was a senior managing director and head of health care mergers & acquisitions.
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About Authentic Brands Group: Authentic Brands Group is a brand development, marketing, and entertainment company that manages the value of global brands.
Manjit Singh
Chief Operating Officer of Knock
Manjit Singh was named Chief Information Officer of Toyota Motor North America in July 2018. Prior to that he was named senior vice president and chief information officer of The Clorox Company in November 2014 and joined the Clorox Executive Committee in August 2016. In this role, he is responsible for Clorox’s information technology organization and directing the company’s strategic technology initiatives. Prior to assuming this position, Singh led the industry solutions group at Box Inc., responsible for aligning strategies with key customers across different industries. He also served as CIO for Las Vegas Sands and Chiquita Brand International as well as regional CIO for Gillette in Singapore. Early in his career, he worked for Procter & Gamble, where he pioneered the company’s digital marketing footprint and set up early e-commerce capabilities. He has been honored as an InformationWeek Top 50 Global CIO, InformationWeek Top Innovator and Influencer, ComputerWorld Premiere 100 Leader, Consumer Goods Technology Magazine Visionary, and CIO 100 award winner. Singh earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science from the State University of New York at Binghamton and a Master of Science degree in computer science from Indiana University.
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About Knock, Vista Equity Partners: Knock is a software-as-a-service platform that provides sales and marketing services for residential property management companies.
Brian White
COO of ZergNet
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About ZergNet: Content Recommendation that promotes links to your articles on hundreds of partner sites in a private network.
Jason Witt
COO of Operative
Jason is Operative’s Chief Revenue Officer responsible for top-line revenue growth and retention. Prior to Operative, Jason ran his own advisory firm that catered to a variety of communications and media clients across both traditional and emerging platforms. Jason was also the Senior Vice President of Global Revenue at Fox Interactive and founder of MySpace Studios, a marketing, advertising and product development division of Fox. Between 2005 and 2009, Jason served in several executive roles within MTV Networks, including Senior Vice President roles within both Affiliate and Ad Sales and founder and General Manager of Digital Fusion. Early in his career, Jason held leadership positions at AOL focused on content programming, business development and commerce platform development. Jason holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Yale and a graduate degree in law from Columbia University.
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About Operative: Operative offers a SaaS-based platform and technology-enabled services to help media industry leaders balance operational efficiency.
Jonathan Gardner
Chief Operating Officer of Nielsen
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About Nielsen: Nielsen provides a comprehensive understanding of what consumers watch and buy.
Ankit Vyas
COO of IQM Corporation
ANKIT VYAS, is an Industrial designer with more than 5 years of business experience. His engineering background helps him execute the concepts into reality. He is a vision oriented innovation enthusiast, value focused decision maker and a sustainable ecosystem believer. He carries a life centric approach towards any problem & solutions. After designing several industrial products, Ankit set off on a mission to design a solution that would make the world actually a better place. At Oizom, Ankit is trying to discover the hidden patterns and correlations of the environment with a data driven approach. He imagines a future where they will have a complete understanding and command over their environment.
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About Cosire, IQM Corporation, Oizom: Leveraging AI and Big Data to Nudge Swing Voters toward active decisions on election.
Kris Qiu
Co-Founder/COO of IQM Corporation
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About IQM Corporation: Leveraging AI and Big Data to Nudge Swing Voters toward active decisions on election.
Beth Morgan
Chief Operating Officer of TrueData
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About TrueData: TrueData is a mobile data platform that works with app publishers who generate mobile data & the companies who need data for ad targeting
Shibo Xu
Co-Founder / COO of Refersion
Shibo X. is the Co-Founder at Refersion.
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About Confesh, Refersion, The Confessionals: Track your affiliates, partners, salespeople, and customer referrals. We proudly support Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, and PayPal.
