Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Los Angeles.
COO Hero Network- (www.heronetwork.com)
Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Lee & Pierson Associates
Co-Founder of Wave. Second Entrepreneurial venture after founding Skilloop, 2011 runner-up at LASW.
http://@thejeffbuettin
CEO at @scorestream. CEO of @chumby-industries. President, COO & Founder @intercasting (sold to @good-technology). COO of @mp3-com (MPPP) sold to Vivendi.
Worked at @idealab-4, @x1-technologies • Studied at University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles
Sales Chemist
@ the Fastest Growing Internet Service in the US:
1) Manage 32 with $21m goal
2) Hired 20+ Sales Hunters since inception of @edgecast-acquired-by-verizon
3) Built the Client Services Team (Account Managers) and Sales Ops Team
3) Run product
CEO/Founder @chewse, @500 Startups; Food Planner @tedx; @usc Entrepreneur of the Year
http://tracyleelawrence.com/
@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
MD Private Securities Group @sharespost; worked @wells-fargo, @stifel-nicolaus-weisel, @canaccord-adams; attended @university-of-colorado-boulder
Founded and sold 2 companies in the internet marketing and entertainment space. Focused on leadership, sales and marketing
Currently: Partner @queensbridge-venture-partners
Previously: @500startups founding team at @sharespost, revenue generation and biz dev at @evite
Entrepreneur. Advisor. Angel Investor.
co-founder Activision ATVI $14B cap, founder @acclaim-games (sold to @playdom). Founder and managing partner @startenginela LA's largest accelerator.
Strategist, Advisor, Business Architect, Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Devil's Advocate and Family man.
Founder @gummicube, GP @Infinite Channel, founding team [bus dev+mkt] @playphone, CEO @chasma, BOD @draft-zone, Advisor @republic-project @venture51 @cellufun
http://@daveabell
Founder LivnGiv • Investor @nimble @abri-industries, @filter-platforms • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
Big Data Monetization, SocialMedia, Analytics, Digital, Adv, Marketing, Advisor, Speaker, Alum of HBS, Nielsen, IPG, Co-founder of 2 start ups & 2 amazing kids
Co-Founder @solidx-partners-inc Ex @millennium-partners @ubs
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
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
Head of Enterprise Sales @factual • Founding member @jetblue • Worked at @yodlee, @apple, @redpoint-ventures @originate • Studied at @university-of-california-los-angeles Anderson School of Management, @boston College
Legal Marketer and Legal Tech Advisor
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!
Founder @DSE Consulting • B2B BD Manager @t-mobile, @At&t • Studied at @california State University, Fullerton,@Chapman,MBA Student @ GSB
GM Dynamic Pricing and VP Business Development at @marketshare
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
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!
Worked at Yahoo, Overture, Edmunds, MyLife, Amazon, Amgen, Do It Recruiting.
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
Co-Founder @instinctive • Worked at @jumptap, @interpublic Group, @wpp Group
On my 3rd startup. Sales, biz dev, financial modeling, project management. Former McKinsey consultant. Can do it all.
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
Mobile & web advertising and product marketing expert with 14+ years of global experience. Lead teams at Yahoo! , MySpace and have startup experience.
7 startups, with 2 failures. Getting the startup itch again... searching for EIR and Management opportunities. Part time Angel investor and Advisor.
business development @hellosign, formerly @tokbox, @citrix-systems, UCLA
http://edwardchang.org
Jesse Thomas is the Founder of @jess3 – a creative interactive agency specializing in Social Media Data Visualization.
http://blog.jess3.com
Founding member at GoPixel.me. Worked at @yahoo, @lycos
MBA'14 @UCLAAnderson; Filthy PPT creating, pitching and closing skills. Yahoo, BermanBraun, Santa Clara'09 Alum. Passion for tech, food and fashion.
UC graduate, World traveler, Optimist, Worked at Google and Yelp
First salesperson in Los Angeles for LivingSocial: Helped businesses understand how & why to advertise online, Exceeded revenue goals by closing quality deals.
