Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Los Angeles.
Startup Junkie, Hacker, User Acquisitionist, 1X Entrepreneur: http://tcrn.ch/pGk7Yl
http://www.webjoe.com
Euro+US experience: Mobile Gaming@Buffalo Studios (Caesars Interactive Entertainment) ; Founder@Wahanda; Search@Yahoo; MBA@Stanford Graduate School of Business
@uwaterloo Alum. CEO & Founder @flinja. General Partner @X-Fund, Engineer by trade, built largest insurance eApp and CRM, hired over 500 people, Grew ARR to 50M
Manager Chaotic Investments, Executive Director @thursdaynights, Marketing at @fonality and @Audyssey Laboratories • UCLA Bruin
Trustee @singularity University I like building infrastructures: mobile, media, wireless, broadband, internet, health, synthetic biology; silicon valley veteran
http://www.google.com/profiles/reesejones1
Heather Meeker Haas is a partner at MeekerQuinn - a communications, marketing & branding consultancy supporting growth & innovation for technology companies.
http://www.theheathermeeker.com
Plotting my next company. Startup Advisor, Growth/Online Marketing Consultant. Previously: Founder/CEO @eventup, Worked at: @paypal, @yahoo, & @myspace
http://tonyadam.com/blog
Tech columnist @Slate. Content. Marketing. Growth. Led branded content @walmart, launched mobile @20th-century-fox, founded @mixblendr, made TV @nbc Universal
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_bet.html
Human being, aspiring man. @sharesquare-beastmode-fm • @startupdigest LA • #DTLA
http://blog.beastmode.fm
co-founder Activision ATVI $14B cap, founder @acclaim-games (sold to @playdom). Founder and managing partner @startenginela LA's largest accelerator.
Founder @gummicube, GP @Infinite Channel, founding team [bus dev+mkt] @playphone, CEO @chasma, BOD @draft-zone, Advisor @republic-project @venture51 @cellufun
http://@daveabell
Internet Executive. CEO, Founder of (mt) Media Temple, (mt) Ventures. Investor.
http://demiansellfors.com/about
Big Data Monetization, SocialMedia, Analytics, Digital, Adv, Marketing, Advisor, Speaker, Alum of HBS, Nielsen, IPG, Co-founder of 2 start ups & 2 amazing kids
Director of Growth + Marketing @quarterly Founder @animal-behavior, @hautesketch • Previously @twitter, @topsy • Studied at @academy-of-art-university
http://30secondsketches.tumblr.com
Executive - Business development/Project Management/Sales. Successful Early Stage Investor(avg 3.6x ROI) - Experienced Fund raiser, plugged into SV ecosystem
Active Angel, Entrepreneur & Advisor
Top VP @ $110mm Company
Brand, Marketing, Biz & Partner Dev Strategy
Star Mountain Capital, Alliance for Veteran Support
CEO at @scorestream. CEO of @chumby-industries. President, COO & Founder @intercasting (sold to @good-technology). COO of @mp3-com (MPPP) sold to Vivendi.
I work in education/media/tech. Global manager with track record in strategy, product, marketing and biz dev. SVP, Age of Learning. Past digital exec @ Disney.
http://www.gunderia.com
Entrepreneur and Angel Investor. Vice Chairman of @tech-coast-angels. Currently with UCSB Technology Management Program, running a New Venture Competition.
Strategist, Advisor, Business Architect, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Devil's Advocate and Family man.
Founder @rideapart-media, Hubris Factory • Worked at @yahoo, @driverside • Studied at @san-francisco-state-university, @california-institute-of-the-arts
Founder @citizen-spaces, @blue-monitor-systems • Worked at @universal-music-group, @destiny-media-technologies • Investor @citizen-space, @blue-monitor-systems • Studied at @trade-technical
http://citizenspace.us/blog
Director of Ad-Ventures @carrot-creative . Before: Corporate Development @ @kit-digital. 4 years: ~100-1500 people, NASDAQ IPO, 12 acquisitions, 4 Secondaries.
http://garysheynkman.com
MBA'14 @UCLAAnderson; Filthy PPT creating, pitching and closing skills. Yahoo, BermanBraun, Santa Clara'09 Alum. Passion for tech, food and fashion.
