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Ashkan Karbasfrooshan CEO at WatchMojo Montreal, Canada AreaInternet Current WatchMojo.com, Mediapost, TechCrunch Previous IGN Entertainment, AskMen.com a unit of News Corp. and IGN Entertainment, Mamma.com Education Concordia University 500+ connectionsConnectSend InMailMore options ca.linkedin.com/in/ashkank Contact Info Background Summary Ernst & Young 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year finalist in Media Category. Track record of launching, building and scaling content companies with advertising supported models: - Previous company sold to News Corp. - Existing company WatchMojo bootstrapped to leadership position in online video market. Specialties:- Formulation of Content Direction in Text or Video - Scaling of Content Creation - Developing Distribution Models for Text and Video Content - Advertising Models for Content - Licensing Models for Content - Video Content Strategy - Sales Management - Human Resources - Marketing and Advertising - Strategy & Competition - User Acquisition Models - Mergers & Acquisitions State Of Online Video 201003 State of Online Video 201006 Experience CEO WatchMojo.com January 2006 – Present (7 years 4 months) WatchMojo.com is one of the largest producers, publishers and syndicators of online video for the web, wireless and out-of-home digital markets, covering the People, Places and Trends that have shaped history. Company reaches 75 million consumers per month across multiple platforms, with 1.4 billion all-time views online. WatchMojo has never raised outside capital, is privately-held, profitable and independent. Author of 2 books: - Course to Success: Everything You Need To Succeed Beyond School - The Confessions of Alexander the Great: 33 Lessons in Greatness Contributor Mediapost February 2010 – Present (3 years 3 months) Publish weekly column on strategy, financing and M&A in new media and online video industries. Contributor TechCrunch October 2009 – Present (3 years 7 months) Publish weekly column on new media, online video, deals and entrepreneurship. Moderator and Panelist Industry Conferences January 2006 – Present (7 years 4 months) Panelist/Moderator at Digital Hollywood, Streaming Media conferences. Sales Manager IGN Entertainment June 2005 – December 2005 (7 months) Following IGN Entertainment's acquisition of AskMen, integrated AskMen's sales force into IGN Entertainment. Set record for annual sales in 2005, with $2-3M in one year and record one-month $100,000 deal with Johnnie Walker in December 2005 (over $300,000 in last month, for a run rate of $3.6M). Resigned in December 2005 to pursue new venture. VP Sales, Writer, Spokesperson, Interviewer AskMen.com a unit of News Corp. and IGN Entertainment September 2000 – December 2005 (5 years 4 months) - In charge of ad sales, generated $8M. - Wrote 1,000 columns, featured on MSN.com and AOL.com, amongst others. - Resident celeb interviewer, interviewed the likes of Joe Montana and Hugh Hefner - Spokesperson, quoted in Forbes, BBC and many more. Mgr, Investor Relations Mamma.com January 2000 – September 2000 (9 months) Supported CEO and CFO in strategic planning and corporate development. Courses Concordia University finance advertising Skills & Expertise Most endorsed for... 41Video 30Advertising 27Content Strategy 25Digital Media 11Strategic Planning 11Media Analysis 7Mergers 5Business Valuation 5M&A experience 5Mergers & Acquisitions Ashkan also knows about... 4Sales Management 3Human Resources 3Video Advertising 3New Media 2Web Video 2Strategy 1video 1Inter-personal 1SEO 1Digital Strategy 1Strategic Partnerships 1Start-ups 1Monetization 1Analytics 1Blogging See 9+ Education Concordia University Commerce, Finance 1996 – 1999 Activities and Societies: Served as a teacher's assistant, lecturing finance and web marketing at both Concordia's John Molson School of Business and McGill's Management program. Finance and Investments Student Assocation, VP Communications (Open)1 course Additional Info Interests Finance, Advertising, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Consulting, Public Speaking, Writing Advice for Contacting Ashkan ash@watchmojo.com 514-827-2532 Recommendations Given (2) Julius Ramirez Director, Publisher Development Julius is a tireless, meticulous and courteous professional in the new media space who is always a pleasure to work with no matter what the circumstances. As a publisher myself, Julius was my counterpart at AdBrite, and I worked with him to serve many marketers and deliver multiple advertising campaigns; it was nice to know that I could count on someone like him to get...more April 2, 2011, Ashkan was with another company when working with Julius at AdBrite John Lisovitch Vice President Business Development John and I struck a distribution deal while he was at Wizzard, I am glad that we did, because subsequently I got to learn more about him, his wealth of experience and the amazing rolodex he has built over the years. John would add a lot to any established media or tech company or startup. April 27, 2009, Ashkan was with another company when working with John at Wizzard Software See More Groups Branded Content Strategy Join Canadians Join Digital Content Monetization Join Digital Marketing: Social Media, Search, Mobile & more Join Digital Media Living Join Digital Media: Video Content Distribution Experts Join Digitas Join See 6 more Following News Internet 485,032 followers Follow Marketing & Advertising 549,008 followers Follow Companies TechCrunch Internet Follow Mediapost Marketing and Advertising Follow WatchMojo.com Internet