Core Team
Ovid Santoro
Founder, CEO
Authored eight patents for UX technology, implemented in multiple generations of Microsoft OSs (inventor of ‘Live Tiles’). Founded and ran Deutsche Bank’s Global Principal Investment Group. Created an early music television program on Manhattan Cable Television. Has been a DJ at WKCR-FM 89.9 NY for years. Ovid and Lyor Cohen (current Chairman of Google / YouTube Music) launched and managed the popular
Mix Club on Sunset Blvd, the first hip hop club in LA.
Elizabeth Brooks
Board Director, Lead on Strategy & Marketing
Former CMO of BSE Global (Brooklyn Nets NBA team, the Barclays Center, and Nassau Coliseum), and SVP of Content and Marketing at Live Nation Entertainment.
Elizabeth began career as Head of Marketing at the original Napster. She is an active
investor in early-stage tech companies.
Dylan Lorimer
Senior Product Advisor
Chief Product Officer at Lyft. Spent 14 years at Google leading teams building
consumer and enterprise products and new business models across Maps, Ads and
Cloud teams.
Ryan Conlan
Head of Design
Design Director at BandPage, through its acquisition by Google via YouTube. Built and led the global digital creative team for Apple’s brand campaigns at Media Arts Lab. Co-
founded the early social music platform SonicLiving.
Sanjay Prasad
Chief Patent Counsel
One of the world’s leading IP strategists. Former Chief Patent Counsel at Oracle Corp.
Anna Ives-Michener
‘Style Council’ Community Manager
Anna (NYU Clive Davis School) drives and organizes feedback from our ~100-member Gen Z ‘Style Council’, ensuring what we build addresses our target audiences’ consumer behaviors.