Heather Farley
Divisional President, Business Information Group,Chief Operating Officer of Access Intelligence
Heather is a senior level operating executive responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and revenue growth objectives across AI’s media/marketing, energy/engineering, aerospace, and healthcare markets. She works closely with her division leaders to identify, acquire and integrate synergistic businesses as well as create strong organic growth through new product launches. Additionally, as a member of Access Intelligence’s Board of Directors, Heather plays an integral role in ensuring that the vision and mission of AI’s core strategic initiatives are successfully executed across all operating units. Heather is a recognized leader in the b2b community and is often tapped for speaking engagements. Most recently, Heather co-chaired the December 2011 Marketing Conference on behalf of the Specialized Industry Publishers Association (SIPA). In her tenure at AI, Heather has worked on more than a dozen acquisitions and countless product launches. Her expertise in both direct marketing and paid content have been instrumental in the company’s dynamic transition from a traditional b2b media provider to an integrated global media company comprised primarily of face-to-face events and online members-based communities. Prior to Access Intelligence, Heather was a senior vice president and group publisher with Phillips Publishing International, where she began her publishing career in 1988.
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About Access Intelligence: Access Intelligence offers business intelligence and integrated marketing solutions such as magazines, data products and e-media solutions.
Timothy Sovay
COO of CreatorIQ
As SVP at theAudience, Tim Sovay is tasked with leading business development and strategic partnerships with large media and consumer brands. He collaborates with the nation’s leading marketers to build deeper relationships with their fans through direct-to-consumer social media channels via a combination of strategy, technology, and a network of over 6,000 influencers. While at theAudience, he has led campaigns for such brands as Ford, American Express, McDonald’s, Sony, 20th Century Fox and CNN/HLN. Over the past 10 years, Tim Sovay has successfully executed digital and social campaigns for some of the biggest film franchises in the industry including The Twilight Saga, Pirates Of The Caribbean, and Pixar franchises in addition to the Academy Award®-winning film The Hurt Locker. He has also helped spearhead eminent indie film campaigns such as Spring Breakers, The Bling Ring, and Marley, all of which used digital and social media as leading components of their marketing strategies. Tim Sovay received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration & International Relations at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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About CreatorIQ: The most trusted software to unify and power advanced influencer marketing for the world’s most innovative enterprises
Mathieu Champigny
COO of globaledit
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About globaledit: Creative production platform that empowers creative ops professionals to manage visual production at scale.
George Newstedt
Chief Operating Officer of Excalibur Direct Marketing
He has collaborated with the United States Postal Service to help develop more efficient practices. George contributed to the concept and design of USPS Mail Processing Total Quality Management Program, and then spearheaded a similar program internally, making Excalibur the 9th company in the country to gain USPS Quality Certification. George’s solid background in business is a valuable asset. His degree in business administration from Wake Forest University and 10 years experience at Wachovia Bank with responsibilities to grow business give George a keen understanding of what it takes to achieve results.
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About Excalibur Direct Marketing: Excalibur Direct Marketing is a direct marketing and adverting firm.
Ryan Schram
Chief Operating Officer of IZEA
As Chief Operating Officer and Director, Ryan Schram provides organizational and operational leadership for IZEA, servicing the needs of its team members, brand partners, and social influencers across the globe. Placing company culture and creativity at the center of his approach, Mr. Schram is responsible for the IZEA’s overall operational environment; including the Company’s global client development, marketing communications, campaign fulfillment and influencer ecosystem organizations. He also leads the company’s corporate business development growth strategy domestically and abroad. Schram was appointed to IZEA’s Board of Directors in November 2012. Nearing 15 years of experience in the consumer marketing and technology space, Ryan has an established track record of driving growth, efficiency and profitability for leading-edge companies. In addition to his responsibilities at IZEA, Schram presently serves as an independent Board Member of payment systems innovator Protean, Inc. and as a Senior Advisor at StageLeap, a leading customer experience consultancy firm. Prior to joining IZEA in September 2011 as its first-ever Chief Marketing Officer, Ryan served as Group Vice President at Pleasant Ridge-based ePrize (now HelloWorld), the prominent digital engagement agency that was acquired by private equity firm Catteron Partners in August 2012. Previous to ePrize, Mr. Schram held a variety of leadership positions at CBS/Westwood One and Clear Channel Media + Entertainment. His work has been regularly featured in the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, AdAge, PROMO and AdWeek.