VP, Strategic Alliances at 23andMe. 15 years in consumer internet (eHarmony, AOL, ICQ, AIM) now doing genetics.
Founder/CEO @tappy, formerly @greengar • @500startups Batch 6 • @university-of-southern-california
http://www.thuymuoi.com
Worked at @nordstrom, @terry-sahagen-sales • Studied at @university-of-arizona
UChicago Econ Grad. Lead Gen, Biz Dev & Operations. Hustler. Founded Dominican SocEnt Network. Worked at Impact Engine ,Relief 2.0 and United Nations.
Passionate, fearless and experienced sales team leader. Founded mywedding.com in 2003 and sold in 2009.
Founder @artwalktv. Master's – Arts & Letters, SOU.
http://kimsherrell.com
Looking for new opportunities - Experiences include bizdev @quarterly, bizdev @12society, consultant @nbcuniversal, consultant @joneslanglasalle
Director of Inside Sales & Sales Operations
Worked at @goldman-sachs, @salesforce, @iac, @tinder, @oblong-industries
Studied at @university-of-california-berkeley
Digital Media and Technology Executive; Business Development, Marketing, Revenue
Founder Gourmet Forest • BA Political Science at @university-of-california-san-diego
http://invis.io/D2H4SR9P
Seasoned marketing, operations and strategy-focused biz dev exec @publicis-groupe, Previously @switchcam & @mopix - @500-startups-2012
Worked at @redpoint-ventures • Studied at @stanford-university
Salesforce.com and CRM proficiency; Adept at selling SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, IT managed services, telecom; experience selling to SMB, MidMarket, and Enterprise level customers
DC/LA Superconnector @forbes @MoxieStrategy @StartupGrindDC @ADmapco Creative Strategist, Media2.0Sensei, Political Wonketeer, Entrepreneurial Techie, Neuro PhD
Founder @virtual-chapter-1 • Worked at @sparkcentral, @h-bloom • Studied at @miami-university, @ohio-wesleyan-university
WashU grad, West Coast sales support, concepted/oversaw most successful campaign in Spotify history, established benchmarks, improved efficiency for planners
INTERNATIONAL ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT
Founder & CEO of @crowdfunder-com. Serial Internet Entrepreneur. Product & Marketing Geek. Conversion Junkie.
Strategic Partnerships | Business Development | Bow Ties
Founder @plzadvize • Worked at @magnetic, @visus-video • Studied at @boston-university
Currently CRO at @planwise
Previously CEO & Founder of ByDesign & Digital Lizard. COO & Co-Founder Meridian Group.
http://brandonlee.me/blog-2/
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
Ryan Jones is a San Diego based British entrepreneur
Director of West Coast Operations for @ivy-3. Formerly @forerunner-ventures
Expansion Manager @ Eat Club.
Co-Founder of PlayTiki. Former Director of Business Development @ Miso Media. Board Member of American Red Cross for 5 years.
Account Executive at @factual Inc. Indiana University Kelley School.
2 degrees, 2 languages, worked at a start up and managed a team of over 80 remote reps.
Business Development at Preact - Born & Raised Angelino - USC Grad (Business Administration, International Business, Marketing)
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
W.P Carey School of Business, Entertainment Background (United Talent Agency), Currently Director of Business Development at a VC Backed Start-Up
Strong Client & Account Management skills in the mobile industry with strong Tier 1/Triage technical support experience. Worked at Enpocket, Nokia, Nexage.
Founder @justlaunch Founder @geniusly @enfocado-capital @desksite, • Worked at @triple-canopy @founders-institute-mentor #500strong
http://geniusly.co/blog
Founder @the-lacrosse-group, @bizblaster • 18for4.com
Experienced self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit looking for a challenging research-oriented, analytical role in the Internet industry.
Founder and CEO, Gether. NYU MBA. USC IR. Ops, Marketing, Recruiting. Excellent reputation in client-advocacy and market-driven product and service development.
Digital Media Executive.
MBA Intern @orchard-platform Worked @chownow @curbed-network @ubs Studied @brown-university @ucla-anderson-school-of-management-1
ksutton1979
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
Founder of Appetites and Echograph.
