CEO/Founder, 5to1.com. Heckman brings more than two decades of CEO operating experience as well as major media distribution relationships to 5to1.com, a start-up co-founded with Ross Levinsohn and several top former Fox/Yahoo/AOL executives.
Heckman founded and led several successful Internet ventures, including Rivals.com, Rivals.net (Europe) and Scout.com. The U.S. brands eventually sold separately to Fox and Yahoo, and Heckman recently led Zazzle.com’s growth and fundraising efforts, also as CSO.
Heckman launched his career as president of Heckman Media, Inc., owner and publisher of more than 60 sports publications for NFL, major university teams and international sporting events. Most notably, as Chief Strategy Officer of Fox Interactive Media, he was the architect and led negotiations for the pivotal $900 Million partnership between MySpace/Fox and Google, one of the largest strategic deals in the history of the Internet.