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About IZEA: IZEA creates marketplaces that connect brands with influential content creators and publishers at-scale.
Tyler Easterling
President & Chief Operating Officer of The Brandon Agency
Tyler Easterling, the agency’s president and chief operating officer, is known for her impeccable ability to “get things done,” and loves to check off items on her (long) to-do list on time and on budget. A problem solver and team player, Tyler has worked hard to get where she is today. Whether it’s making sure a media campaign is exactly what a client wants or ensuring that the agency has the right tools and budget to reach the goal, she always handles her responsibilities with good sense and grace. “I think if you see happiness from someone, they are probably succeeding on a daily basis,” says Tyler. Originally from Marietta, Ga., Tyler received her bachelor’s degree in public relations from Ole Miss and her master’s in mass communication and advertising from the University of South Carolina. Prior to Brandon, Tyler worked on several large brands, including Orient-Express, Celebrity Cruises and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Tyler views The Brandon Agency as results-driven, and firmly believes: “we truly want our clients to succeed.” She values accountability, and draws creativity by listening and watching other people. “We know how to measure success,” says Tyler. “The fact that we can share that success with clients really sets this agency apart.” Besides her many work accolades, Tyler counts her family as her biggest blessing, her largest inspiration and her two children her mammoth accomplishment of all. Tyler loves spending time on the beach, but if it’s Sunday, it’s more likely she’s watching NASCAR with family.
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About The Brandon Agency: The Brandon Agency is a full-service, fully integrated advertising agency.
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.
Aigars Pavlovics
COO & Executive Partner of Scandiweb
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About Scandiweb: Scandiweb – full stack vertically integrated agency.
Greg Smith
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Revenue Officer of The TEAM Companies
Passionate about technology and a Catalyst when it comes to using it as an enabler to deliver business growth, customer engagement, new and amazing solutions or just to solve problems, as our CMO Greg leads The TEAM Companies sales and marketing groups and contributes greatly to the development and enhancement of TTC technologies. Greg has been involved in technology and marketing all of his career and held some amazing positions such as Global CIO of McCann Worldgroup, WW CIO of Universal McCann, CIO of Zenith Media, CIO of Initiative Media NA, Interim Global CIO of Ipsos, General Manager at Deluxe Advertising Solutions as well as building two businesses Adserve and iRGONOMIC (now Magnet360). Most recently, Greg has been driving the growth of Deluxe AD Services business as SVP, General Manager. This successful turnaround in a very competitive space is a great example of Greg’s abilities to grow businesses while leveraging people, process and technology. Additionally Greg has shown his ability to grow a business from the ground up. He launched iRGONOMIC in Sept 2011 — a marketing technology firm based in New York focused on innovation and marketing automation. The rapid growth of IRGONOMIC led to its success and, in June 2014, it became part of Magnet360. Magnet360 is a Salesforce consulting and implementation partner, since 2004 and is focused on helping their clients to engage their audiences in order to provide meaningful and measurable engagement for outcomes. Magnet360 was named #34 in Forbes most promising companies in 2014. All of these roles have put Greg on the forefront of technology and have fed his passion for creativity in technology enablement and leadership. Greg has been able to blend inward and outward facing technology solutions and to stay on top of the latest technology offerings while bringing them to life using technology as the core enabler. Thru a high level of commitment and the ability to deliver technology platforms, Greg has been able to drive efficiencies into the process of creating ideas and the execution of the work. A close relationship with Salesforce, Microsoft, Adobe, HP, Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook, Twitter and other industry giants have given him the ability to leverage new technologies and provide a clear vision to organizations and their clients.
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About The TEAM Companies: The TEAM Companies is a leading payroll, business affairs and technology provider.