Echograph acquired by Vimeo in 2013
http://nickalt.com
Director, Merchandising at @quarterly. Obsessed with products. Techie. Foodie. Big Kid. Audiophile.
15+ years of successful interactive sales, business development and management experience. Skilled in Sales/BD, strategic partnerships, monetization and more.
@university-of-southern-california '15 | digital technology & design
Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Disney Dad. Virgin Charter, FOXSports.com, NBC Internet, CBS Sportsline. New book, Launch! (Penguin) hits bookstores March 2014.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/110077230827959742457/+ScottduffyLaunchPage/posts/p/pub
• • 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
Founder ChannelMeter • Former Dr. TubeMogul at @tubemogul • Studied at @california-polytechnic-state-university-san-luis-obispo
http://insideChannelMeter.wordpress.com
CEO and Co-founder, Entrepreneur, and Recruitment Strategist
http://findhire.tumblr.com/
Marketing Events & Communications Professional; healthcare emphasis; outgoing and hungry to learn; WUSTL B.A. 2010
Account Exec/Manager. Worked for Paula Deen and launched the LA market for HowAboutWe for Couples. Looking to work for a startup!
Co-Founder @squabbler
Former Co-Founder of @dynasty-league-gaming. Currently @ PIMCO. Versatile business/finance background. Previously @ State Street Bank & Trust. Pepperdine 2007
Client Service / Operations / Sales
Co-founder, Punditt co.
@lehigh-university c/o '11
https://tjtaylor.me
Veteran marketer and business development professional.
Studying @yale, looking to work in operations/corporate marketing
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/
COO & Founding Partner @fameus-2 - Previously Founded @engageia & @speakman-entertainment
Strengths -Building Teams, Digital Strategy, Social Media & Leadership
http://www.kentspeakman.com
20+ years of delivering high quality software solutions. Out-sourcing expert who has built production centers from the ground up. Product and project manager.
Works at @resonate-networks, Founder @deep-dive-media • Studied at @george-mason-university
Marketing, Business Development and Acquisition Executive
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
Account Executive @virool (YC S2012).Strong analytical skills within the digital and media space. Young, Ambitious and hungry to learn. Founder Techguin - Recommerce
Diverse background in technology, finance, and entertainment pursuing work with an innovative world-class organization that is affecting positive world change
In search of full-time role while currently freelancing & volunteering. Marketing/Jack-of-all trades at @olapic , @dropgifts , and @parse-ly. BA Econ UConn
http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=11762783&trk=hb_tab_pro_top
banker turned MBA entrepreneur turned vc investor
$ talent | twenty20
# Network Builder, People Connector
President @womply | Previously co-founder of @verifi | BA in Economics and Accounting from @university-of-california-los-angeles
Partner Dev @truecar. BD @pogoseat and @parking-panda. Investment Banker @houlihan-lokey. Studied @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business (MBA 2011).
Biz Dev at @granify, Ex @fedex • Studied at @pennsylvania-state-university, @university-of-sydney
CEO @InstantAPI, Mentor @bitangels First book published on .NET in 2001, various others since.
http://blog.instantapi.co
Worked at @groupon, @tradesy, @glossybox-usa • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
Founder @michelle-rahn • Worked at @federated-department-stores-macy-s, @baird-warner • Studied at @loyola-university-chicago, @fashion-institute-of-technology
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
Sales hawk and start up junkie! Closer who always gets the deals done.
Multiple award-winning marketing & sales professional; Worked @DiscoveryChannel @CPCStrategy. Co-Founder @audio-marvel
Founder @seathos-foundation • Worked at @asr-limited, @brighter-collective • Studied at @university-of-california-santa-cruz
British design thinker, co- founder of @vizuluxdesign strong international business background. Stanford D:school educated. Easily found @hacker-dojo
http://www.cselect.co
Head of Talent @motek-technologies , formerly Recruiting Manager @riviera-partners. 14 years of talent acquisition experience.
