| Website | covario.com |
| Blog | blog.covario.com |
| @mktgmann |
| Harvard, MBA | 1997 |
| Harvard, MBA | 1997 |
CEO of Covario, a 130-person firm based in San Diego with staff in San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, New York, London, Tokyo and Singapore. Covario is the leader and originator of integrated enterprise class SEM, SEO, social media and display ad software for CMO Dashboards, and the leading independent SEM and SEO agency.
Covario has appeared on the Inc. 500 twice, won every major award in the industry including recognition from IAB, MIXX, SES, AdTech, Gartner, AlwaysOn and many others. I and the whole team were recently recognized as E&Y’s Entrepreneur of the Year in San Diego in the Emerging Business category.
My personal focus has been on strategy (corporate, product and marketing strategies), corporate finance (venture capital, M&A and IPO), strategic alliances, new product development and interactive marketing, as well as building a high performance team and culture.
I have personally participated in 5 M&As (buy and sell-side), 3 IPOs, and 2 venture rounds at 6 companies in over 10 years of software and analytics companies targeting all segments: B2B, B2C, enterprise-class, mid-market, SOHO and consumer.
My experience is in CRM, marketing and anti-fraud analytics, ITIL and IT solutions working with CEO, CMO, CFO, CIO, VP Sales executives. Core vertical expertise in High Tech, Financial Services, Health Care, Media & Entertainment, Online Publishers, Real Estate and Consumer Credit.
Prior 5+ years of experience in international strategy consulting focused on growth through M&A and organic product line extensions and new customer or geographic market penetrations, primarily in Asia- Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Australia, with 5 years living in-market. Consulted to G2000 CEOs in Aerospace, Basic Materials/Commodities (Steel, Textiles, Forestry and Agribusiness).
