At COO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 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 Video space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
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.
Sebastien Borget
Co-Founder and COO of Pixowl
Sebastien Borget is the Co-founder and COO of Pixowl. Passionate for blockchain technology, gaming and education, he is a very active speaker and evangelist who spent the past 8 years focused exclusively on mobile gaming, creating successful games that were downloaded millions of times.
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About Pixowl, The Sandbox: Pixowl is working to build a big entertainment family brand on mobile.
Gary Coover
COO of Stealth Project of Rally
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About Rally: Rally provides a blockchain platform for the development of video streaming and gaming apps.
Peter Lu
Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder of Jumpcut
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About Jumpcut: Jumpcut creates captivating online courses.
Elizabeth Ostrander
Chief Operating Officer of CoVenture Holding Company
Elizabeth Ostrander is the Chief Operating Officer at CoVenture.
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About CoVenture Holding Company: CoVenture provides equity and/or debt financing to tech-enabled companies in areas such as financial services, media, and platform economies
Yuval Tal
Chief Operating Officer of StreamElements
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About StreamElements: StreamElements provides content creators the tools they need to engage, grow, and monetize their audiences.
Sam Brenner
Chief Operating Officer of BoxCast
Sam Brenner is the Chief Operating Officer of Boxcast. He has a bachelor’s degree in Arts major in Communication at John Carroll University.
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About BoxCast: BoxCast is an end-to-end video-streaming solutions for organizations.
Scott Lynch
COO of Valve Software
Scott Lynch is the COO of Valve Corporation. Before joining Valve, Scott was Senior Vice President at Havas Interactive where he created and managed the Sierra Studios business unit that published Half-Life. During his five years with Sierra, Scott held a number of different positions in business development, acquisitions, finance, investor relations, and product development. Before Sierra, Scott worked in the public accounting industry for Coopers & Lybrand. In both the audit and tax departments, he managed a range of clients, from small start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Scott is a Graduate of the University of Washington Business School (with a concentration in accounting) . He is an inactive Certified Public Accountant in the State of Washington.
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About Valve Software: Valve is an American entertainment software and tech company developing video games and other related technologies.
Peter Moore
COO of Electronic Arts
Peter Moore With his tremendous personal passion for sports, competition and games, Peter Moore leads EA’s newly formed Competitive Gaming Division enabling outstanding competition through great games, talented players and experiences for the EA player community. Peter is a longtime champion of competitive gaming programs and is focused on bringing to life new global competitions for EA franchises including FIFA, Madden NFL and Battlefield. Peter Moore previously served as Chief Operating Officer of EA, providing strategic leadership for all global operations that enable EA to bring products to market via retail and digital direct-to-consumer channels. He also previously held the position of President of EA SPORTS, overseeing the delivery of some of the top-selling sports videogames from franchises including FIFA, Madden NFL, NCAA Football and NHL. He also oversaw the growth of the FIFA Interactive World Cup, growing it into one of the world’s largest gaming tournaments. Peter has more than 30 years of experience in gaming, entertainment and consumer products. He has held leadership positions as the Corporate Vice President of the Interactive Entertainment Business of Microsoft Corp., as President and COO of SEGA of America and Senior Vice President of marketing at Reebok International Ltd. Peter holds a bachelor’s degree from Keele University, United Kingdom, and a master’s degree from California State University, Long Beach. He also currently serves as a VP of SpecialEffect, a nonprofit that uses technology to enhance the quality of life of people with physical disabilities. Peter resides in Atherton, California and spends his free time running and working out, and is a lifetime supporter of Liverpool FC.
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About Electronic Arts: Electronic Arts delivers games, content, and online services for internet-connected consoles, PCs, mobile phones, and tablets.
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.
Doug Barry
Co-Founder, COO and CFO of PORTL Hologram
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About MSMCi, PopJax, PORTL Hologram: PORTL Hologram offers at-home hologram machines.
Brian McGee
EVP, COO & CFO of GoPro
Brian McGee is the senior vice president and chief financial officer of [GoPro](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/gopro#/entity), a brand of high-definition personal cameras used in extreme action video photography. Previously, he was the vice president for finance at the same company. He has also served as the vice president for business operations at [Qualcomm](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/qualcomm#/entity). McGee holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from [California Polytechnic State University](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo#/entity). He lives in Los Gatos, California, United States.