Co-Founder of Wave. Second Entrepreneurial venture after founding Skilloop, 2011 runner-up at LASW.
http://@thejeffbuettin
MBA grad, product marketing communications expert. Launched many successful campaigns.
Co-founder of @seedinvest; Spent time at @francisco-partners, @morgan-stanley IBD (Technology Group), @cisco, @riot-games. MBA @wharton-school School 2012, UG Finance/CS @university-of-pennsylvania
Founder, CPA, MBA. 13+ years in the online dating space including Match.com. CFO/COO/Business Development Expertise. Help grow business in a healthy way!
Director of Community & Platform at RRE Ventures
http://amritrichmond.tumblr.com/
Results-driven product leader. Focus on keeping product strategy and execution in balance. Team builder, mapmaker, stake pounder (not stake holder). Worked at Yahoo!, Technicolor, Citysearch, Idealab.
Jesse Thomas is the Founder of @jess3 – a creative interactive agency specializing in Social Media Data Visualization.
http://blog.jess3.com
Worked at @idealab-4, @x1-technologies • Studied at University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles
Founder: Ballistix. Author: Reengineering the Sales Process and The Machine (pending). Expert in the design and management of sales environments and on the Theory of Constraints.
http://www.salesprocessengineering.net
User growth & product guy. Previously CMO @viddy, customer acquisition @hulu, and VP Marketing @mog. Berkeley Haas MBA, Caltech MS.
Entrepreneur at Skout and The Taploid as well as former Vice President of Innovation at Alcatel-Lucent. I've acquired companies & launched successful products.
http://www.venturebeat.com
Worked at @big-frame, @dreamworks-animation-skg @mtv-networks @william-morris-agency • Studied at @university-of-kansas
http://www.jasonziemianski.com
7 startups, with 2 failures. Getting the startup itch again... searching for EIR and Management opportunities. Part time Angel investor and Advisor.
Digital strategist and live experiential, participatory media content + event marketer with 15+ years experience and a Master's in Online Journalism.
http://andysternberg.com/blog
Founder & CEO @roomhunt. Dartmouth MBA.
Founder LivnGiv • Investor @nimble @abri-industries, @filter-platforms • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
GM Dynamic Pricing and VP Business Development at @marketshare
Seasoned marketing, operations and strategy-focused biz dev exec @publicis-groupe, Previously @switchcam & @mopix - @500-startups-2012
Founding member at GoPixel.me. Worked at @yahoo, @lycos
UC graduate, World traveler, Optimist, Worked at Google and Yelp
VP, Music at Nielsen | Former: Music at @twitter, @disney | Sou: Brasileira e Armênia
http://savatra.com
VP Marketing @abodo. Founder + advisor @crowdstreet @cinephiled @founderspad @aquo @rent.com. Aspiring polymath. Ciderist. Hiker. Skier. Diver. Husband + dad.
Serial entrepreneur. Advisor to startups. Public speaker. Digital Marketing SME. Community builder.
Founder @DSE Consulting • B2B BD Manager @t-mobile, @At&t • Studied at @california State University, Fullerton,@Chapman,MBA Student @ GSB
Top Sales Producer at Yelp, successful first hire at RolePoint. Looking for the next exciting startup to help grow in a sales or account management capacity!
Worked at @deloitte-touche, @yahoo, @at-t-interactive • Studied at @harvard-business-school School, @california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo
CEO/CTO, successful entrepreneur in Financial, Technology, Logistics, Optics sectors. Founded and sold @equod.
http://arnaudsaintpaul.com
business development @hellosign, formerly @tokbox, @citrix-systems, UCLA
http://edwardchang.org
Mobile & web advertising and product marketing expert with 14+ years of global experience. Lead teams at Yahoo! , MySpace and have startup experience.
Customer Acquisition
Acquisition and product marketing - online, mobile. Passion for analytics, technical marketing & SEM/SEO. Worked at Yahoo!, Hulu and Comcast Interactive Media.