Ted Nadeau
COO of Shoppable
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About Shoppable: Shoppable specializes in ecommerce enablement technology and distributed commerce solutions for advertisers, publishers, and merchants.
Chuntao Yang
COO of Steps Mobile Inc.
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About Steps Mobile Inc.: SaaS, Mobile App, Social Media, Snapchat-powered
Korash Hernandez
Co-Founder & COO of Status Money
Korash is the co-founder and COO of Status Money and has more than 15 years of experience in the Banking and Telecom industries. Prior to co-founding Status, Korash spent six years at Citi and Goldman Sachs in New York. Most recently, he was an early employee at Goldman’s new consumer lending unit, Marcus. At Citi, Korash served as the Head of Analytics for Digital Credit Card Acquisitions where he was responsible for developing sophisticated online ad targeting capabilities. Previously, Korash led fraud and credit modeling at T-Mobile for 9 years. Korash holds a Masters degree in Statistics from Washington State University and a Bachelors degree in Mathematics from the University of Oregon.
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About Status Money: Status Money is a social personal finance app that enables people to compare finances and crowdsource advice from peers.
Anh Nguyen
Co-Founder & COO of Gummicube
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About Gummicube: Big Data Anlytics for Mobile & App Store Optimization
Rick Gallagher
Senior Managing Director / Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer of Progress Partners
Founder of Juniperks.
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About Progress Partners, Progress Ventures: Progress Partners is a corporate advisory firm that works with buyers and sellers of companies to complete M&A or private transactions.
Robert Sharon-Zipser
Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder of hipages
Robert Sharon-Zipser is Chief Operation Officer & Co-Founder at Hipages Group.
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About hipages: hipages is an online marketplace for the home improvement industry.
Shaun Roberts
COO of SDA Media
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About SDA Media: SDA Media is a media holding group, built for today. At its core, an attention engine that produces over 5-billion content impressions/mo.
Evan Perlmutter
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Marqii
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About Marqii, Muse Operations: Marqii is a digital operations platform that empowers hospitality businesses to take control of their online information, menus and reviews.
George Grobar
COO of Penske Media Corporation
George Grobar is Chief Operating Officer (COO) at PMC with responsibility for overseeing the company’s operating units and business plans. George joined PMC in 2009 and in addition to his role as COO is also currently a Director on the PMC Board. George joined PMC as Chief Financial Officer and was actively involved in integrating several new acquisitions into the company, building the PMC joint venture operations in India, and playing a lead role in the integration of the Variety operations. George has over 25 years of financial and operational experience in new media, consumer products and technology enterprises at PMC, The Walt Disney Company, and Unisys Corp. Prior to joining PMC, George was the Senior Vice President of Disney Mobile, reporting to the President of The Walt Disney Internet Group. George led the launch of a new strategic business from the ground up, competing with major players for share of mobile phones in the family market. Before moving to Disney Mobile, George held several senior positions in Disney business units including Vice President of Disney Ecommerce, Vice President of GO.com Mail and Website, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Disney Direct Marketing and Walt Disney Art Classics, and the Director of Business Operations & Control for Division Controllership. Prior to The Walt Disney Company, George was with Unisys for 8 years, working in the Corporate Treasury organization and progressing to Senior Manager roles in Finance and Product Management in the manufacturing, software development, and hardware engineering groups in Southern California. George has a B.A. degree in Economics and English, magna cum laude, from Amherst College in Massachusetts and an MBA in Finance from the University of Michigan.
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About Penske Media Corporation: PMC is a Leading Digital Media and Publishing Company
Byron Nelson
Chief Operating Officer of TM Advertising
nobody will be surprised to learn that a man named byron nelson loves golf. and the dallas mavericks. what may be surprising is that his shortstop skills are what got him noticed at his first job. but it was his ability to be logical and a natural problem solver that made him an irreplaceable asset throughout his career. now, with 35 years of experience under his belt, as our coo, byron oversees the operations of the agency, ranging from finance to it to human resources. he takes pride in creating an environment that allows the talent to flourish and develop award-winning advertising year after year. but byron’s passion for maintaining an inspiring and creative culture extends way beyond the walls of tm. as a current board member of both the dallas regional chamber and downtown dallas initiatives, he is happy to lend his support in helping to make our city a more innovative and beautiful place to work and live.
