
Editor & CEO, Inside the Creator Economy | Media Strategist & Event Curator | Award-Winning Storyteller & Thought Leader
I’ve spent the last 30+ years building what came next. From pioneering digital video at TechTV and Revision3 to leading VidCon’s global expansion, I’ve been at the forefront of media, technology, and the creator economy since long before we called it that. As CEO of VidCon, I helped grow the event from a single conference into a global phenomenon with more than a million in-person and virtual attendees. I led its sale to Paramount and built out its international footprint—while still curating content, programming stages, and staying close to the community. Before that, I ran PC Magazine as editor-in-chief and took the reins at Revision3 when it was just a scrappy startup. Under my leadership, it became one of the first successful YouTube multichannel networks and was acquired by Discovery in 2012—years before “creator economy” entered the mainstream. Today, I publish Inside the Creator Economy, a weekly LinkedIn newsletter read by over 30,000 brand leaders, creators, execs, and strategists around the world. I also design and curate content for some of the leading creator economy events on the planet—from Las Vegas and San Francisco to Dubai, London, Singapore, and beyond— shaping, hosting, and moderating the conversations that matter most. I’ve been doing this for years—and I still love it. The reach, the energy, the impact—few can match it. If you're building in the creator economy, running an event, or just trying to figure out what’s next in media and tech—I’d love to help.
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wbd.com
paramount.com
kqed.org
Pacifica, California, United States
Editor and CEO
Inside the Creator Economy
• www.linkedin.com/company/inside-the-creator-economy
Jan 2021 - Present
Pacifica, California, United States
Board of Directors
KQED
• www.linkedin.com/company/kqed
Jan 2023 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Board of Directors and Company Secretary
Potts Run Coal Company
May 2019 - Present
Clearfield, PA
Venture Capital Executive Mentor
SOSV
• www.linkedin.com/company/sosv
Dec 2022 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area
Innovation Ambassador
Strategic News Service
• www.linkedin.com/company/strategic-news-service
Aug 2020 - Present
GM and SVP VidCon
Paramount
• www.linkedin.com/company/paramountco
Feb 2018 - Aug 2022
San Francisco Bay Area
Venture Partner
Social Starts
• www.linkedin.com/company/social-starts
May 2015 - Dec 2020
San Francsico
Editorial Director TechTV/ZDTV
TechTV - ZDTV
Sep 1997 - Apr 2002
Editorial Director
Ziff Davis (PC Week)
Jan 1996 - Dec 1997
Editor In chief
Ziff-Davis Publishing/Windows Sources
Jan 1995 - Sep 1996
socialstarts.com
ziffdavis.com