DC/LA Superconnector @forbes @MoxieStrategy @StartupGrindDC @ADmapco Creative Strategist, Media2.0Sensei, Political Wonketeer, Entrepreneurial Techie, Neuro PhD
Tech savvy musician with experience in digital project management, content development, customer service and marketing for major music and media companies looking to collaborate with innovative start-ups. Previous companies include Native Instruments, Yah
WashU grad, West Coast sales support, concepted/oversaw most successful campaign in Spotify history, established benchmarks, improved efficiency for planners
Legal Marketer and Legal Tech Advisor
Director of Inside Sales & Sales Operations
Worked at @goldman-sachs, @salesforce, @iac, @tinder, @oblong-industries
Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley
UChicago Econ Grad. Lead Gen, Biz Dev & Operations. Hustler. Founded Dominican SocEnt Network. Worked at Impact Engine ,Relief 2.0 and United Nations.
Worked at @nordstrom, @terry-sahagen-sales • Studied at @university-of-arizona
SEO Lead at Edmunds.com • Worked at large scale sites: eHow, LIVESTRONG, YP, Realtor, SPIN, and vibe.
http://searchsignals.com
Board member, Public Knowledge, media strategist, founder of digital media consultancy, NVPR, in Seattle, LA & Buenos Aires: marcom, biz dev, creative services
Current: Marketing Manager @paypal focusing on digital marketing & advertising.
Prior: @hsbc Senior Analyst, Strategy Consultant @ Taproot Foundation; @university-of-california-los-angeles Alum
I live in Venice Beach, I love Ampersands & I would like to give you a #HighFive someday!
6th generation Californian, SaaS strategist, seeker of new experiences, great stories, & better gadgets. I want to make technology easy for everyone.
Product Manager
Worked at @redpoint-ventures • Studied at @stanford-university
Strategic Partnerships | Business Development | Bow Ties
Marketing at General Assembly. Previously, Securities Attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Harvard Law.
Directory of Security & Compliance. Conference speaker & freelance writer. Experience in Advertising, Healthcare, Education, Defense and Non-Profit
http://mikhaelfelker.com
Head of Digital Strategy & Social Media @rubin-postaer-and-associates. Former: VP, Marketing @machinima; Leadership positions @the-search-agency & @lendingtree
http://www.aarondodez.com
Founder/CEO @tappy, formerly @greengar • @500startups Batch 6 • @university-of-southern-california
http://www.thuymuoi.com
Digital Media and Technology Executive; Business Development, Marketing, Revenue
Global Digital Brand @NikeFootball. Ex Red Bull digital leader. Led LA Times Travel & social media. Authored a few travel books. Lonely Planet, Mt. Travel Sobek
http://laughtears.tumblr.com
Expertise in human trafficking, violence against women and working with marginalized communities. Seeking new and innovative opportunities to continue such work
Experienced Data-informed Digital Media Professional | Trojans @usc | Vietnamese | Exploring Next Career Move
Salesforce.com and CRM proficiency; Adept at selling SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, IT managed services, telecom; experience selling to SMB, MidMarket, and Enterprise level customers
Product, Venture, Analytics. COO @hellosociety. @science. Past @ustream, @lek-consulting. Studied @university-of-chicago, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology
Full stack marketer focused on user growth. Startup marketing veteran.
Product Marketer with experience in both B2B and B2C. Data driven, results-focused, with success in increasing sales and retention. My motto is "I get it done."
Director Digital Communications @electronic-arts & @bioware-corp , former Head of Community & Social @thq + @trion-worlds. Also @vivendi-universal-games, @warner-bros , @ubisoft
Serial entrepreneur/co-founder. Specialize in de-risking startups with lean methods. Worked at IBM, Disney, UCLA. Sold first digital startup in 1995.
http://www.strikingly.com/garybaker
Founder & CEO of @crowdfunder-com. Serial Internet Entrepreneur. Product & Marketing Geek. Conversion Junkie.
