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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 Brand Marketing 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.
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
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 Thomas
COO of Clique
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About Clique: Clique is a media and commerce company
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.
Jessica Murphy
Co-Founder & COO of True Fit
Co-Founder | VP Operations at True Fit
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About True Fit: True Fit is a consumer experience platform leveraged by apparel and footwear retailers to decode fit and size and connect shoppers with only what they love. It has organized and connected the broadest footwear, apparel and shopper data in the world to provide best in class fit recommendations covering the industry’s brands and styles, driving shopper confidence and loyalty.
Kirk Connors
COO of Growve
Kirk Connors currently works as the COO for Growve. He previously worked at Urban Remedy Inc. as the COO.
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About Growve: Growve is a brand aggregator that specializes in the acquisition and management of wellness and beauty brands.
Sina Mobasser
Founder & COO of Tapcart
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About Tapcart: Tapcart is a SaaS platform that enables e-commerce merchants to launch and manage mobile apps for their brands.
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.
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.
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
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.
Jim Goodell
Partner & COO of Astro Studios
Jim Goodell is responsible for determining and overseeing the firm’s long-term strategic direction. Jim employs his many years of brand design agency experience while working with many of today’s leading corporations. He enjoys simplifying complex challenges and applying his personal brand of design methodology as he leads the structuring of multidisciplinary programs. He also shapes the studios’ alternative business models and joint ventures.
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About Astro Studios: They create multi-dimensional brand experiences that define popular culture.
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.
Jason Hanny
Co-Founder and COO of Pet Connect Marketplace®
COO/Co-Founder *Independent Technology Sales: $2M Annual (MICROS) *Dir Strategic Accounts: $20M Accounts (Oracle) *Hospitality: Corporate GM (Legal Sea Foods, Capital Grille) *Pet Owner: 30 Years
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About Pet Connect Marketplace®: Pet Connect Marketplace is a pet-friendly online community with over 100,000 pet-friendly resources
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
Lenin Batista
co Founder, COO of SprezzaBox
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About SprezzaBox: E-commerce / Retail / Marketing business in the men’s fashion & lifestyle industry.
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.
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.
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.
Lauren Taylor
Co-Founder and COO of 3XR
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About 3XR: 3XR improve brands’ visual product offering with augmented-reality ready 3D models.
Guy Avigdor
Founder & COO of Klear
Guy Avigdor is Founder & COO at Klear.
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About Klear: Klear is a social intelligence platform that helps you do smarter marketing.
Andry Tanusdjaja
CFO/COO of MuseFind Technologies
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About MuseFind Technologies: MuseFind is the Platform to organize and manage your influencer marketing.
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.
Jacob Sky Levin
Founder & COO of SparkPlug
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About SparkPlug: SaaS, Mobile App, Sales Gamification, B&M Retail
John McLaughlin
COO of Critical Mass
As Chief Operations Officer, John is charged with overseeing the efficiency of the Agency’s process and quality of its work product. Since joining Critical Mass in 1999, he has progressed through several roles in the organization. Through his experience leading individual projects, large-scale client teams and entire offices, John has developed a great understanding of the challenges facing complex organizations and enjoys identifying and capitalizing on opportunities for improvement. With a Master’s Degree in Integrated Marketing from Northwestern University, John believes in the power of data and analytics to drive business and organizational decisions. He also holds a degree in journalism with a concentration in advertising and business administration from Ohio University. His free time is occupied by baseball, cheesy science fiction novels and chronicling the adventures of his 2-year-old son.
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About Critical Mass: Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer.
