OKANJO PARTNERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Advisor ( Extol Digital )
Christian Hendricks brings decades of experience working with business leaders to align products and services, and marketing messaging with customer expectations and needs.
Job Titles:
- VP of Publisher Development
Geoff started in sports radio at KNBR in San Francisco as a producer and newscast writer. Since then, he's led digital brands at NBC Sports and the San Francisco Examiner with a stop at Facebook along the way. He is a national Emmy winner for his digital coverage of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and tries to play decent golf on Sundays, with little luck.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Okanjo 's CEO
James Green is Okanjo's CEO and the former Vice President of Digital for Lee Enterprises. James recently served as President of the San Francisco Examiner. He has been known to hop on a plane at the last minute to see his beloved Padres and Chargers play ball and will tell you he has the best BBQ pork belly recipe on the planet.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder
- Senior Creative Executive at VH - 1
Jeff Rowe has been a senior creative executive at VH-1, NBC, AOL and NPR. He brings innovative experience across multiple digital mediums.
Jeff Sherman is a civic entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience building, growing and connecting businesses and communities. Involved in board positions for numerous civic and community groups, he is one of the original co-founders of OnMilwaukee, an award-winning digital media company and publisher. He's a passionate Milwaukee resident and Marquette University graduate.
Job Titles:
- VP of HR and Business Operations
Seasoned HR and operations professional with over 20 years of experience in HR, Change Management, business operations, people development, and C-suite support.
Kevin Fitzgerald is the CTO and a fearless innovator at Okanjo. He has more than 20 years of experience across many industries, ranging from medical systems and education to retail and e-commerce. Kevin patented the Evergreen technology at the center of the Okanjo platform.
Mike is an entrepreneur, social impact investor and Tedx speaker grounded in media, entertainment and social health initiatives. He and his brother Jim were early into Cable Television and with a bit of foresight and lots of luck ended up as a global provider of Television data and promotion. Drescher is a Tony and NAACP Spirit Award-winning theatrical producer as well as a driven storyteller through his acclaimed one man act, "The Mike Show".
Job Titles:
- Advisor ( Local Media Consortium )
Tobias Bennett works with publishers within the LMC to monitor results, delivery of optimizations, and partnerships. Tobias also advises Okanjo on everything publishers.
Tressa has more than 10 years of experience in the sales and marketing industry and is truly passionate about helping businesses grow and succeed. With a deep knowledge of publisher's needs and platforms, she's dedicated to providing our customers with the best possible service and solutions.