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AN AI-DRIVEN MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT VENTURE - THE VOICE OF A NEW GENERATION
GRANT COMPETITION WINNER:
FLASH ACCELERATOR WINNER:
WHO
Lauren deLisa Coleman is a Future Media Innovationist tracking the intersection of
popular culture trends and attitudes as they intersect with emerging tech behavior.
She is a successful journalist, author, producer and tech entrepreneur. Lauren, a former
producer at MTV Networks and the founder emeritus of Punch Media Group, a US
and EU-based edgy digital branding agency with prior client breakthrough revenue
projects for notables from SnoopDogg to Jay Z to Microsoft, now sits at the center
of forecast, research, keynote addresses and events around emerging tech and
cultural intel.
Her sub-specialty is the Gen Z and Millennial demographic. This former Forbes
innovation/AI section contributor possesses more than 20+ years experience in
media and is a deep domaine expert. She is a graduate of Columbia University in
NYC, and successfully completed both the Entrepreneurs Training Program
Anderson School of Business UCLA during which she also learned basic computer
coding skills, and the very competitive Launching New Ventures Program at Harvard
Business School. Lauren is spearheading this initiative with a dynamic team.
WHO
Suji Yan Advising CTO - Yan has 9+ years of AI engineering and journalism experience. This graduate of the University of Tokyo is a former technology researcher at ByteDance (TikTok parent company) and is currently the technical lead at his founding company, Dimension.
Swatantra Kumar - Head of Technology - Kumar has 10 years of engineering experience. He is a graduate of Harcourt Butler Technology is an alumnus of the prestigious Y Combinator (W20), has been the engineering force for behind building and scaling AI projects for Brysk and Barnaby. Kumar has been recognized as a member of the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
WHO
Michael Brown CMO - Brown has 20+ years of Gen Z & Millennial Media Marketing & Distribution expertise from leading media companies including Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group/Vevo Video where he led all aspects of product marketing. He single handedly developed a multi-tiered configuration that quadrupled sales results by 144% and developed 360 campaigns leading to multimillion-dollar endorsement deals with such companies as Nike, AT&T. He has initiated numerous viral campaigns across YouTube, Vimeo, and Vevo. His most recent tenure has been in Global Business Marketing at Facebook/Meta. Brown has a B.A. from Northeastern University.
WHO
Charles Lee - Chief Sales Officer - An entrepreneur himself and tech angel investor, Lee has developed decades worth of sales and negotiation expertise via deep relationships with fellow C-Suite exectives across a variety of sectors. He is currently creating sales strategies, building relationships for VaporMedia, and vetting the inaugural sales team that will ensure that the company meets and exceeds its goals with integrity and innovation.
WHO
Wu-Tang Clan - Creative Advisors - Select members of Grammy-nominated rap act
40+ Million record sales worldwide
8+ Studio albums
7+ Million Social Media Followers
Hit Showtime Documentary
Top-Rated Hulu series for 3 consecutive seasons
WHO
Ralph Mattone - Advising CFO - Mattone has been at UBS since 2016. He is currently a CFO. Mattone has held various senior management positions at major financial institutions including Deutsche Bank Securities, LLC; ABN AMRO; and others. Mattone holds various regulatory licenses (series 27 and series 63). He graduated from Marquette University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Mattone has been instrumental in advising and confirming VaporMedia financial models with various internal colleagues at UBS since the startup won the grant competition.
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