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About GoPro: GoPro is a brand of personal cameras used in extreme action video photography.
Bradley Deyo
Co-Founder, Co-Chairman & COO of Mars Reel
Bradley Deyo is a Co-founder and COO at Mars Reel.
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About Mars Reel: Mars Reel is a content and consumer products company focused on high school sports and youth culture.
Colleen Theis
Chief Operating Officer of The Orchard
As COO, Colleen oversees all client-facing departments for the company’s global digital and physical distribution business, including Client Relations, Acquisition & Retention, Sales & Marketing, and Film, TV & Advertising. She also oversees the UK and European teams. Prior to joining The Orchard, Colleen was Senior Vice President, International of ADA Global. She spent 12 years in London, expanding her international marketing role with Rykodisc and Palm Pictures. Colleen got her start in the music industry in Elektra Records’ international department. She is the proud owner of a ridiculously huge and eclectic record collection (with a particular focus on the New Romantic era) as well as a tattered and tattooed passport, having traveled to some countries no longer found on modern maps in the pursuit of music
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About The Orchard, TVT Records: The Orchard is a music distribution, marketing and sales company for artists and labels to distribute content to digital and mobile outlets.
Eric Bowman
President & COO of Stream
Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, S/W Engineer, Media, Fed/Dept. of Def, Healthcare, Beverage Distribution, Sports, Entertainment, etc.
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About SPARC, Stream: Stream is a company behind Stream, a live first OVP that powers video for publishers, professional sports, and top brands.
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.
Ian Clarkson
President & COO of Varsity Tutors
Ian, president and COO of Varsity Tutors, oversees the Company’s product, technology, sales, and tutor recruitment efforts. Prior to joining Varsity Tutors, Ian served as the chief operating officer of Sears Home Services where he oversaw operations in product, technology, sales and field operations, among other roles, with 14,000 people reporting through him. Prior to his role at Sears, he spent 15 years at Amazon, where he worked in a variety of functions including technology, operations, service and retail. Clarkson ran the Seller Services business for Europe, overseeing a variety of products and teams in nine countries. He has a proven track record in building consumer digital products, including launching AmazonFresh as employee No. 1.
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About Nerdy, Varsity Tutors: Varsity Tutors is a live learning platform that connects students and professionals with personalized instruction to achieve any goal.
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.
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.
Jerry Luk
Co-Founder and COO of Firework
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About Firework: Firework is a short video startup that enables short, vertical video technology for everyone.
Jenna Gaudio
Chief Operating Officer of Vydia
Jenna Gaudio is the Senior Vice President, Operations, Product & Marketing at Vydia
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About Jersey Shore Women in Tech, Vydia: Powering the business of music with technology, infrastructure, and services
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
Benjamin Dent
COO | Co-Founder of Hallo
I am fortunate to have been involved and continue to be involved with organizations that are driven to make the world a better place through technology, innovation, research and education. Whether it has been working with startups, being a researcher in academia and medicine, contributing to the growth of global technology organizations or being involved in the community, I appreciate every opportunity to learn something new and solve challenging problems that make a lasting positive impact.
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About Hallo, The Language Summit: Hallo is a real-time language learning platform for speaking.
Jack Ottman
Chief Operating Officer of Minds
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About Minds: Minds is a crypto social network and secure messaging app that rewards users with crypto for their efforts online.
Tammy H. Nam
COO of Picsart
Tammy H. Nam is the COO at PicsArt, the #1 creative platform and social editing app with more than 600 million downloads and 150 million monthly active creators. She oversees business and operations for the 450-person global startup headquartered in San Francisco. Prior to joining PicsArt, Tammy was CEO of global streaming service Viki (acquired by Rakuten in 2014). She was also a marketing executive at innovative consumer tech companies such as Scribd and Slide. Tammy has 25 years of experience advising dozens of brands such as Akamai, Visa and Starbucks to grow leadership positions and identify new opportunities. A graduate of Northwestern University, she studied journalism and economics and was named one of “25 Women to Watch in Tech.”
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About Picsart: Picsart is an all-in-one photo & video editing app, powered by a creative community of monthly active users and influencers.
