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James Swingos

COO at Medal. We’re hiring in NYC.

New York, New York

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $25,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $10,000.00

Work Experience

2023

  • COO

    2023

    Driven to improve the quality and healthiness of social media experiences, using video games as a north star.

2020 - 2023

  • Partner

    2020 - 2023

    If you're building a game or for the gaming ecosystem, let's talk about it!

  • President

    2019 - 2020

    Education non-profit generating annual revenues of more than $7 million with 13 business units and approximately 600 employees. HSA is focused on providing business education to its staff and employment opportunities on Harvard's campus.

2018 - 2019

  • Co-founder

    2018 - 2019

    Ivychat makes college advice affordable and accessible to students around the world at the touch of a button. Students are connected to undergraduate advisors from leading colleges for advice about college, careers, and life. Visit www.ivychat.com to learn more!

2017 - 2019

  • CEO

    2018 - 2019

    www.Campus-Insights.com Campus Insights specializes in Gen Z and Millennial UX research. We deliver videos of moderated user interviews and actionable insights to improve your messaging, workflows, and design. We conduct a wide range of product and brand-focused research, including standard usability testing, ethnographic research, marketing research, and longitudinal studies. We do both remote and in-person interviews and focus groups, sourcing from our global student database. Ultimately our work has helped companies increase onboarding conversion rates, improve user retention, and modify value propositions to drive more growth. We are incredibly lucky to have worked with amazing companies including Chegg, GoFundMe, Venmo, VSCO, Tilt, Airbnb, Vessel (acquired by Verizon), YouNow, Intrepid, Paktor, Wanelo, and more. Please visit our site at www.Campus-Insights.com if you’re interested in working with us!

  • Head of Business Development

    2017 - 2018