I started as a network TV journalist at NBC covering nation-defining stories including the O.J. Simpson Trial, the Oklahoma City Bombing, and the War in Kosovo.

Later I moved into the business realm and was involved in the NBC Universal merger and started seven businesses in and out of the corporate world.

In 2006, I moved to Silicon Valley after joining Google and led partnerships for YouTube to help define what it is today.

I’ve been a CEO three times including influencer marketing pioneer platform Federated Media, award-winning journalistic site Salon.com, and my own consultancy helping media companies manage the digital transition.

Most recently, I was the COO of the corporate venture fund Samsung Next where I led a platform team that served over 250 cutting-edge portfolio companies.