I am a strategic finance leader and operator with 13+ years of experience across scaling high growth, venture backed start-ups, strategic and venture investing and investment banking. I am a Board member and trusted partner to CEOs with expertise in FP&A, fundraising ($40M+ raised in venture debt and equity), strategic planning, and building operational frameworks. […]
I have 25+ years of experience as a legal and business advisor to venture-backed, high-growth businesses and their investors. In particular, I have represented many of the top Silicon Valley public and private companies in their efforts to invest in and acquire technology startups and has helped various leading artificial intelligence (AI), enterprise and consumer
Mark Young is recognized for his expertise in strategy, business development, and operating experience in creating, building, and managing profitable, high-growth direct-to-consumer digital businesses in entertainment, commerce, and technology. He has a successful track record of building and leading teams at Fortune 100 companies, NBCUniversal/Comcast, Disney, and high-growth start-ups, Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes. Mark is
As a Strategy Consultant and Senior Advisor, I help Internet, media, consumer goods & retail companies operationalize their growth plans and communicate to investors with impact. As an advisor and mentor to start-ups, I provide an operator's perspective from having 20+ years of experience in building new businesses. I'm a boomerang management consultant – I
Greg Kim is President at Ocean Heights Ventures, a leading strategic advisory firm serving CEOs, Boards and private equity firms. He leverages his experiences in scaling and selling multiple tech companies and advising countless others in both B2B and B2C arenas. His value creation activities have covered a wide spectrum including corporate strategy, GTM, performance
Ivan brings more than 35 years of finance and operations management experience. He was co-founder and Managing Partner of Full Stack Finance, a firm specializing in providing CFO advisory and accounting outsource services to early—to mid-stage venture-backed or private equity-backed technology companies. His industry experience includes technology, internet services, online advertising, digital media publishing, and
Entrepreneur and operator with 30 years of deep experience in online games, digital health, food, fitness, sports and media. Co-Founder of Tastemade, LIVESTRONG.COM and Demand Media. Board member USC Center for Body Computing. Expertise in building multiplayer networks, community-based platforms, product, technology, marketing, brand, storytelling, partnerships and community development.
I build things, teams, companies and people! 20+ years of experience shaping and structuring companies for rapid, sustained growth. People-focused, analytical leader who understands business, inspires cutting-edge innovation, and dives deeply into operations—from technology and manufacturing through market development. Master’s degree from MIT; trained in executive leadership. Always open to unconventional ideas.
As a Silicon Valley veteran, I have been fortunate to lead teams that have designed, developed, and scaled products with global impact from enterprise advertising systems like AdWords to consumer experiences like Google Maps. I have a particular passion for those products and technologies that address deep human needs and then evolve to become a
Chang Kim (“CK”) is a 3x founder and angel investor/adviser for 50+ companies and venture funds. CK is currently co-founder and CEO at Saywise, a new startup with a mission to use AI to unlock more human wisdom. Formerly, CK was the founder and CEO of Tapas Media, a mobile storytelling platform for original IP
