Heckman brings more than two decades of CEO/CSO operating experience as well as major media distribution relationships to Zazzle. He founded and led several successful Internet ventures, including Rivals.com and Scout.com (both brands eventually sold separately to Fox and Yahoo) and previously operated as president of Heckman Media, Inc., owner and publisher of more than 60 sports publications for NFL and major university teams.
Most recently, as CSO of Fox Interactive Media, he was the architect of the pivotal partnership between MySpace/Fox and Google one of the largest strategic deals in the history of the Internet. During discussion with Google board member, John Doerr, Heckman was introduced to Zazzle where Doerr is also a director, representing Kleiner, Perkins Caufiled and Byers’ investment in Zazzle.
