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Investments
Gorilla
Total Funding: $31M
Monta
Total Funding: $140M
GetHarley
Total Funding: $67M
AG5
Total Funding: $7M
Growblocks
Total Funding: $8M
Podimo
Total Funding: $170M
Klima
Total Funding: $18M
UXCam
Total Funding: $10M
Layerise
Total Funding: $5M
Staffbase
Total Funding: $190M
Exporo
Total Funding: $85M
Karma
Total Funding: $54M
Asana Rebel
Total Funding: $25M
Blinkist
Total Funding: $32M
Aptoide
Total Funding: $4M
Graylog
Total Funding: $28M
Work Experience
2011
Founder & President
2021
Founder & CEO
2011 - 2021
I founded Thrive to prove that data-led marketing campaigns outperformed their more traditional alternatives. Since 2011 we've planned, built, and executed paid acquisition campaigns that have reached millions of people around the world. We specialize in media buying, data insights, and building the creative that powers marketing. We've developed an expertise in B2B/B2C lead generation, demand generation, D2C ecommerce, user acquisition and we work with organizations like Asana, Lululemon, Uber, Tempur-Pedic, Square, and many more.
2020
General Partner
2020
We invest in great businesses of all kinds for the long term. Strategic investors helping other founders get from where they're at today, to where they want to be through operational support and investment capital.
Board Member
2023
2021
Board Member
2021
2021
Board Observer
2021
2018 - 2020
Marketing Advisory Board Member
2018 - 2020
Advising on BC Children's Hospital Annual Marketing Initiatives.
2011 - 2018
Advisory Board Member - Digital Communications
2011 - 2018
At SFU I am a member of the Digital Communications Advisory Board that created and currently oversees the Digital Communications program in the School of Continuing Studies. Our team identified key areas of study, developed the program's structure, wrote course syllabi and selected program instructors. The Digital Communications program launched in early 2013 and has already trained hundreds of successful graduates.
2013 - 2017
Advisory Board Member - School of Business
2013 - 2017
I am an advisor to BCIT's School of Business for both the Digital Design & Development and New Media Web Development programs. The advisory committee for these programs is responsible for providing the dean and key administrators with critical feedback regarding curriculum, course planning, industry trends, and emerging technologies.
2011 - 2012
SEO Manager
2011 - 2012
At Cymax I was responsible for the creation and implementation of the company's organic search strategy across all of its 130+ websites. My duties included managing and training Cymax's SEO department, growing revenue through organic search, and ensuring that all organic search efforts reflected the latest trends in search marketing.
2009 - 2011
Lead SEO Specialist and Internet Marketing Strategist
2009 - 2011
My role at 6S Marketing involved developing and implementing web based strategies designed to help clients achieve their online marketing objectives. Clients I worked with at 6S included HSBC Canada and lululemon athletica. My specialties include both strategic and technical SEO services, advanced web analytics, usability consulting and the development of actionable implementation strategies for all company marketing recommendations. At 6S I also led the internal SEO committee which is responsible for conducting ongoing research and experimentation on Google's search engine, setting standards for company-wide SEO consulting, and ensuring that everyone at 6S Marketing is as sophisticated as possible in their approach to search engine marketing.