Brian Ko

Brian Ko

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Chief Executive Officer
United States

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  • Statara Solutions
    Chief Executive Officer
    Statara Solutions
    Jan 2025 - Current (1 year 6 months)
  • ManPossible
    Creator
    ManPossible
    Jan 2024 - Current (2 years 6 months)
    Men's lifestyle platform, brand, e-comm. ManPossible encompasses all things across lifestyle, culture, and grooming by our expert 'guru'mers and life'stylists'... from products and must haves to experiences and gift ideas to best practices in life... ALL IN MANPOSSIBLE STYLE OF COURSE!
  • AllMediaKind LLC
    Fractional CEO
    AllMediaKind LLC
    Jan 2024 - Dec 2025 (2 years)
    The business landscape is cluttered with lost companies, led by aimless noise. AllMediaKind creates solutions, not campaigns - breaks through the noise to your strategic victory!
  • Best of Bold Inc
    Advisory Board Member
    Best of Bold Inc
    Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 6 months)
  • UC Irvine
    Advisory Board Member - Division of Continuing Education, CX Program
    UC Irvine
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2023 (3 years)
  • AudienceX
    Chief Commercial Officer & Chief Revenue Officer
    AudienceX
    Jan 2019 - Dec 2023 (5 years)
    Revenue, Strategy, Business Development, Marketing, Client Management, and Analytics oversight. AudienceX - advertising technology and marketing platform that delivers omni-channel digital solutions for performance-driven brands. Programmatic solutions built upon display, native, video, social, mobile and CTV tech stack, with multi-DSP trading desk and self-serve products, plus proprietary reporting and multi-touch attribution.
  • Dear D Podcast
    Executive Producer
    Dear D Podcast
    Jan 2018 - Dec 2020 (3 years)
    Co-founder and Executive Producer of DearDoc -- the podcast that addresses your burning questions about your health and well-being... with a twist of humor!
  • Teads
    Head of Revenue & Strategic Accounts
    Teads
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 (3 years)
    Acquisition exit via Altice (NYSE: ATUS) in 2018. Teads is the inventor of native video advertising across all screens and the leading outstream video marketplace platform that delivers real-time insights that transform the way advertisers make marketing and media deliveries. Since its inception in 2011, it has become the biggest advertising platform in the world, surpassing the reach of Facebook and Google. Personally recruited by the Global President to build and launch the Strategic Accounts group in the U.S. Head of the strategic revenue division – a platform sales team comprised of highly specialized vertical strategy consultants and sales team members with a focus on the top global 100 brands across all verticals. Responsible for dri
  • TURN
    Head of Industry - Auto, Entertainment, Media & Tech
    TURN
    Jan 2016 - Dec 2017 (2 years)
    Acquisition exit via Singtel Amobee (OTCMKTS: SNGNF) in 2017. Turn delivers real-time insights that transform the way leading advertising agencies and enterprise companies make marketing and media decisions. Turn’s digital platforms programmatically enable audience planning, media deployment, and analytics. As the Head of Platform Sales, grew first year revenue 200+% YoY. Led a large cross-functional team (sales executives, account managers, data scientists, and product managers) focused on strategic verticals and clients spanning from Fortune 500 companies to the global holding company agencies. Developed transformative digital strategies and media sales solutions. Collaborated with Engineering and Product teams to deliver best in class p
  • Wavemaker
    Managing Partner, Digital Media
    Wavemaker
    Jan 2014 - Dec 2016 (3 years)
    A key member of the executive leadership team, recruited to infuse digital and innovation marketing leadership. Responsible for developing and executing comprehensive and global marketing, branding, and communications strategies across the fortune 100 client roster. One of the main key personal efforts included, leading and winning the digital portion of the Amgen account review worth $200MM in new revenue; digital innovation was the key focus and personally grew the account 40% over the 1st year forecast. Additionally, led the Amazon global marketing expansion collaboration from US to Europe, Asia, and EMEA, which resulted in over 200% business growth for the account. Drove agency’s primary digital practice, encompassing strategy, investme
  • Dedicated Media  A Nexstar Digital Company
    EVP, Business Development
    Dedicated Media A Nexstar Digital Company
    Jan 2012 - Dec 2014 (3 years)
    Acquisition exit via LIN Media / Media General (NYSE: MEG). Dedicated Media is a premiere digital ad network founded by the digital pioneers. Recruited by the CEO (co-founder and the original MySpace founding member) to successfully lead the company acquisition oversight of Dedicated Media to LIN Media / Media General (NYSE: MEG). With full P&L responsibilities across Programmatic, CRM, and Sales Business Units, revamped company product offering suite, including creative, analytics, and media. Opened 3 additional offices across the country in SF, Chicago, New York and grew the company team from 75 to 250. Provided company oversight of integrated media transformation and strategy reinvention. Launched and oversaw the Owned and Operated busin
  • Initiative
    SVP, Digital
    Initiative
    Jan 2009 - Dec 2012 (4 years)
  • Initiative
    SVP, Digital
    Initiative
    Jan 2009 - Jan 2012 (3 years 1 month)
  • Publicis
    Global SVP & Managing Director
    Publicis
    Jan 2008 - Dec 2009 (2 years)
  • Initiative
    Group Account Director, Digital
    Initiative
    Jan 2006 - Dec 2008 (3 years)
  • Initiative
    Group Account Director, Digital
    Initiative
    Jan 2006 - Jan 2008 (2 years 1 month)
  • OMD
    Director of Strategy, Digital
    OMD
    Jan 2005 - Dec 2006 (2 years)
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