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About TM Advertising: TM Advertising are not the latest marketing buzzword of the day. they are an ad agency.
Dede Houston
Co-founder and COO of Myxx
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About Myxx: Myxx is a shoppable marketing platform based on a proprietary personalized List-to-Cart technology with real-time store sales lift analytics
Jesse Boskoff
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Status Labs
Jesse Boskoff is an internet entrepreneur with extensive experience in startups, marketing, product development, and more. As co-founder of Status Labs, Boskoff brings over 15 years of direct marketing and operations experience to his role as COO and CMO of Status Labs. Boskoff was also a key member of FanDuel’s marketing team. As one of its first US marketing hires, Boskoff played an integral role in the company’s growth from Series A-funded startup to a company that achieved a valuation in excess of $1 billion in 2015, running the company’s Facebook marketing, SEO, SEM and organic social media teams from July 2012-February 2016. Boskoff was also founder and CEO of RootZoo, a vibrant sports community that attracted over 100,000 registered members and over 4 million monthly page views at its peak.
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About Blue Land Partners, Status Labs: The Premier Online Reputation Management Firm
Sebastien Delvaux
Co-Founder and COO of Evolved
Co-Founder & COO of Evolved Talent Agency, the world’s largest esports talent agency. Expert in Digital Talent Management, Brand Development and Digital Marketing.
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About Evolved: Esports Consulting Group & Talent Agency for Esports Professionals & Digital Content Creators.
Andy Danner
Chief Operating Officer of ProCamps
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About ProCamps: A best-in-class event management and sports marketing company.
Colin Barlow
Chief Operating Officer, GroupM Global of GroupM
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About GroupM: Global media investment management company for WPP’s media agencies including Mindshare, MediaCom, Wavemaker, Essence, m/SIX and Xaxis
Albert Marko
Co-Founder and COO, Board Of Directors of Favore Media Group
Albert Marko was a Co-Founder and COO of Favore Media Group, where he managed business operations including business development, human resources, sales, communications, and privacy. Albert Marko is an international operations professional with over 10 years building and managing software and scientific products, with extensive experience leading product development for complex medical software and artificial intelligence programs. Prior to joining Favore Media Group, Albert was COO of Bluwave Software, where he oversaw product development, marketing, strategy, revenue, and business operations. Previously, Albert served as the Director of Business Development and Operations Manager for Vectra Networks and Liquid Light Corporation. Albert is currently a board advisor the Malmgren Strategic Institute and runs his own research firm call Northwest Meridian which caters to governments, political parties and the financial sector.
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About Favore Media Group: Favore Media Group is a media company and publisher network focused on product discovery.
Gilad Amitai
Co-Founder & COO of Ubimo
Gilad is Co-Founder and COO at leading mobile ad platform Ubimo, where he manages business operations and oversees business development. A seasoned veteran in the online advertising field, Gilad was previously General Manager of Matomy Media, a global display advertising company, where he oversaw strategy and growth of the company’s operations. Gilad was the recipient of the Mobile Marketing Association’s ‘Smarties Award for Innovation’ in 2016 for his contribution to mobile shopper marketing.
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About Quotient Technology, Ubimo: Ubimo is a Location Intelligence SaaS platform that lets enterprises of all sizes see and act on offline consumer behavior.
Sonia Tsao
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Camera IQ
Sonia Tsao serves as co-founder and chief operating officer at Camera IQ, helping brands tell stories that captivate. She is uniquely in tune with how technology impacts the consumer experience. Previously, she headed Brand Strategy at Google Venture-backed mobile commerce app, Spring, where she grew the supply-side community to over 1,000 digital brands. Sonia holds as MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology from Tufts University.
