Courtney Holt

Head of Studios and Video, Spotify

Courtney Holt serves as the Head of Studios and Video at Spotify. Most recently, he was the EVP of Advanced Media Strategy at The Walt Disney Company. Before Disney, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Maker Studios. Previously, he served as President of Myspace Music LLC, an affiliate of News Corp. until 2011. Previously, Mr. Holt served as Executive Vice President, Digital at MTV Networks Music and Logo Group leading digital business and innovation initiatives. Previously, Mr. Holt headed New Media at Interscope Geffen A&M records and Universal Music Group, where he helped develop digital and mobile marketing efforts for artists including Gwen Stefani, Eminem, 50 Cent, Beck, Nine Inch Nails and U2. He oversaw digital initiatives for the MTV, VH1 and CMT channels. Before joining MTV, he was senior vice president of new media for Interscope Geffen A&M. Mr. Holt serves as Member of Board of Advisor at Doppelganger, Inc.

Articles by Courtney Holt

Building A Sales Development Function for Early Stage Startups with Sally Duby

Sales development is a nuanced blend of art and science, requiring a delicate balance for its effective implementation within a company. Drawing from substantial experience, Sally Duby from The Bridge...

Company Culture: How to Scale Without Losing Your Soul with Todd Emaus

In one of the recent Mucker’s Growth Series Webinars, we proudly invited one of the previous MuckerLab Partners, Todd Emaus, a serial founder, author of the book Scale Without Losing...

Link Building: A Mission-Critical Component of SEO with Eric Carrell at DoFollow.io

As part of Mucker’s ongoing Growth Series Webinars, we recently invited Eric Carrell, founder of DoFollow.io, to dig into the world of SEO, especially in the link-building space. A recap...

Technical SEO for Startups with Jacque Alec at Capconvert

As part of Mucker’s ongoing Growth Series Webinars, we recently invited Jacque Alec, the CEO of Capconvert, to go deep on the topic of technical SEO for startups. A recap...

Product-Led Growth (PLG) For Startups

Hila Qu joined Mucker’s Tony Yang for an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) conversation about Product-Led Growth (PLG) for Startups to kickoff the 2023 Mucker Growth Series. Hila Qu has been the Head...

Product Velocity is a Key to Success

How can you tell if a startup is going to be successful? What beacons signal a company will really take off? What flags hint at a potential crash and burn?...