Worked at @morgan-stanley, @the-walt-disney-company • Studied at @cornell-university, @ucla-anderson-school-of-management-1
Formed Liquidnet Private Shares Group, Deep relationships with founders & investors, Operating experience, UCLA MBA, Duke BA: www.linkedin.com/in/msilverstein1/
VP Sales & BD - Vungle
* Industry leading mobile video advertising platform funded by crosslink & google
Founder of Gaming Insiders.
Intern @nike. Worked at, @ubs , @flinja, @grail • Studied at @university-of-southern-california
Currently @caplinked • Funding with @independent-ventures • Advisor to assorted Startups • Stint in Private Equity • Studied @dartmouth-college
Innovative & Dynamic BD/Corporate Development CRO; 3 Startups; Entrepreneur; Big Picture Idea Guy; Worked with Nike, Microsoft, Apple, Disney & more.
Business development at salesforce.com, startup enthusiast.
STARTUP RAINMAKER | CEO FOR HIRE
| Many funding rounds, exits, IPOs. | tomnora.wordpress.com | tomnora.com
: : CS/EE @stanford @usc
http://tomnora.wordpress.com
Seasoned pro in the tech/media sector seeking new opportunities. 20-year veteran in theatrical & technology industries with a wide range of responsibilities.
Director of Operations @caplinked, Attorney, JD/MBA, Michigan Man
Sales Representative at Signpost. Strong Economics background (Economics major at Occidental College) with almost 1 year of sales experience
Entrepreneur and sales extraordinaire. Looking to help a young company grow. Spanish. Portuguese. Graduated UCSB, School of Hardknocks
Focused & driven college drop out who hustled his way from part time intern to full time manager in 4 months. Marketer.
Sales Supervisor at mobile payment start-up Kuapay, Inc. Management, product to market clarity, sales training, and business development. Passion to grow.
TBA
MBA in Strategy & Operations, Experience with Start-ups to Fortune 100s
Creative, recent MBA graduate, with strong technical background and "theoretical" buisness knowledge
Business Development and Corporate Strategy Executive - Media & Technology
VP Content at iFilm.com, sold to Viacom for $49. Ran Lexis-Nexis Hong Kong. Went to UCLA Anderson.
UCLA JD/MBA interested in bridging my legal and business background into a business development role within a growing Bay Area startup
Apar is an experienced business development executive in the tech-fashion world, with expertise in e-commerce, partnerships, product marketing, and strategy.
Results-focused and dynamic leader; Business & Law Backgrnd; Silicon Valley & Intl exp; 2 Startup Exits; @william-morris-agency, Mobile 365, Yack!, @indiagames
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
Attorney/Advocate/Entrepreneur
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
CEO @create-it. 15 years monetizing products and talent @facebook, NHL, Golf Channel, Fox Sports. Helping brands interpret the cause of influence.
Technical Account Executive at Coyote Creek Consulting
Digital Media Investment Banker
Co-Founder @thyme • Worked at @goldman-sachs • Previously co-founder FrontListings • Studied at @carnegie-mellon-university, @london-school-of-economics
Michigan CS, Content, Advertising and Brand Researcher. Lover of SPSS, LAMP Development Hobbyist. Fan of big data.
Co-Founder/VP-Native Minds;VP Sales/Marketing-Human Element; consultant to variety of start-ups creating sales, professional services organizations.
Duke graduate. Film/TV content creator. "Hollywood" rolodex. Biz dev. Partner builder. Consulting for app developer. Worked at NBC Universal, 20th Century Fox.
Founder/Counsel
Founder chooszing • Worked at @initiative-1 • Studied at @university-of-michigan
Strategy and business development analyst for Disney. Previously worked for Morgan Stanley's Western Region M&A group after studying economics from Princeton.
Business Development Executive, Advisor, Entrepreneur to start ups and growth companies.. Managing Director at The Mackenzie Group, VP Business & Market Development at Cost Cooperative. Recent roles; Advisory Board Member at Cypress Partners, VP Market &
Rocket fuel for digital businesses: I'm the original Growth Hacker.
http://www.digitalwhisper.co/thoughts
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