Ifeanyi Okonkwo
Co-Founder & COO of wifi.com.ng
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About Tizeti, wifi.com.ng: wifi.com.ng is a unlimited wifi internet provider.
Amadea Choplin
COO of Pex
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About Pex: Pex is a digital rights technology company.
Emerson Yenokida
CFO & COO of NTWRK
Emerson Yenokida is the CFO and COO at NTWRK.
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About NTWRK: NTWRK is the definitive live streaming video commerce platform developed specifically for Gen-Z and Millennials.
Alex Dunlap
Chief Operating Officer of AWS Elemental
As chief operating officer at AWS Elemental, Alex Dunlap is responsible for the product development, product management, and support organizations. He joined Amazon Web Services in 2007, and most recently served as the General Manager of Amazon CloudFront, AWS’s content delivery network. Prior to his work at Amazon, Alex co-founded start-up ClaimIQ and was a consultant at Mercer Management Consulting. He has a BA in Economics and Political Science from Stanford University and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley.
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About AWS Elemental: AWS Elemental combines deep video expertise with the power of the AWS cloud.
Chris Rigopulos
Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer of Harmonix Music Systems
Chris is responsible for studio operations and finance, as well as business development with our partners in the music industry. Before joining Harmonix in 2011, Chris spent two years as a consultant to Harmonix/MTV Games, advising on business unit strategy and Rock Band digital content strategy. He previously spent six years as an advisor with the media & entertainment practice at OC&C Strategy Consultants, working on growth strategy and M&A transactions for corporate and private equity clients. Chris earned an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School and a BA in economics from the University of Pennsylvania. He originally worked at Harmonix as a producer for four years prior to attending graduate school.
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About Harmonix Music Systems: Harmonix Music Systems is a videogame development company that offers Beatles and Rock Band music games in North America and more.
Laura Simkins
COO of AFAR
Digital media professional with over 16 years of experience. Special expertise in launches and start-ups. Adept at executing on a vision and communicating across all management levels in an organization. Able to build collaboration among key stakeholders. Strong background in developing long term marketing strategies for building sales while maintaining brand integrity. Proven analytical capabilities. Proactive about identifying solutions to business challenges. Broad experience in operations, consumer marketing, business management, and research.
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About AFAR: AFAR is an online travel guide powered by a community of travelers who share travel experiences through photos and videos.
Ben MacAskill
COO of SmugMug
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About SmugMug: SmugMug is a photo sharing website that allows its users to store, share and sell their photos online. They also own & operate Flickr.
Daniel Barnes
COO of N3TWORK
COO @ N3twork Maximizing LTV to CPI, driving scalable acquisition of revenue and profitable installs to the entire mobile portfolio across some of the most successful games in the Appstores. Focus on Product Systems, Retention & Monetization to create sustainable revenue streams through scalable, centralized tool sets to increase specific KPIs. (If you got this far, I’m trying to growth hack my profile using bingo KPI buzzwords, sorry)
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About N3TWORK: Creating, publishing, and scaling the very best in mobile games.
Marc Stoll
President & Chief Operating Officer of Nextiva
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About Nextiva: Nextiva is a leading business communications company that helps organizations simplify and enhance their customer relationships.
Rob Johnson
COO of Nerd Street Gamers
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About Nerd Street Gamers: Nerd Street Gamers is a national network of eSports facilities and events dedicated to power competitive opportunities for gamers.
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.
Kader Garnier Aw
COO of Speach
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About Speach: SPEACH is an enterprise video platform that enable organizations to easily capture, manage and distribute on-demand video tutorial.
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.
Jason Weiss
COO of Whip Media
Jason Weiss serves as the COO of Whip Media Group.
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About Whip Media: Whip Media is transforming the global TV and film content licensing ecosystem with a market leading enterprise software platform.
Carrie Chitsey
Co-Founder & COO of One Touch Brands
Chitsey Wells, a native Austinite, is a digital technology innovator currently on her 7th company.She loves to stay busy running companies like healthcare (One Touch Telehealth), digital banking (OneTouch Video Chat) and recruiting/HR (Live Video Interviews). She is extremely passionate about youthmental health and the opioid crisis, which led her to start the non-profit Humans Helping Humans andexpand her podcast “Executive Innovation Show” to gain awareness. She is nationally recognized as Top100 Female Founders, Top 50 Mobile Experts and Top 40 Under 40 Marketing executives.
