Serial entrepreneur with media, technology, software and data storage experience
Culver City, California
Open Drives
CEO
June 2014 to Present
EMC
Regional Territory Manager, Isilon Storage Division
October 2012 to June 2014
Greater Los Angeles Area
Consulting
Global Business Development Consultant
May 2012 to November 2012
EMC
Global Business Development Manager, Media & Entertainment, Cloud Infrastructure Group
November 2010 to May 2012
Greater Los Angeles Area
Echostar Corporation
Global Business Development Manager
May 2009 to November 2010
Stonepeak Advisors
Principal
August 2007 to May 2009
Greater Los Angeles Area
Secure Path Technology
Executive Vice President, Business Development
February 2006 to August 2007
Greater Los Angeles Area
Point.360
Vice President, Business Development
January 2003 to February 2006
Greater Los Angeles Area
Fotokem
General Manager, Digital Media Group
December 2001 to January 2003
Greater Los Angeles Area
Hitplay Media
Vice President, Business Development
November 1999 to December 2001
Greater Los Angeles Area
OneHope.com
Co-Founder, President & COO
March 1998 to November 1999
Greater Los Angeles Area
Tribune Media Services
Director, Business Development
December 1993 to March 1998
Greater Los Angeles Area
What company does Chad Knowles work for?
Chad Knowles works for Open Drives
What is Chad Knowles's role at Open Drives?
Chad Knowles is CEO
What industry does Chad Knowles work in?
Chad Knowles works in the Internet industry.
Who are Chad Knowles's colleagues?
Chad Knowles's colleagues are Andy A., Shani Turner, and Marlin Prager
📖 Summary
Chad has a reputation of excellence within the digital media and entertainment space. His talents in devising and executing strategies to impact tens of millions of dollars in revenue generation and market share expansion are widely recognized by industry peers. With long-standing relationships among media and entertainment companies, Chad’s personal brand as a connector is apparent throughout his career trajectory. His rolodex includes C-level relationships with Warner Bros., Disney, Sony, Apple, Publicis, and McGraw-Hill; as well as IBM, Microsoft, Broadcom, and Hewlett Packard, just to name a few. His philosophy of “Work hard, stay focused, strategize and execute” fuels his success and record-breaking contributions to the industry. A recipient of the Tribune Company’s prestigious “Rainmaker” award early in his professional history, he reached out to create opportunities to achieve his professional goals, while enriching his employers in profitability and global influence. He went on to spearhead entrepreneurial and corporate startups, turnarounds, and mergers and acquisitions. He honed his skills as a business plan architect, strategist and negotiator with Secure Path, Stonepeak Advisors, HitPlay, Point.360, Echostar and Dwight Cavendish Systems. Chad's performance as General Manager of the Digital Media Group for Foto-Kem produced the first ever high definition DVD using Windows Media. Chad’s success has resulted in corporate board appointments including The Cannon Group, Hybrid Capital, NB Equity Partners, and Ultimate TV. He has contributed philanthropically to a number of charitable foundations, and served on the boards of This Little Light, One Hope Foundation, and Young Executives of America." Chad's Published Works include “Audiovisual Works Identification for the Motion Picture Studio: Conceptual, Operational and Technical” Chad frequently speaks at Digital Media industry events including; iHollywood Forum, Digital Media Summit and MPAA.CEO @ From June 2014 to Present (1 year 7 months) Regional Territory Manager, Isilon Storage Division @ From October 2012 to June 2014 (1 year 9 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaGlobal Business Development Consultant @ From May 2012 to November 2012 (7 months) Global Business Development Manager, Media & Entertainment, Cloud Infrastructure Group @ From November 2010 to May 2012 (1 year 7 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaGlobal Business Development Manager @ From May 2009 to November 2010 (1 year 7 months) Principal @ From August 2007 to May 2009 (1 year 10 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaExecutive Vice President, Business Development @ From February 2006 to August 2007 (1 year 7 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaVice President, Business Development @ From January 2003 to February 2006 (3 years 2 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaGeneral Manager, Digital Media Group @ From December 2001 to January 2003 (1 year 2 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaVice President, Business Development @ From November 1999 to December 2001 (2 years 2 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaCo-Founder, President & COO @ From March 1998 to November 1999 (1 year 9 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaDirector, Business Development @ From December 1993 to March 1998 (4 years 4 months) Greater Los Angeles Area Chad Knowles is skilled in: Profitable, Entrepreneurial P&L Impact, Growth Management Strategies, Strategic Alliances / Planning / Execution, Collaborative C-Level Relationships, Sales & Marketing Partnerships, Financial / Sales / Marketing Analyses, Startups / M&As / Divestitures / IPOs, Turnaround Management, Start-ups, Sales Finance, Marketing, Mergers, Project Planning, Partnerships, Strategic Alliances
Extraversion (E), Intuition (N), Thinking (T), Judging (J)
1 year(s), 11 month(s)
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