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Ryan Born

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Media Entreprenuer

Ryan Born started his career in the Atlanta office of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Assurance and Business Advisory Services Practice where he gained experience in an array of industries. Mr. Born later transferred to New York City to broaden his experience in the firm’s Tax and Legal Services division. After PwC, Ryan served as VP of Finance and Controller at WireImage.com (MediaVast, Inc.) during which time the Company was acquired by Getty Images for $208 million. After WireImage, Ryan invested in and acted as CFO for NewCondosOnline, the largest one-stop resource for finding and comparing new condo developments. Most recently, Mr. Born launched the micro stock audio licensing destination, AudioMicro.com, and he is presently focusing his efforts on this exciting new endeavor. In May 2010, AudioMicro, Inc. acquired Audioo and re-launched it as a social destination for the public sharing of voicemails with transcriptions. In February 2011, the company launched new content licensing destinations around celebrity pictures, tattoo designs, and cartoons. He is also an investor in San Diego based, search engine marketing firm InternetMarketingInc.

Ryan graduated Beta Gamma Sigma with an undergraduate degree in Accounting/Marketing & Art history and a Studio Art minor from Emory University. In addition, he possesses a Masters of Accounting Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mr. Born holds an active CPA license with the State Board of Accountancy of his home state, Tennessee.

Milestones

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  Ryan Born added a position as VP Finance & Financial Controller at WireImage.
  Posted 6/9/10 at 10:33am
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  Ryan Born added a position as VP Finance & Financial Controller at MediaVast. (4/1/04)
  Posted 6/9/10 at 10:28am
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  Ryan Born added a position as CEO at Audioo. (3/1/10)
  Posted 5/15/10 at 3:02pm
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  Ryan Born added a position as VP Finance - WireImage.com at Getty Images.
  Posted 6/1/08 at 12:03am
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  Ryan Born added a position as Founder & CEO at AudioMicro. (11/20/07)
  Posted 5/25/08 at 8:06am
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  Ryan Born added a position as CFO at NewCondosOnline.
  Posted 5/12/08 at 12:23pm
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  Ryan Born invested in Internet Marketing Inc. (1/1/08)
  Posted 7/1/11 at 11:08pm
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  Ryan Born invested in MediaVast. (5/17/06)
  Posted 3/26/10 at 6:43pm via contentsutra.com
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  Ryan Born invested in WireImage. (5/8/06)
  Posted 6/15/10 at 8:03am via sbe.com
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  Ryan Born invested in NewCondosOnline. (12/1/06)
  Posted 6/9/10 at 10:21am

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3. MediaVast’s Third Round Funding: $15 Million (contentsutra.com) [edit]
4. WireImage Completes Series C (sbe.com) [edit]