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About BLK24, One Touch Brands: One Touch Brands operationalizes virtual and instant mobile video connection technology for you to connect to your customers.
Prateek Sachdeva
Co-Founder & COO of Invisible AI
Before launching Invisible AI, Prateek led the Data Infrastructure team at Luminar Technologies. Prateek deployed the infrastructure necessary to support a fleet of self-driving cars and filed five patents in the process. He previously graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. Learn More | https://invisible.ai
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About Invisible AI: Invisible AI is a next-generation computer vision company.
Anthony Blanco
Chief Operating Officer of XOi Technologies
Anthony Blanco is the Chief Operating Officer at XOi Technologies. He is a former Director of Sales at Allied Modular Building Systems and Credit Manager at Wells Fargo Financial. Mr. Blanco graduated from California State Polytechnic University-Pomona with a BS in Finance and received an MBA in Finance and Organizational Management at Loyola Marymount University, College of Business Administration. Anthony loves to stay active on basketball courts and golf courses. As a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, he qualifies as both an eternal optimist and hopeless romantic. He is married to his college sweetheart, Kat, and they have a son, Jalen, who enjoys eating guacamole and watching baseball with his daddy.
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About XOi Technologies: XOi delivers software to contractors across the globe that empowers them to do more jobs, with less technicians, at higher quality.
Jereme Pitts
Chief Operating Officer of Librestream Technologies
Jereme Pitts is the chief operating officer of Librestream Technologies.
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About Librestream Technologies: Librestream Technologies develops mobile video collaboration solutions for enterprises and provides onsight collaboration platform.
Dagan Martinez-Vargas
COO of Peepsqueeze Inc
10 years in sales and marketing as a representative of clients with global brands. Launched new brands in market. Ran local office with budget of over $150,000. Including all administrative management.
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About Peepsqueeze Inc: User records short video message & invites friends. App sends invite, then collects & connects them all, and sends to recipient.
Greg Ellis
COO & VP Business Development and Sales of Dacast
Greg Ellis currently is Vice President, Sales and Business Development at DaCast, a cloud based video streaming platform. He has 25+ years of technology and sales management in broadcast and video content delivery at a variety of companies including Ipera, Awind (Barco), Macrovision (Rovi), and Hughes Communications. Prior to that, he was a satellite systems engineer at Hughes where he was involved in the cable TV business. Greg has both BS & MSEE degrees from the University of Kansas.
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About Dacast: Dacast offers API-based and easy-to-use streaming solutions to host, manage, monetize and deliver OTT video worldwide.
Kyle Bank
Chief Operating Officer of Phenix
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About Phenix: Phenix is a real-time streaming tech platform that streams synchronous real-time video to broadcast-sized audiences.
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.
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.
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.
Artem Volos
Founder & COO of Clutch Prep
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About Clutch Prep: Clutch Prep is the best way to actually learn Video guides that follow your college textbook.
Jason Fiber
Chief Operating Officer of THX
Jason Fiber is the Head of Business Products for THX (thx.com). In that role Mr Fiber oversees all B2B Product development, management and deployment for the well recognized brand. Prior to joining THX Jason was (and continues to be) the President and Founder of Superfecta, a multi-faceted digital media entertainment company. Superfecta’s suite of offerings includes consulting services to businesses working to establish a footprint in the ever-evolving digital landscape and guidance to actors and musicians seeking direction in the entertainment industry. Previously Fiber was President of Cordless Recordings, which was Warner Music Group’s ‘eLabel’ — the first such initiative of its kind among the major record labels. Jason partnered with music legend Jac Holzman (founder of Elektra & Nonesuch Records) to design and launch Cordless as a different kind of recording company. Cordless leveraged online and mobile communications technologies to support musicians of every genre and career stage. Earlier in his career, Fiber worked at Wherehouse Music, a leader in entertainment retailing. As Vice President of Internet Services for Wherehouse, Fiber spearheaded the creation and expansion of the company’s online retail business and oversaw the development of in-store, digital music sampling stations. Fiber also created and produced an Internet-based, weekly music talk show, “The Wherehouse Lounge.” Before joining the Wherehouse, Fiber was a producer and project manager at the Web development agency, BoxTop Interactive/iXL, where he ran the entertainment group, producing Web sites for recording artists Rage Against the Machine and Alanis Morissette and brands such as Guess Clothing and UPN. From 1993-1996, Fiber held the lead management role at World Domination Recordings, an independent label subsidiary of Capitol Records. He began his career in the A&R department at Epic Records.