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About Camera IQ, Chief: Camera IQ is a camera experience manager platform that helps marketers create new worlds that customers love to explore.
Diane deCordova
COO & Founder of Parsec Media
Diane deCordova is the founder and COO of Parsec Media. Previously, Diane spent over two years with Google as a BrandLab lead and video sales specialist lead. She has also worked with Next New Networks as SVP of brand sales and VP of business development for over four years. Prior to joining Next New Networks, Diane spent over one year working with Yahoo! as a director of global alliances. Diane deCordova holds a bachelor’s degree in politics from Princeton University.
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About Adelaide, Parsec Media, Sled: Parsec is the first platform for buying media on CPS – cost per second.
Austin Rappaport
Cofounder, COO of TonicPow
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About Delivery Dudes, TonicPow: TonicPow – Earn, Promote, Explode! BitcoinSV Powered P2P Advertisement Network
Vince Bucolo
COO of The Advertising Specialty Institute
Vince Bucolo, chief operating officer, is responsible for all production aspects for magazines, catalogs and marketing materials, customer service, warehouse services and finance. He joined ASI® in 1978 as a junior accountant and assistant credit manager, was promoted to assistant supervisor of accounting, then to director of special finance projects and, in 1994, became director of purchasing and production. He became a vice president in 1996 and senior vice president in 2002. One of his major contributions to the development of the company involved helping to research and select the current location for ASI® and then successfully consolidating four separate offices into a single headquarters location. He also provided strong leadership and operating insights during ASI’s® transition to a comprehensive database that helps ASI® serve its customers more efficiently. He also helped to seamlessly incorporate the production of three new apparel magazines ASI® acquired in 2007, improved customer service, and drove new sales approaches that have allowed ASI® to grow its membership. Bucolo holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Temple University and an MBA from LaSalle University.
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About The Advertising Specialty Institute: ASI – is the largest media, marketing and education organization serving the advertising specialty industry.
Michael Rucker
Co-Founder & COO of OmniVirt
Michael Rucker is the Co-Founder and COO of OmniVirt, a 360° VR advertising and distribution platform. Prior to OmniVirt, Michael spent 7 years at YouTube holding a variety of different leadership positions. Michael led YouTube’s content strategy across its 5 main verticals: Entertainment, Music, Sports, News, and Education. Joining YouTube in 2007, Michael helped drive YouTube’s growth from its early days, launching YouTube’s first monetization products to leading consumer marketing for the site across Asia-Pacific. Michael has touched both the consumer and business side of the digital video business.
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About OmniVirt: Leading Immersive Advertising (VR/AR) Platform
Chris Bassolino
Co-founder / COO of Zype
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About Zype: The most connected and scalable Video API. Zype is the infrastructure for digital video.
James Bartlett
Co-Founder & COO of Lightning AI
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About Lightning AI: Performance advertising software for finding target audiences and automating advertising tasks on Facebook, Google, and Instagram.
Rob Saperstein
COO of SWAG’R Digital Media
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About SWAG’R Digital Media: SWAG’R Digital Media uses gamification, geolocation technologies, and augmented reality to drive real actions with brands.
Ben Kartzman
COO of Flashtalking
Ben Kartzman’s experience brings over a decade of industry knowledge and leadership in ad tech to the Flashtalking team. Previously CEO and co-founder of Spongecell, Kartzman led the company’s evolution from a respected rich media provider to a market-leading dynamic creative platform trusted by sophisticated brands and agencies alike. With a shared vision of the future of data-driven creative, Spongecell and Flashtalking merged in early 2018. Earlier in his career, Kartzman consulted at Accenture, Bridgeline and venture-backed Guidester. He graduated with honors from Carnegie Mellon with a dual BS in Human Computer Interaction and Information & Decision Systems.
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About Flashtalking: The leading global independent ad server for sophisticated advertisers
Dustin Behrens
COO of Firespring
Dustin Behrens is a COO at Firespring.
