Our Founders
Mike Kelly
Mike is a digital trailblazer in the media, marketing, and advertising industry. Prior to founding KNA, Mike was the CEO and President of the Weather Company (which sold to IBM), President of AOL Media, President of Time Warner Global Marketing, and the Publisher of Entertainment Weekly. Mike serves as the Chairman of Sliide and Dianomi and as a board member of Cars.com and Quantcast. He has previously served on various boards including Bankrate, Unruly (Chairman) and Colspace (Chairman). He currently serves on the board of the AAF and was previously on the executive committee of the Ad Council.
Tom Newman
Tom is an operator and dealmaker in media and advertising technology. He was head of corporate strategy for AOL, VP M&A and corporate strategy for Time Warner, and investment banker in corporate finance for Goldman Sachs. Prior to founding KNA, Tom was CEO and President of Interactive One, an urban millennial digital media company, now part of Urban One (Nasdaq: UONE). Tom serves as a board member for several non-for-profits that serve disabled children and adults including Respectability, New Alternatives for Children, and Asphalt Green.
Our Advisors
Caitlin Kelly
Elaine Brennan
Executive Director & Chief Commercialization Officer at Northwell Health (True North, LLC)
Healthcare, Pharma, Global Expansion
Phil Male
Independent Director
Board Leadership, Technology, Digital Transformation, United Kingdom
Constance Frazier
Andrew Beranbom
Founder CEO, First Tube (Sold to Horizon)
Serial Entrepreneurship, Experiential & Digital Marketing, Agency Transformation