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About Superfecta Entertainment, THX: THX delivers products and technologies that enables filmmakers, movie studios, and theatres.
Justin Brown
COO of BigMarker
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About BigMarker: Full-stack webinar hosting, marketing & automation platform
Christine Strzalka
COO and Co-Founder of It’s By U
Christine Strzalka is the co-founder and COO of It’s By U.
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About It’s By U, It’s By U: It’s By U is a do-it-yourself arrangement kit with farm-fresh blooms, by subscription.
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.
Joshua Cohen
Founder & COO of Tubefilter
Joshua began his career in television, producing documentaries for A&E Television Networks and the Discovery Channel. In April 2007, he co-founded Tilzy.TV, one of the first media outlets dedicated to providing news and reviews for original, online video programming and web series. Joshua is also a co-founder of the Streamy Awards, which is being produced in partnership with dick clark productions.
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About Streamy Awards, Tubefilter: Tubefilter produces a variety of web television content for the online entertainment industry.
Elaine Lu
Co-Founder & COO of Visbit
Elaine Lu is the Co-Founder and CEO of Visbit Inc.
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About Visbit, Visbit: Smart transmission and playback of premium quality immersive media across headsets, mobile, and web.
Chris Fure
Co-Founder, COO of Wonder Transmedia
Chris Fure, COO and acting CEO (former TransGlobal Ventures Partner)
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About Wonder Transmedia: Wonder Transmedia develops intellectual property to be shared across multiple digital media platforms.
Roxy Fata
Chief Operating Officer of Infinite Objects
Roxy Fata is the Chief Operating Officer at Infinite Objects.
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About Infinite Objects: Infinite Objects offers creative video prints with artistic products to frame up with the best pictures and caters online services.
Chris Slinger
COO of Television Four
Over 12 years of investment banking and private equity experience; Co-Founder, End of Retail.
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About Television Four, TV4 Entertainment: Television Four is a web and TV channel focus on current events.
Jamie Winsor
Founder & COO of One More Game
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About One More Game: One More Game is an online game company.
Patrick Martin
COO of TelSpan, Inc
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About TelSpan, Inc: Connect, communicate and collaborate, worldwide, using a variety of video, audio, web conferencing and communications solutions.
Roberto Facundus
COO & General Counsel of Tongal
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About Tongal: Tongal is an online platform for content creation, used by studios, brands, and talent from all over the world.
Ben Hatala
COO of Clicktivated
COO at Clicktivated.
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About Clicktivated: Clicktivated is an IP-protected platform that enables viewers the ability to interact with individual items inside video.
Christopher Cataldi
COO of Genvid Technologies
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About Genvid Technologies: Genvid Technologies is a software company that provides interactive livestreaming technologies and services for MILEs.
Brian McNeill
COO, Co-Founder of Stringr
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About Stringr: STRINGR operates an online marketplace that enables media content contributors to upload and submit digital content.
David Ogden
CPO, COO & Co-Founder of Bquate
CDO & Co-Founder at Bquate
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About Bquate: Bquate is a full-stack SaaS music platform and an API-based solution for independent music companies.
John Sousa
Founder, COO of HypGames
John Sousa is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer at HypGames.
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About FanDuel, HypGames: HypGames is a non-cash fantasy sports game platform with a deep multi-sport game play model.
Richard Micheals
COO&VP of BD of Orbeus
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About Orbeus: Orbeus, Inc., an innovator in automated facial, object and scene recognition, image-to-text analysis and video indexing.
Richie Hyden
Co-Founder & COO of IRIS.TV
COO at IRIS.TV, Inc. Specializes in video optimization and monetization, video workflows and internal operations. Previously Director of Operations at Jukebox TV in Los Angeles CA.
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About IRIS.TV, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMCH): IRIS.TV is a video data platform focused on onboarding, processing, and activating video data.