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About Firespring, Firespring: Firespring provides strategic guidance activated through creative solutions in marketing and tech to help businesses and nonprofits prosper.
Kevin Thomas
President, Print & Chief Operating Officer of Firespring
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About Firespring: Firespring provides strategic guidance activated through creative solutions in marketing and tech to help businesses and nonprofits prosper.
Jim Moran
Chief Operating Officer of Vivial
Jim Moran, Chief Operating Officer, is an experienced operations leader with 15 years in the high-tech industry. His experience spans operations, sales, logistics, finance, marketing, planning and human resources support. Prior to joining Berry, Mr. Moran ran a consulting company specializing in operational efficiencies. Mr. Moran has also held sales and operational positions at STi Prepaid, Teligent and Lucent. Mr. Moran holds a Master’s degrees in Business and Education from Adelphi University and City College in NY, respectively and a Bachelor’s degree from St. John’s University.
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About Vivial: Vivial is ahead of the curve, providing innovative, lead-generating print and online search solutions.
Barry Coleman
Chief Operating Officer of Realeyes
An Operations, Talent, Culture and High-Performance Management guru, he joined the team to provide stability, maturity and experience to the team. He is tasked with scaling the global operations of the company. Barry D. Coleman is a proven leader with successes in both start-up and high-tech environments, who is a big believer in the AI applications of Realeyes and the potential for significant continued innovation from it’s talented group of engineers, data scientists, researchers and customer facing team-members. Barry brings over 20 years of Vice President and Senior Vice President level experience from tech companies like Irdeto and high-growth start ups like Loot Crate. In addition, he has top executive experience with media, technology and private equity companies like Sony Pictures Entertainment, Technicolor and Platinum Equity. He has been an expert for topics in Culture, Talent, HR and Performance, but has also had highly successful stints as General Manager and SVP for IT.
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About Realeyes: Measuring Human Response At The Speed & Scale Of AI
Jag Sidhu
Chief Operating Officer of Selling Simplified
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About Selling Simplified, Selling Simplified: Selling Simplified is a provider of b2b demand generation solutions.
RJ Nicolosi
President & COO of true[x]
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About true[x]: True[x] is a digital ad-tech company offering engagement advertising solutions for brands.
Joey Petracca
COO & Co-founder of Chicory
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About Chicory: Chicory is a technology company that connects recipe websites with online grocers so customers can order the ingredients.
Ravi Yegya-Raman
COO of Endorse.gg
Ravi Yegya-Raman is a co-founder at Endorse.
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About Endorse.gg: Endorse.gg connects advertisers to gamers for product sponsorships.
Michael Laur
Chief Operating Officer & Co-Founder of Uproxx Media Group
Michael Laur is a Co-Founder of Woven Digital, LLC and serves as its Chief Operating Officer. Michael has built brands, shaped markets and has over 14 years of successfully selling and packaging integrated media programs to and for top brands online. He was head of Entertainment Sales & Strategy at Yahoo. He was the Digital Publisher for Nielsen Business Media’s brands: The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, AdWeek, MediaWeek and BrandWeek. Before that, he was one of the founding employees of Conversant, Inc. (formerly ValueClick, Inc.). During his tenure as Vice President of Sales and Business Development at Conversant Media, he was responsible for building out the international markets in Europe, South and North America. His accomplishments in innovative marketing platforms, ad units and awards interfaces have been recognized in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, PR Review and The Los Angeles Times.
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About Uproxx Media Group: Uproxx Media Group is a millennial focused digital media company, producing and distributing news/pop-culture content to nearly 50M users.
Edward Dingels
Chief Operating Officer of GroundTruth
Edward Dingels is the Chief Operating Officer at GroundTruth.
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About GroundTruth: GroundTruth, the leading location technology company that drives results with real-world data.
Heather Luttrell
COO of FieldTest
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About FieldTest: FieldTest offers marketing tools to promote brands, products, and build ads.