Enterprise/B2B marketing fixer + builder; Experience building marketing orgs for companies looking to exit; Marketing automation expert; Northwestern Marketing
Worked in operations @fab.com and @RenttheRunway.com. Studied @UPenn MFA 2009.
http://onmywaytowork.tumblr.com
Business Engineer. Intuitive risk taker.
Future first Jewish President of the U.S
Currently Social Media Marketing Manager at LA ad agency. Former Social Media for MediaTemple. Write about all things startup in LA for SocalTECH.com.
http://thestartupcafe.com
Sr. Product Manager @amazon • MBA at @ucla Anderson
Founder @artwalktv. Master's – Arts & Letters, SOU.
http://kimsherrell.com
Product leader, builder of scaleable consumer experiences. Creative / Understander of Consumers / Wireframe / Execution / Team and Process Builder
MBA student at Oxford Saïd Business School; Mobile Marketing and UX expert; Looking for a great opportunity to build a brand into a globally renowned powerhouse
Startup junkie. Founded ContactComplete, early employee at @bebo (AOL), @atom-entertainment (Viacom) @advertising-com (AOL). MS Psych (@lewis-clark-college College).
Founder Gourmet Forest • BA Political Science at @university-of-california-san-diego
http://invis.io/D2H4SR9P
Startup Marketing Consultant
Worked at @docstoc • Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley, @university-of-florida
INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT
Founder Giant Spoon • Worked at @digitas, @omd • Studied at @boston-university
Special Projects, Office of @reid-hoffman, @linkedin • Marketing Director @start-up-of-you • Biz Dev @rapid7 • Creative Development @disney-interactive
UCLA Business Economics with a specialization in computing, worked in 2 startups with one just acquired, passionate about encouraging entrepreneurship among undergrads
MBA Intern @orchard-platform Worked @chownow @curbed-network @ubs Studied @brown-university @ucla-anderson-school-of-management-1
Founder and CEO, Gether. NYU MBA. USC IR. Ops, Marketing, Recruiting. Excellent reputation in client-advocacy and market-driven product and service development.
Founder of Appetites and Echograph.
Echograph acquired by Vimeo in 2013
http://nickalt.com
Mentor, Adviser, Strategist, Board Member, Advocate. Founder @startup-hive , CoFounder @crowdpad , CEO @sgb-media-group , ** Available for C-Level Position **
http://www.crowdfundingtimes.wordpress.com
Product + marketing leader. Growth Hacker. Startup operations and management expert. All about execution.
JRZ is experienced as CxO, GC, and Secretary to global companies. Established track record of producing strategic, practical, revenue-focused solutions.
http://jrzarco2001.wordpress.com
Director of West Coast Operations for @ivy-3. Formerly @forerunner-ventures
Experienced Manager with a great strategic mind. Ready to take to the team to new heights while understand the common goal.
CEO at Single Grain. Former Growth Lead at Treehouse. Contributor to Entrepreneur.com, HubSpot and more.
http://www.growtheverywhere.com
Full stack marketer and communications pro specializing in PR, social media marketing, and influencer programs.
VP Sales and Marketing @strike-social. @university-of-southern-california Alum
Client engagement and strategic partnerships. Worked at Intent Media, Razorfish.
Founder @softlaw, lawyer,1st startup generated $40k worth of biz within 1 month and $0 ad budget. Worked on Google/MMI acquisition. Amateur coder.
http://www.startupnewb.com
PR Generalist - from media relations to analyst relations to writing to social media.
Been doing this stuff for 15+ years.
http://pop-pr.blogspot.com
Ryan Jones is a San Diego based British entrepreneur
Marketing & Product Guru- Mobile, Games, 3D & Digital Content. Start-Up to IPO (Glu Mobile). International (MasterImage 3D) & Big Media (LucasFilm). Haas MBA.
Social Media Marketer & Startup Enthusiast
http://insta-la.tumblr.com
CPO @timefly , Formerly PM at @zynga and @scopely , Co-Founder @myhealth, BA from @harvard-university-1
Cofounder @GetSwaggerApp / @CoEdSupply. Dorm Room Fund. Wharton MBA Candidate. Prev: Goldman Sachs and Disney.