Paul Smurl
President & COO of Some Spider Studios
Building identity-based entertainment brands online and off — including Scary Mommy (among largest women’s brands); CAFE (led by popular national personality Preet Bharara); and The Dad (fastest growing men’s brand). Before Some Spider, I spent 10+ years at The New York Times in digital product development, paid content, advertising sales, strategic planning and business development roles. The last as acting head of digital products. In another life, I was a management consultant (growth strategy, merger integration, and cost restructuring), and an attorney (financing, securities, and M&A).
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About Some Spider Studios: Some Spider Studios is a media & entertainment company.
Amro Shihadah
Co Founder & Chief Operating Officer of IDenTV
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About : More than Enterprise Artificial Intelligence Solutions : Technologies to Transform Big Video Data Into Actionable Analytics
Maverick Eguia
Co-founder, COO of Veme.ly
Mr. Eguia’s personal and professional portfolio is derived from his competitive and athletic past. After retiring after about two decades as an international figure skater, he transitioned his attributes of determination, creativity, and stubbornness for perfection to a career in branding, design, and tech. As a creative director, Mr. Eguia is defining and protecting the brand’s identity. Accomplishments – Founded and directing the creative agency, having served more than 30 clients within the commodities, tech, cannabis, beauty, medical, and crypto sectors. – Co-founded and heading creative and marketing for a software start-up. Released premier app product to the App Store in 2017 and was named by Apple as “An App We Love”. – Rebranded and solidified the identity of brands within North America, most notably for the tech startup; aiding in their investment journey of raising about $40 million dollars as their Jr. Creative Director. – Generated engaging content and assets for music artists from major record labels, which took their ticket sales for shows to a “sold out” status. – Re-designed the “go-to-market” packaging and “point-of-purchase” displays showcased at retailers like Best Buy, Brookstone, and InMotion across the US and Canada. – Awarded the Silver Pentaward in 2017 for the packaging design in the electronics category. – Facilitated captivating social media content for a client with Kim Kardashian, generating thousands of new website visitors and an overflow of consultation requests. – Directed the design billboard campaigns that showcased in Times Square, Las Vegas, and Miami. His style for simplicity and perfection has been seen on display across different media types and platforms, but most importantly, Mr. Eguia has made it his purpose to bring value by elevating brands from their very foundation.
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About Hubmade, Veme.ly: Video editing made easy… finally. All-in-one video tool to create powerful videos for those stories, posts, and ads on social media.
Dave Andros
President & COO of Forever
Dave is a recovering consultant and former Army officer. He joined Forever to help build and grow the world’s first complete memory-keeping solution. Away from work, you can find him spending time with his family (wife, son, and two dogs), cooking, or doing/talking about CrossFit. Dave is also passionate about the Pittsburgh veteran community and is a devoted Penguins, Steelers, and Pirates fan.
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About AE Works, Forever: FOREVER offers permanent social storage, media conversion services, documentary video production, and subdomains.
AJ “Dr Doom” Shewki
Co-founder ,CEO & COO of LIV
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About LIV: LIV creates technology to share Virtual Reality experiences.
