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This list showcases the top United States based COO’ operating in the Audio 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.
Stu Smith
COO of Racket.com
Stu is General Partner at Coughdrop Capital and Vice President at Fullscreen (acquired by AT&T/WarnerMedia in 2018), where he runs the Creator Labs, Public Figures, and Creator Partnerships business units. He focuses on fulfilling Fullscreen’s promise of being the most strategic social content company in the world. Stu has spent the majority of his career driving innovation in the entertainment and media space. With nearly 20 years of experience, Stu led the North American launch of CrowdSurge (later merged with Songkick) and helped scale Red Light Management, the largest music management company in the world. Since then, he has held executive positions leading the revenue organizations at Teespring and Omaze.
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About Coughdrop Capital, CrowdSurge, Omaze, Racket.com, WarnerMedia: Let’s make a racket.
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.
Mike Wheatley
COO of Audio Analytic
Mike Wheatley is responsible for business operations at Audio Analytic.He has over 20 years’ experience in CEO and senior sales positions in Europe, the USA, the Pacific Rim and South Africa, and is a specialist in the growth and development of technology companies. He has served as Interim CEO of Isotera Ltd., Interim CEO of Featurespace Ltd., CEO of Envisional Ltd., CEO of Ensembli Ltd., CEO of Clickstream Technologies Plc., and SVP International for Brightware, Inc. Over a 30 year career Mike has also held sales, marketing and technical positions with Opsec Security Ltd., Inference, Inc., Harlequin Ltd, Shell International, Norwich Union, Plessey, Leeds University and Durham University Business School. He holds a BA in Geography and an MSc in Computer Science.
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About Audio Analytic: Audio Analytic creates exceptional human experiences through giving consumer technology a greater sense of hearing.
Jen Sargent
Chief Operating Officer of Wondery
Jen is the CEO and co-founder of HitFix.
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About Wondery: Wondery, a network of storytellers, creates and curates immersive podcasts.
Choi Hyuk Jun
Chief Operating Officer of Spoon Radio
Cofounder of Plugger
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About Mykoon co.,ltd., Spoon Radio: Spoon operates as a real-time personal audio broadcasting platform.
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.
Veronica Pierni
Founder & COO of JamHub
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About JamHub: JamHub is a company producing a headphone monitor mix system designed to allow musicians to play without disturbing others.
Cameron Mary
Chief Operating Officer of Drytunes
Cameron is a graduate of Loyola University and Loyola Law School in New Orleans. He has been a practicing attorney for 16 years. For the past seven years, Cameron and his wife have established a thriving litigation firm in Mandeville named Brown & Mary, LLC. Founded in 2006, Brown & Mary has represented close to a thousand clients, ranging from individuals to major insurance companies. In this capacity, Cameron Mary has hired and managed office personnel, engaged in aggressive marketing efforts regionally, and all other functions required of an entrepreneur/attorney. He received a Bachelors Degree from Loyola University with a double major in psychology and history. Cameron resides in Mandeville, Louisiana with his family.
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About Drytunes: Drytunes is the world’s first totally environment-proof, Bluetooth® audio speaker with secure dry interior storage available to consumers.
Nathaniel Teichman
Chief Operating Officer of Ense
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About Ense: A social platform that connects human voices to listeners
Sophie Halliot
COO of Bobler
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About Bobler: Bobler is a social media app (iPhone&Android) based on the most natural way to communicate: your voice.
Audrey Marshall
Co-Founder / Chief Operating Officer of Thematic
My name is Audrey and I’m the Co-Founder / COO of Thematic. My partners, Michelle Phan and Marc Schrobilgen, and I have been connecting content creators with music artists for the past 10 years and decided to productize this manual process in order to service the larger creative economy with an automated platform. My background is in entertainment PR (via Chapman University) and I have led digital strategy for music artists, content creators, and brands, including campaigns for Macy’s, Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas, American Cancer Society, and the L’Oréal luxe family of brands, among others. Certified across the board with YouTube, I have a specific focus on digital rights management for music assets and have helped develop and manage some of the leading beauty, lifestyle, and dance channels on YouTube.
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About Thematic: Thematic is a marketplace enabling creators to use great songs from real artists in their videos.
Rachel Boat
Co-Founder, COO, Editor and& Host of The Geek IO Media Network
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About The Geek IO Media Network: Podcasting, blogs, audio & video marketing, website building, and more!
Walt Whitsitt
Chief Operating Officer of Old Cove Integrators L.L.C
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About Old Cove Integrators L.L.C: Old Cove Integrators develops professional automation systems for residential and commercial projects.
Luke Benson
COO of EPKpage
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About EPKpage: Empowering musicians to look professional online