Seeking Creativity in a Marketing Environment
W.P Carey School of Business, Entertainment Background (United Talent Agency), Currently Director of Business Development at a VC Backed Start-Up
Top level strategies implemented for some of the most engaged footprints on social media including the most talked about social actress on the most social TV show in history. Developed strategies that we're implemented on the most subscribed to profile on
http://gabbyoglesby.brandyourself.com
Strong Client & Account Management skills in the mobile industry with strong Tier 1/Triage technical support experience. Worked at Enpocket, Nokia, Nexage.
MBA Candidate at @university-of-california-los-angeles Anderson School of Management
Head of Product Marketing @fullscreen. English major turned MBA; right- and left-brained; brand + product marketing, strategy, content, media, creative.
Growth hacker with a CS and graphics background and an ivy-league education
Proven marketing, e-commerce and direct marketing executive with exceptional skills building high performance teams and exceeding revenue goals.
Manager, Strategic Planning & Analysis at @honest-company • Business Development + Product Manager (MBA Intern) @chloe-isabel • Background in finance (investment banking and asset management) • MBA from @wharton-school School of Business
Head Counselor at educational consulting co. with top college admissions. Educator by training & relationship-builder by nature. M.Ed. & Teaching Cred., @ucla
http://blog.classdojo.com/post/82651863855/encouraging-students-the-right-way-building-the
Strategist at startup @HonorRolll; Copywriter/Designer @modnique; Freelance Editor @Brit+Co
http://katelancunningham.tumblr.com/
Expansion Manager @ Eat Club.
Co-Founder of PlayTiki. Former Director of Business Development @ Miso Media. Board Member of American Red Cross for 5 years.
Currently CRO at @planwise
Previously CEO & Founder of ByDesign & Digital Lizard. COO & Co-Founder Meridian Group.
http://brandonlee.me/blog-2/
Technology geek with customer/client service skills. Always looking to the bigger picture with products, analytics, and support.
Founder @justlaunch Founder @geniusly @enfocado-capital @desksite, • Worked at @triple-canopy @founders-institute-mentor #500strong
http://geniusly.co/blog
Results-driven marketer with the skills and experience to manage a broad base of marketing needs.
Founder @the-lacrosse-group, @bizblaster • 18for4.com
@university-of-southern-california '15 | digital technology & design
Accomplished manager of a successful start-up with diverse experience in operations management, HR, finance, marketing, sales, and business development.
Former Googler and start-up VP with product marketing, digital strategy / online advertising, and international partnerships experience.
Hustler. @princeton graduate. Founder @brandslip Founder @mealtics
Business Development at Preact - Born & Raised Angelino - USC Grad (Business Administration, International Business, Marketing)
online marketing, sem, display, mobile, landing page optimization, a/b testing, analytics, product
Hustling @retention-science,
co-founder @TWEAKFootwear, founder @CentoWallets, studied @university-of-southern-california
writer, editor, creative blogger
http://iffoundmake.blogspot.com
Marketing/Branding/Events. Startup and Fashion experience. Proud @usc alum
Writer and data-sifter @hulu • Passionate about good storytelling • Studied economics and journalism @university-of-pennsylvania
Chief Executive at The Box Noir, Design & Product at Soothe, designer, product manager, and pro race car driver in the making :)
http://vivianwxue.com
Sr. Internet Marketing Manager| A seasoned performance marketing pro with 7+ years of combined exp in SEM, display, mobile, contextual, event marketing, & pr.
Studying @yale, looking to work in operations/corporate marketing
Co-founder, Punditt co.
@lehigh-university c/o '11
https://tjtaylor.me
20+ years of delivering high quality software solutions. Out-sourcing expert who has built production centers from the ground up. Product and project manager.
