George Mani

General Manager of Video

VSiN The Sports Betting Network

May 2026 - Current (3 months)

General Manager, Partnerships and Video

Mission Media AI

May 2026 - Current (3 months)

Head of Global Revenue

Black Girl Digital

May 2026 - Current (3 months)

Building the next generation of operational infrastructure for the Creator Economy.

CEO

Illumination Partners

Feb 2026 - Current (6 months)

Illumination Partners is the venture I run my SaaS Sales and Generalized Business Development Consulting (and special projects out of). Current clients include YourBow one of Google’s largest certified partners and official reseller of all Google products, AdGrid a Snackable Media Company, Mission Media AI, Vegas Sports Information Networks (VSIN), Boltive formerly known as AdLightning, and The Hudson Project (a large scale - $100 million + Luxury Hospitality Development project in the Hudson Valley where I’m serving as Chief Development Officer)

Chief Business Development Officer

ehko

Sep 2025 - Feb 2026 (6 months)

The world is changing, and avenues via which consumers obtain critical information is shifting at an accelerated pace. Search is no longer the primary mechanism and social media influencers represent a growing and new trusted source of truth for an entire generation. Enter ekho.ai - we are the future of content discovery powered by the social media influencers and taste makers you love. We are a first to market platform that connects consumers with their favorite human creators and influencers, perpetually, 24-7, through an always-on conversational AI version of themselves. The agentic web supercharged by social media influencers is the future - let's jump onboard this rocketship together.

Chief Growth Officer

ehko

Sep 2025 - Jan 2026 (5 months)

The world is changing, and avenues via which consumers obtain critical information is shifting at an accelerated pace. Google Search is no longer the primary mechanism of discovery and social media influencers represent a growing and new trusted source of truth for an entire generation. Enter ekho.ai - we believe that the customer journey is no longer linear. It’s cultural. The Ehko platform takes a Creator’s content, vibe, and influence and turns it into brand-safe, on-demand conversations. These conversations serve to bridge the gap in culture between brands and shoppers, and for the first time ever, provides brands with an immersive way be front right and center, during the most important conversational, cultural moments where actual pu

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Head of Business Development

AdGrid Media

May 2025 - Current (1 year 3 months)

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Fractional Chief Development and Investment Officer

Stealth luxury hospitality project in Hudson New York

May 2025 - Current (1 year 3 months)

Act as sole business advisor to strategic investor consortium. An unprecedented luxury hospitality, leisure, and cultural recreational facility in the Hudson Valley. To be situated on 250 acres of undeveloped land in the Hudson Valley - 120 miles north of New York City, Accessible by Amtrak, Abutting the area’s only private air facility. Unprecedented. Remarkable Possibilities. More Details coming soon.

Business Development

Adgrid

May 2025 - May 2026 (1 year 1 month)

Global Head of Business Development and Partnerships

Yourbow

Feb 2025 - Current (1 year 6 months)

Responsible for commercializing YourBow's full Services, SaaS and Custom Development product suite to Customers. Primary focus is providing scaled ad operations, campaign management, programmatic data analysis / analyst teams, and bespoke custom development Services to leading media companies and technology partners and providers. YourBow is one of Google’s largest certified reseller partners for all Google products including the ad server (GAM360), the demand side platform (DV360), Campaign Manager360 etc… and is headquartered out of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Global Head of Business Development and Sales

Yourbow

Feb 2025 - Current (1 year 6 months)

Responsible for commercializing YourBow's full product suite to Customers. Primary focus is providing scaled ad operations, campaign management, and programmatic data analysis / analyst teams to leading media companies and technology partners and providers.

Senior Sales and Business Development Advisor to CEO

Boltive

Feb 2023 - Jul 2025 (2 years 6 months)

Assisting C Suite at Boltive with new market penetration for core SaaS ad security and privacy compliance product suites. Responsible for new logo acquisition (digital publishers, enterprise customers, brands and agencies).

Sales Consultant

Neutronian

Jul 2022 - Apr 2023 (10 months)

Co-Founder - Co-CEO

Infinity Partnerships

May 2022 - Dec 2025 (3 years 8 months)

Areas of Expertise include Strategic Growth Advisory for Digital Publishers, Quantitative activation of Media, Advertising Technology Incubation, Venture Capital - Outside Capital Raising and Internal Balance Sheet Allotment, Strategic M&A Advisory, General Corporate Development Advisory.

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Vice President, Sales and Business Development

Ad Lightning

Apr 2018 - Feb 2023 (4 years 11 months)

Grew Company SaaS revenue from $1.2 Million Annually to $4.8 Million Annually. Broke open new categories of business for the AdLightning Ad Quality Solution including Direct to SSP (clients include GumGum, TripleLift), Direct to DSP (clients include Amobee, Bidswitch), direct to Tech Platform (clients include Playwire, SOVRN, Freestar). Key publisher acquisitions include Expedia, NBC Universal, PATCH, Slate, News Corporation, Turner and Penske amongst others.

VP Sales

The COOL Company

Oct 2017 - Apr 2018 (7 months)

VP, Business Development

Column

Jul 2012 - Sep 2017 (5 years 3 months)

Director, Publisher Development and Media Strategy

Unruly

Jun 2011 - Jun 2012 (1 year 1 month)

Media Strategist

iCrossing

Mar 2009 - Jun 2011 (2 years 4 months)

Manage Search Engine Marketing ("SEM") campaigns across the Retail, Entertainment, and Business Magazine verticals. Current client portfolio has an associated annual media buy of $10 Million + Fully manage key media buying relationships for client base and negotiate terms across online properties Responsible for all aspects of media purchasing, asset level bid management and digital strategy across Search Engine properties. Leverage proprietary bid management software in daily account management & optimization activities. Use quantitative methods and data trending analysis to capitalize on consumer behavior. Used advanced techniques to improve Year Over Year results 100%+ for a major online cataloger / retailer during the 2010 Holiday seaso

Financial Analyst Investment Banking

CITI

Jun 2006 - Nov 2008 (2 years 6 months)

Specialized in structured finance transactions. Executed over $9 Billion in Asset-Backed Commercial Paper ("ABCP") conduit securitizations and over $500 Million in public asset-backed bond issuances. Execution experience in the following asset classes: trade receivables, credit cards, auto leases with residuals, dealer floor plan, rental cars, future flow, and CLO's (both market value and cash flow). Fully managed the credit approval processes: coordinated with members of internal organization in obtaining initial transaction approval, transaction amendment approval, and additionally, worked with internal and external counsel in fully documenting securitization transactions. Worked with various internal groups: accounting, risk ma

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