Andrew Kautz
Chief Operating Officer of Big Machine Label Group
The Big Machine Label Group proudly announces the promotion of General Manager Andrew Kautz to Chief Operating Officer. In this newly-created position, Kautz will continue to oversee all operations of the label, spearheading the company’s financial, legal, administrative and business development processes. As one of the original employees when Big Machine opened its doors on Music Row in 2005, Kautz has experienced a rich history within the organization. He has been instrumental in growing the then start-up with just 13 employees into one of the leading independent record labels across all genres of music today. Currently, with a staff of over 60, the company has been able to further develop its reach worldwide. Working closely with Big Machine CEO/President Scott Borchetta, Kautz has led the charge for some of Big Machine’s largest initiatives, including the label’s history-making performance royalty rights agreements with Clear Channel and Entercom last year. He helped guide Big Machine’s growth from a single imprint with domestic distribution to the multi-faceted structure it is today. In 2007 The Valory Music Co. was founded and is home to Reba, Justin Moore, Brantley Gilbert, The Mavericks and Thomas Rhett. In 2010, Big Machine and Republic Records joint venture established the Republic Nashville label, whose roster boasts GRAMMY-nominated trio The Band Perry, Platinum hitmakers Eli Young Band and NBC’s “The Voice” (Season 3) winner Cassadee Pope. The latest expansion has been rebranding Big Machine Music Publishing and delving into worldwide music distribution for BMLG Superstars Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw and Rascal Flatts. “It is an amazing adventure every day with our team that never sleeps. Scott, seeing everyone pull together to build this rocket ship and having your trust from the start to help set its course has been a dream come true. The day you told me your vision I knew this was something I had to be a part of; getting to see it become a reality has been awe inspiring. Thank you for the opportunity and especially this recognition; it’s truly an honor,” said Kautz. “Andrew has literally been with me before we even settled on the name Big Machine. He bought into the vision from our very first sit-down meeting at the Sunset Grill and has never veered from that vision, he has only added to it. He has been my ‘get-it-done guy’ from the first moment. This promotion is richly deserved,” said Borchetta. Before joining Big Machine, Kautz was COO of The Emerald Entertainment Group the Southeast’s largest recording facility (Emerald Sound Studios, Masterfonics, Emerald Broadcast Division, Digital Audio Post) where he started as a college intern and escalated through the ranks from 1989 to 2005. Kautz earned a Music Business degree from Belmont University. He is also an advisory member of the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM).
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About Big Machine Label Group: Big Machine Label Group is a music label providing country music.
Brad Eisenstein
Chief Operating Officer of AllDigital
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About AllDigital: AllDigital is a leading provider of premium digital broadcasting solutions to devices.
Lindsey Handley, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & COO of ThoughtSTEM
Passionate about Computer Science Education, Lindsey manages operations and finances of ThoughtSTEM, LLC, which specializes in computer science education and educational technologies.
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About Multi-Dimensional Games, ThoughtSTEM: ThoughtSTEM teaches students around the world coding through e-learning technologies that integrate video games.
Phil Hwang
COO of Gooroo
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About Gooroo: Gooroo is a subscription-based educational technology company that provides exceptional on-demand courses and personalized tutor matching.
Shariyka Romero
COO of Ikohaus
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About Ikohaus: Ikohaus provides NFTart
Shariyka Romero
COO of Ikohaus
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About Ikohaus: Ikohaus provides NFTart
Pablo Abdian
COO of GoLive
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About GoLive: GoMusic is a multi-screen platform that provides streaming HD service to multiple screens.
Sarah Alessi
Co-Founder, COO and Chief Research Officer of FlyWire
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About FlyWire: Flywire is a patented video technology that translates video-enabled fisher data into actionable insights at a fraction of the cost.
Christopher Rojas
Co-Founder / COO of Digitour Media
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About Digitour Media: World’s First Social Media Tour & Music Festival
Todd Keener
COO of PayReel
A self-proclaimed geek with a proven business acumen, Todd began his career by launching one of Colorado’s first internet service providers in 1993, growing it to one of the largest in the country, and ultimately selling it to publicly traded RMI. A CTO, COO or CEO for 14 years, Todd has continued to combine technology, especially software development, with leadership and his love for business strategy to help grow several companies, including Arrival Telecommunications, 3C, and American DataBank. Todd received his MBA from UCLA, but was born and raised in his beloved Colorado. Todd’s version of heaven is watching baseball under a summer sunset with his wife and three children—each of whom root hard for the Rockies, the Broncos, and UCLA (of course!).
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About PayReel: PayReel provides freelance contractor services for corporate video and media, television and film customers.
Oren Stern
Chief Operating Officer of Connatix
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About Connatix: Connatix is a next-generation video platform that helps publishers deliver successful video experiences without compromise.
Erik Gordon
COO of Storybulbs
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About Maximilian Consulting, Storybulbs: Storybulbs helps brands build deeper connections with audiences, through personalized video content.
Chris Cunningham
Co-founder & COO of Rylo
Chris Cunningham is the co-founder of Rylo. He used to be a software engineer at Facebook. He earned his degree at McMaster University.
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About Rylo, VSCO: Rylo is a consumer electronic company that is behind of a powerful little 360° camera that shoots larger-than-life video.