CEO @privy-net • Founded/scaled largest SoCal APA org @asian-professional-exchange-apex and Softbank-backed "Forbes Top 200 B2B co" @reelplay-com • @university-of-southern-california MBA
http://www.privy.net/stephenliu/
Marketing Events & Communications Professional; healthcare emphasis; outgoing and hungry to learn; WUSTL B.A. 2010
Multiple award-winning marketing & sales professional; Worked @DiscoveryChannel @CPCStrategy. Co-Founder @audio-marvel
Co-founder @Beautorial, Senior Associate Marketing Manager @mogreet
Founder | Ed @york-university | Chief Evangelist @microsoft | CTO @digiflare @spently | API @yellow-pages-group | @facebook @y-combinator hack winner
http://www.jldavid.com
in love with small businesses using the web to take matters into their own hands. founder of Edgar
Sales hawk and start up junkie! Closer who always gets the deals done.
My studies and strong interest in information and communications technology, computer science, social networking and the web have become my career.
http://www.bucchi.me
Former Co-Founder of @dynasty-league-gaming. Currently @ PIMCO. Versatile business/finance background. Previously @ State Street Bank & Trust. Pepperdine 2007
Founder ChannelMeter • Former Dr. TubeMogul at @tubemogul • Studied at @california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo
http://insideChannelMeter.wordpress.com
Senior Marketing/Content Executive, Entrepreneur, Innovator and Start-up Mentor; Co-Founder of @Hollywood_com and Longtime EVP, Marketing of @MovieTickets
Digital Media exec. VP, Marketing & Content Programming & BD. Expertise in mobile, digital distribution, e-commerce and connected cars
Senior executive specializing in mapping and executing go-to-market marketing, revenue, and brand-building strategies for global media companies and start-ups, SaaS providers, and content producers. Provide strategic vision and leadership, while planning
British design thinker, co- founder of @vizuluxdesign strong international business background. Stanford D:school educated. Easily found @hacker-dojo
http://www.cselect.co
Founder at Storyhackers, speaker curator at The Lean Startup Conference, Advisor to Sortly, and Expert Liaison at Clarity
Worked at @groupon, @tradesy, @glossybox-usa • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
Work @taskus • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
http://www.nickshum.com
• • Growth #Hacker for @justgo
• • Creative at @market-me-media
• • Was an agent of @first-data-corporation
• • Studied at @missouri-state-university ago.
http://mrket.me/blog
COO & Founding Partner @fameus-2 - Previously Founded @engageia & @speakman-entertainment
Strengths -Building Teams, Digital Strategy, Social Media & Leadership
http://www.kentspeakman.com
CEO and Co-founder, Entrepreneur, and Recruitment Strategist
http://findhire.tumblr.com/
founder/hustler/point guard @statistified • co-founder/product @rexter • BS/MEng @cornell-university • MBA @university-of-california-los-angeles.
In search of full-time role while currently freelancing & volunteering. Marketing/Jack-of-all trades at @olapic , @dropgifts , and @parse-ly. BA Econ UConn
Founder @michelle-rahn • Worked at @federated-department-stores-macy-s, @baird-warner • Studied at @loyola-university-chicago, @fashion-institute-of-technology
Creative, recent MBA graduate, with strong technical background and "theoretical" buisness knowledge
$ talent | twenty20
# Network Builder, People Connector
Account Executive @virool (YC S2012).Strong analytical skills within the digital and media space. Young, Ambitious and hungry to learn. Founder Techguin - Recommerce
Currently @caplinked • Funding with @independent-ventures • Advisor to assorted Startups • Stint in Private Equity • Studied @dartmouth-college
banker turned MBA entrepreneur turned vc investor
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=11762783&trk=hb_tab_pro_top
TBA
CEO @InstantAPI, Mentor @bitangels First book published on .NET in 2001, various others since.
http://blog.instantapi.co
Entrepreneur and sales extraordinaire. Looking to help a young company grow. Spanish. Portuguese. Graduated UCSB, School of Hardknocks
Co-founder of AcceleratorHK, HTML5 startup accelerator. Runs startup advisory program called Startups Unplugged. Just moved to Pasadena. Wrote a book.
http://startupsunplugged.com/blog/
Marketing, Business Development and Acquisition Executive
Founder @seathos-foundation • Worked at @asr-limited, @brighter-collective • Studied at @university-of-california-santa-cruz
Dir. PR., Model N; Dir., Nimble; Corp. Off., Maximizer; Dir., GoldMine; Angel, StepCast. Completed Maximizer RTO & two funding rounds, $10 million, $15 million.