Mickey Meyer
Co-Founder, President, and Chief Operating Officer of Jash
Mickey Meyer is the President of Group 9’s Network and a a cofounder of JASH, a comedy studio with roots in both the digital and television world and featuring such clients as Adam Carolla, Norm Macdonald, Sarah Silverman, Tim & Eric, Reggie Watts and Michael Cera. He has also met with President Obama and various other White House officials such as Joe Biden and Valerie Jarrett as part of the former administrations White House’s Entertainment advisory group. Mickey has been named to Forbes Magazine’s “30 under 30” list as well as the Hollywood Reporter’s “Next Gen Executives under 35” list. He has also won Sundance, multiple Cannes Lion’s in the advertising space, a Streamy for his work with the White House, and a Gold Record for his work on ERB. Prior to JASH, Mickey was the head of the Comedy Network and then Executive Producer at Maker Studios, where he Executive Produced YouTube channels like Epic Rap Battles of History, Bad Lip Reading, Good Neighbor and Kassem G. He also loves dogs, the color blue and the Yankees. Not in that order.
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About Jash: JASH is a comedy community founded by partners Michael Cera, Tim & Eric, Sarah Silverman and Reggie Watts.
Dave Kinsella
Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer of SproutLoud Media Networks, LLC
David Kinsella is an experienced CFO/COO. He has developed his strengths over the past 25+ years as the lead financial, accounting and operations manager for distributed marketing, retail, service and manufacturing corporations. David uses his analytical and management skills to strategically identify and create opportunities for growth and performance of companies. David has a focus on process and operations improvement. He has the ability to see the big picture while maintaining a hands-on detail-oriented approach. He has extensive experience in turnarounds, acquisitions, divestures and high growth environments. David also has extensive experience in managing operations, warehouse, retail, HR and IT functions. Prior to joining SproutLoud in 2007, David led operations, finance and accounting for Slifer Designs, Inc. (Design & Retail), Medix Resources, Inc. (Medical Staffing & Medical Software Startup), Simonton Windows (Vinyl Window Manufacturer) and Woodcraft Supply Corp. (Catalog Retailer). David has also performed various consulting roles for MacDermid, Inc., Vail Resorts, Inc. and Executors’ Resource. David holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting and finance from the University of Colorado.
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About SproutLoud Media Networks, LLC: SproutLoud is a TCMA solution to help brands execute marketing programs through the local businesses that sell their products and services.
Derek Taniguchi
Chief Operating Officer of Net-Results
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About Net-Results: Net-Results is a frustration-free marketing automation platform.
Gary Epper
COO of Box Boulevard
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About Box Boulevard: Box Boulevard is a white-labeled service that brings subscription boxes to the world’s best brands and their most loyal fans.
Gary Epper
COO of Box Boulevard
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About Box Boulevard: Box Boulevard is a white-labeled service that brings subscription boxes to the world’s best brands and their most loyal fans.
Mike Hayes
COO of Cultivate
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About Cultivate: A next generation marketing platform that makes it easier for brands to reach their customers.
Mike Hayes
COO of Cultivate
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About Cultivate: A next generation marketing platform that makes it easier for brands to reach their customers.
Brian Keep
COO of Ytel
Brian has more than 12 years of experience in the telecommunications software space. His expertise includes marketing software, carrier relations, and business operations. Brian brings his experience and team-centric approach to his role as chief operating officer for Ytel. Prior to joining the company, he owned multiple successful marketing software businesses.
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About Ytel: Ytel is a software company that helps businesses communicate to customers and leads by phone and text message.
Michael Doherty
Chief Operating Officer of InStream Media, Inc.
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About InStream Media, Inc.: inStream transforms everyday transactions into powerful marketing opportunities with real-time, targeted offer and messaging programs.
Dennis Nolan
COO & FOUNDER of Renegade Brands
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About Renegade Brands: Renegade Brands provides safe and high performance cleaning products.
Les Brokaw
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of Garfield Group
Les is the Chief Operations Officer at Garfield and spearheads both our long-term objectives and day-to-day processes. Prior to joining Garfield, Les was President and Founder of Brokaw Freitas Design Group and Creative Director at Letvan Diccicco Advertising. He specialized in keeping agency projects on schedule while delivering quality work that surpasses industry standards. Les brings over 22 years of experience developing and executing creative strategies for clients. Les graduated from the Studio School of Art and Design. He is an avid golfer and always enjoys hitting the links, but he’s first in line for spring training when baseball season kicks in.