Matt Bentley
Co-Founder & COO of Q1Media
Matt is one of the Founders, and current COO of Q1Media, and is in charge of managing all elements of the companies operations. Matt has an extensive background in building digital media teams for sales, marketing, account operations and business development. Matt helped build Q1Media from a boutique sales and consulting business in 2004 to a formidable team in the ad-tech middle market with nearly $53 Million in top line revenue. Today, Matt and business partner Bill Wiemann have created one of the best digital media services organizations servicing the SMB market across the United States.
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About AdExcite, Q1Media: Q1Media is an industry leading digital media services firm serving regional and local brands & agencies.
Ernie Sanchez
Co-Founder & COO of Cinnafilm
As Chief Operations Officer, Ernie has responsibility for all IT, HR, Product Support, Marketing and Sales for Cinnafilm. Although the majority of his professional career has been in sales-oriented positions, he has a strong engineering and project management background well-suited for the operational tasks of Cinnafilm. Ernie also has twenty-four years of experience with studio and stage audio technologies and has worked as a composer, arranger, producer and musician across many music genres, scoring multiple independent films. Having been in sales for over twelve years as a highly recognized Senior Consulting Account Manager for numerous technology solutions companies, including Applied Innovation, Sprint, and Forysthe, Ernie was very successful in growing sales both in green-field and established accounts. Ernie graduated from New Mexico State University with a degree in Electrical Engineering and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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About Cinnafilm: Cinnafilm provides image processing solutions for broadcasting, film, & multimedia delivery.
David Drobik
Co-founder & COO of Authentic Digital Collectibles
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About Authentic Digital Collectibles, Startup Fund: Collect Digital Experiences on the Blockchain Collect Digital Experiences on the Blockchain
Randa Minkarah
President, Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder of Resonance AI
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About Resonance AI: Resonance AI specializes in the fields of artificial intelligence, analytics, and video streaming.
Jeremey Diaz
Co-Founder & COO of Vimbel
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About Vimbel: Vimbel is an all-in-one toolbox utilizing machine learning through productivity and collaboration tools.
Dan Levin
Co-Founder, President & COO of ViralGains
Dan is the President and COO of ViralGains where he establishes new media partnerships for the company, develops strategic initiatives, and conducts market research. Dan’s wide range of interests include addictively browsing Reddit, eating sushi, co-owning the Galaxy, and drag racing in New Hampshire.
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About ViralGains: ViralGains is a video ad journey platform that helps marketers create authentic connections with consumers and drive business outcomes.
Will Yan
COO of Incognito Software
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About Incognito Software: Provisioning and Resource Management
Eva Tshimanga
COO of BRBCK APP
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About BRBCK APP: BRBCK is a phone application that allow users to stay connected, share information, pictures, videos and never miss a moment
Kai Shariff
Co-Founder and COO of Gamger Media, LLC
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About Gamger Media, LLC: Gamger Media is a media, entertainment, and technology investment company.
Kai Shariff
Co-Founder and COO of Gamger Media, LLC
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About Gamger Media, LLC: Gamger Media is a media, entertainment, and technology investment company.
Ani Rangarajan
Co-Founder & COO of Realync
Ani majored in Industrial Engineering at Northwestern and was selected into the Kellogg Business Program. Through coursework and diverse corporate experience as a Management Consultant, Ani has built a strong foundation of startup skillsets. He helped start a company (Chimu Solutions) with Northwestern professors and is eager to expand upon that knowledge and experience with ReaLync.
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About Realync: Realync is a real time touring platform enabling live and recorded video tours for the multifamily and real estate industries.
Evgeny Itsakov
Co-Founder, COO & CFO of NAIVE Software Inc.
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About NAIVE Software Inc.: NAÏVE Software is a video editing software that synchronizes media, renders proxy files, and cleans footage.
Ron Waldorf
Founder & COO of Ocular Data Systems
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About Ocular Data Systems: The DAX™ Evidence Recorder is the successor to the Hawkeye HGN Trainer and is manufactured.
Tom Kohler
Co-Founder, COO of Trion Interactive
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About Trion Interactive: Trion Interactive provides supply and demand solutions for innovative video advertising across all digital platforms.
Byron Abrigg
Co-Founder & COO of Mission Control
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About Mission Control: Mission Control is a developer of an eSports platform used to create recreational gaming leagues for friends.