Making technology friendly since 1998. Chief Creative Officer of @vast.com. 15+ years experience. Proven track record increasing revenue via analysis & design.
http://p.ortra.it
Senior Manager, CRM & Email Marketing @dollar-shave-club • Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles
Director of Marketing at Tapiture (L.A.). Previously GroupMe (NYC)
Founder and CEO of @xmarksthespot (sold to Aptimus). Seasoned marketer and entrepreneur with great mobile app experience.
Recent graduate @chapman-university ; Copy writer and editor; elliejune.com
http://elliejune.com/
CMO @whim-1 Strong Public Relations, Marketing and Social Media Background (Trumpette, iSnap, Appency, SendUs @citizenglobal) @ucla 2008
Sales Representative at Signpost. Strong Economics background (Economics major at Occidental College) with almost 1 year of sales experience
Sales Supervisor at mobile payment start-up Kuapay, Inc. Management, product to market clarity, sales training, and business development. Passion to grow.
Co-Founder & CEO of @gonnabe. Founded & sold AgencyNil (crowdsourcing-based ad agency), founded Phone2Food.org. Ex ad exec, digital strategist.
http://blog.GonnaBe.com
Product Marketing at @lettuce (Acquired by Intuit)
Creative Director @shift-1
Seasoned pro in the tech/media sector seeking new opportunities. 20-year veteran in theatrical & technology industries with a wide range of responsibilities.
Focused & driven college drop out who hustled his way from part time intern to full time manager in 4 months. Marketer.
Founder of Gaming Insiders.
Founder and CEO of recently acquired @neighborgoods & co-founder of LA Startup Club. Online and offline community builder, roller derby all star. Seeking to collaborate on outlandish projects.
Co-Founder at Swagger (formerly Co-Ed Supply). Previously at SnipSnap, Atomic PR, and Banyan Branch.
MBA at USC Marshall, May 2014 - Marketing Focus. Strong business background & marketing skills; Interned for Wallaby Financial as Product Management Intern
QA Analyst at @caplinked • Ruby on Rails • Sinatra • GitHub
Community Management, Customer Support, Social Media Strategy & Product Management. Contracted with a NBC Affiliate and Scopely. Studied at Regis University.
I am currently the Marketing Coordinator at Bitium, Inc!
... stealth ... 15 years taking to market Web services platforms. Product Planning, Product Management & Product Marketing with @microsoft, @altavista, @aol.
Director of Operations @caplinked, Attorney, JD/MBA, Michigan Man
Previous Co-Founder of @syndero ($0-80M in 5 yrs). Consumer Internet + Product + Customer Acquisition. Keep testing...
http://www.iamdanellis.com
Formed Liquidnet Private Shares Group, Deep relationships with founders & investors, Operating experience, UCLA MBA, Duke BA: www.linkedin.com/in/msilverstein1/
Apar is an experienced business development executive in the tech-fashion world, with expertise in e-commerce, partnerships, product marketing, and strategy.
Innovative & Dynamic BD/Corporate Development CRO; 3 Startups; Entrepreneur; Big Picture Idea Guy; Worked with Nike, Microsoft, Apple, Disney & more.
Head of Talent @motek-technologies , formerly Recruiting Manager @riviera-partners. 14 years of talent acquisition experience.
Founder, @radar-for-ios-android, Angelenos Against Gridlock (funded by Elon Musk), Friendgiftr, @hotline-communications • Worked @space-adventures • @claremont-mckenna-college Grad
http://endinggridlock.org
Co-Founder @thyme • Worked at @goldman-sachs • Previously co-founder FrontListings • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university, @london-school-of-economics
Founder of MyFDB.com and ViziCloud.com
Founder @iVentLABS Business Accelerator, @ArdreyGroup LLC • Partner at @K5 Launch Alliance @maverick Angels
I excel in helping clients gain traction, earn customers, launch businesses and products, and communicate with influencers, investors, users, and the press.
http://insidesiliconvalley.net
STARTUP RAINMAKER | CEO FOR HIRE
| Many funding rounds, exits, IPOs. | tomnora.wordpress.com | tomnora.com
: : CS/EE @stanford @usc
http://tomnora.wordpress.com
SVP Growth at Nanigans. Former Head of User Acquisition at Zynga.
