SUMMARY
Dynamic executive with a diverse background across management, marketing, sales, business development, product, commerce and content. For almost 20 years, I have worked at the intersection of tech and media from the advent of mobile and social media to the explosion of video and Web3. I am a media and tech junky and I love pairing creativity with data to solve problems.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
Kozmik World
2023 - Present
CEO and Co-Founder
Animated IP project
Notable Achievements
Created the digital collectible card experience Kozmik Bumz generating over $400K in sales
Created the Kozmik Character Konstruction Kit as a physical brand extension of Kozmik Bumz (currently launching with leading Amazon partner)
Built a best-in-class team including leaders from South Park, Disney, Hasbro and major crypto influencers
School Gig
2023 - Present
Strategic Advisor
Bringing arts education to California public schools
Notable Achievements
Support School Gig in strategic guidance, product development and business development
Restructured the tech stack to reduce cost by over 75% and increase velocity of releases
Restructured product offering to adapt to market feedback and provide more opportunities for lead generation, customer acquisition and monetization
Super Studios, Inc.
2021 - 2023
Chief Strategy Officer
Web3 gaming and token ecosystem
Notable Achievements
Key stakeholder in NFT drop for the play-and-earn game Impostors that generated over $40M in primary and secondary sales
Created the complete brand identity package for the NFT marketplace GigaMart
Created go-to-market strategy for the NFT marketplace GigaMart (launched Dec. 2022) including customer personas and segments, financial model and marketing plan
Built out the company’s org structure including C-suite and departmental structure
Closed $1M sponsorship and managed delivery of the campaign
Key stakeholder in leading and closing 8 figure seed round
Real Vision
2019 - 2021
General Manager
Financial media company and subscription service
Notable Achievements
Created content syndication strategy that grew the company’s reach by 5x and became the leading channel for organic lead generation with the highest conversion to paying customer
Built a self-serve syndication platform that allowed publishers to embed and monetize Real Vision content
Defined and created a new seven-figure revenue line for the business that allowed for the sale and delivery of premium video sponsorships
Defined, built and launched a private social network called The Exchange that doubled members’ time-on-site
Key stakeholder in rolling out the leading premium Cryptocurrency video channel on the internet - Real Vision Crypto
Ripple Entertainment
2015 - 2019
Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder
Notable Achievements
Created and pitched business plan and financial model that led to close of eight-figure capital raise
Grew company to 22 employees & oversaw corporate P&L
Led creative development and programming of 3 unique media brands from concept to over 5M subscribers/followers and over 1 Billion video views - primary brand is still active and profitable
Defined and managed seven-figure paid media funnel
Created all analytics dashboards to track consumer behavior across platforms to guide content, product and advertiser opportunities
Fremantle Media
2014 - 2015
VP, Digital Partnerships & Cross-Platform Strategy
Notable Achievements
Restructured The Pet Collective to become the largest pet channel on the internet resulting in 60% reduction in cost and a corresponding 200% increase in channel growth and revenue.
Struck pivotal and profitable JV with Jukin Media in July 2015 leading to over 34 Million followers and over 10 Billion video views
Brokered a successful residency with YouTube for the game show channel Buzzr as well as defined the programming and marketing for the brand
Big Frame (acquired by DreamworksSKG)
2012 - 2014
Head of Community & Monetization
Notable Achievements
Key stakeholder in creating and monetizing digital media brands on and off YouTube generating over 500M video views each month and resulting in acquisition by DreamworksSKG
Previous Experience Includes…
Sony, MTV, Levity Entertainment, Ultimatum Music, William Morris