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About Garfield Group: Garfield Group is a digital marketing agency and provider of search engine optimization services.
Santi Darmandrail
Chief Operating Officer of Retargetly
Entrepreneur since 2011, building companies in emerging markets scaling to global clients. Has expertise in the marketing technology industry. Attended college at UADE for a BA in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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About Retargetly: We organize consumer data and create high-value data solutions that change the way our clients make decisions.
Lindsay Lustberg
Chief Operating Officer, Partner of Noble People
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About Noble People: Noble People is a creative media agency, doing communication strategy, media planning and buying, and reporting and optimization.
Vaino Leskinen
Chief Operating Officer of BOND
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About BOND: BOND provides brand marketing solutions and develops user experience design services.
Zubin Teherani
Co-Founder & COO of LeagueSide
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About LeagueSide: LeagueSide enables brands to directly reach the 35 million families involved in youth sports in a cost effective and impactful way.
Sam Wilson
COO of AdGreetz
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About AdGreetz: AdGreetz Is The Industry’s Leading Ad-Tech/Martech DCO+ Platform Empowering Cross-Channel Personalization At Scale
Jared Peters
Co-Founder, COO of Expressive Inc.
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About Expressive Inc.: The Face of AI. Turning CG Characters into AI interfaces.
Jeffrey Dupuis
Founding Member and Chief Operating Officer of Better Life Beverages
Mr. Jeff Dupuis joined Better Life Beverages in 2011 as a founding member and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Dupuis graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and completed his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering at Oakland University in Rochester Hills, Michigan. Mr. Dupuis has spent 4 years with The Chrysler Group and 4 years with Royal Dutch Shell, as a product development engineer and project manager. Mr. Dupuis is currently Vice President of Product Development for a private firm, based in Houston, will annual revenues of over 6 million dollars. Specific responsibilities include: identifying and develop key products for profit/growth, implementing fixed cost reduction strategies, developing and execute quality control initiatives and promoting safety culture among vendors and implement safety standards. Mr. Dupuis was previously involved in the founding of a NGO, aimed at eliminating blight within the city of Detroit.
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About Better Life Beverages: Better Life Beverages, LLC (Better Life) was founded in 2011 and the first product developed by the company is an all natural.
Dana C. Arnett
CEO, COO of Wicked Bionic
Since 2015, Dana Arnett’s levelheaded expertise, from years as a television executive, is leading the marketing and advertising team at Wicked Bionic on execution and operations. Every asset produced goes through the rigorous quality assurance process Dana perfected in 35-plus years of post-production work. As our CEO and Chief Operating Officer, Dana’s No. 1 priority is making sure that every client gets the VIP treatment they deserve. That’s not a company line—it’s a way of life at Wicked Bionic. Putting clients first and being honest truly guides Dana’s decisions every day. As she often reminds the team, “Any marketing agency can sell services. We’re here to partner with our clients and help them succeed”. Multicultural and multigenerational marketing is at the forefront of Wicked Bionic’s experience having managed campaigns for the City of Los Angeles/Los Angeles Public Library in driving awareness to their initiatives. Schedule an appointment with Wicked if you’d like to learn how we can drive business to your door, your product or your service. https://calendly.com/wickedbionic/15min
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About Wicked Bionic: Wicked Bionic is a full service marketing and advertising agency specializing in multicultural and multigenerational brand connections.
Jason Kohrig
COO of Skosay
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About Skosay: Skosay is an online product discovery site that connects consumers to targeted offers from consumer packaged goods brands.
Thomas Burg
Chief Operating Officer of ShareIQ
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About ShareIQ: ShareIQ is a SaaS platform helping brands optimize their earned media marketing.
Thomas Burg
Chief Operating Officer of ShareIQ
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About ShareIQ: ShareIQ is a SaaS platform helping brands optimize their earned media marketing.