Movie & Tech superfreak, maker advising early stage startups in the technology and creative sectors.- worked at Digital Domain, Lucasfilm, Warner Bros, SGI, Industrial Light & Magic, Prologue Films - Managing Director, CTO, Product Management
Senior Digital Media & Tech Exec
Advisor, Consultant, Executive for Digital Media companies: Publishing, Social Media, Advertising, Local (SMB), Search etc.
http://socalravesrants.blogspot.com/2012/01/leadership-new-years-resolution.html
Founder @sprokk • Worked at @summit-entertainment, @watertowergroup @houlihan-lokey • Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles, @stanford-university
USC graduate degree, journalism/blogging, tech/startups, social and interactive marketing strategy. All around communications whiz.
http://techzulu.com/author/desdemona/
Fmr. bigfirm Laywer turned entrepreneur-business expert passionate about the health & fitness space. Fndr @three-day-rule • Wrkd at @bryan-cave • Studied at @university-of-florida
Social media strategist & tech PR pro with proven startup success -- from pre-funding, attracting early adopters to post-IPO growth and relaunch/repositioning.
Strategy and business development analyst for Disney. Previously worked for Morgan Stanley's Western Region M&A group after studying economics from Princeton.
Digital/Innovation Executive & Entrepreneur | Co-founder SocialChorus, Work for Fox TV, Mondelez • Electrical Engineering: UC, Santa Barbara
Marketing and business development for 75 early-stage venture funded firms -- emusic to Primesense. 50 new product roll-outs. Bestselling author, speaker
http://www.hollywood2020.net
Online Marketing Manager at payvia
http://www.mogreet.com
Michigan CS, Content, Advertising and Brand Researcher. Lover of SPSS, LAMP Development Hobbyist. Fan of big data.
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
Founder @iconery • VP Marketing & Mobile @modnique • Launched iPhone & Android Apps • Econ @university-of-california-los-angeles, MBA @usc • Mountain Climber
Founded Loyalty Dice and Gumball. Previously served as marketing director of Hockey Giant focusing on customer acquisition and retention. USC 2006
UCLA JD/MBA interested in bridging my legal and business background into a business development role within a growing Bay Area startup
Rocket fuel for digital businesses: I'm the original Growth Hacker.
http://www.digitalwhisper.co/thoughts
CEO @create-it. 15 years monetizing products and talent @facebook, NHL, Golf Channel, Fox Sports. Helping brands interpret the cause of influence.
Biz Dev and co-founder at Artiphon, founder of Nemonics Media, multi-media journalist for Discovery and MSN, Enviro Programs Manager at American Apparel.
http://jacobhallgordon.tumblr.com
Big ideas, small details. Launched my own startup and failed. Philosophy & Economics @ UC Santa Cruz. Worked for others in Ops & Marketing.
http://startupsalad.wordpress.com/
Online Marketing Specialist, Entrepreneur
Founder Awesome Job
Entrepreneur
http://dakotayounger.tumblr.com/
Results-focused and dynamic leader; Business & Law Backgrnd; Silicon Valley & Intl exp; 2 Startup Exits; @william-morris-agency, Mobile 365, Yack!, @indiagames
Founder, @moovd. Online Video. @bbc , @mtv-networks alum. @university-of-manchester Online Video Maven. Out of box thinker.
http://getmoovd.com/blog
Versed in social media and e-mail marketing, client relations, and creative writing. @university-of-southern-california alum, music nut.
Co-Founder/VP-Native Minds;VP Sales/Marketing-Human Element; consultant to variety of start-ups creating sales, professional services organizations.
Editorial Director, Events - LAUNCH Media. Lover of DIY, startups, and community building
http://diyfo.tumblr.org