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About me
John Young is a true champion of brands and media at the forefront of innovation. John helps companies flourish and connect with people in amazing ways – online, offline, mobile, social, in-store, on-screen, in-game, on-wrist... across every device, experience and internet of everything in-between.
As a passionate collaborator with company CEO’s, boards and their teams, John’s strategic guidance helps ambitious brands, like Zipcar, Priceline, Riot Games, American Idol and DoubleClick, grow from grassroots into billion dollar businesses. John has also helped some of the world’s most popular brands become even more successful. Disney, Pepsi, Microsoft, McDonald’s, GE, Budweiser, Hasbro, Sony, IBM, Unilever, J&J, and General Mills, to name a few.
John is credited with creating several legendary public and private global digital media companies. Notably, John was a founder of Tribal DDB Worldwide (OMC), an award-winning agency network with 46 offices in 28 countries. John was also Chief Creative Officer of Poppe-Tyson (MMPT now PUB), one of the world’s first digital agencies boasting numerous online originals and famed innovations.
John presently serves on the boards of up-and-coming digital media and consumer brand companies as a valued director and advisor. John’s strategic savvy, creative sensibility and collaborative style foster energized environments where people, ideas and business can truly proper.
Specialties:
• Mobile, social, digital trailblazer. Entrepreneur, operator and investor.
• Board advisor to fast-moving media, entertainment and technology companies;
providing hands-on brand, business and marketing expertise and assistance.
• Proud founder of some of the most creative and successful advertising,
marketing and digital agencies in the world.
• Award-winning creative director, strategist and designer.
• Nurturer and champion of aspiring talent.
Sector Experience
Positions
Board Director / Vice Chairman
Although we produce content, Earplay is also a powerful mediatech platform for the development and distribution of all varieties of interactive audio experiences. Our collaborative development tools and technology enable teams of creators to achieve fast production cycles, instant distribution, and dynamic updates across all relevant consumer channels. There’s truly magic inside here.
Board Director / Co-Founder
Founder / Partner
CEO
Through his consultancy, Young Brands, John helps new and growing companies transform into world-famous brands. Partnering with CEOs, boards and their teams, John provides strategic support and guidance to consumer brands, media / entertainment companies (gaming, iTV, eSports, eLearning, eCommerce, AR/VR, etc), technology providers (mobile / social / digital / wearable eco-systems), creative agencies, content developers and enlightened investors. John is working with powerhouses like Coca Cola, Ogilvy, Emirates Airlines, Riot Games (with partners Twitch, ESL and Turtle), American Idol (w/ AT&T), Hershey, Bunge, Freeman... as well as several developing spunky stealth ventures who you’ll hear from soon.
Musician / Producer / Composer
Produced and performed with artists on Sire / Warner Brothers Records, Cleopatra Records, Play It Again Sam Records, Dark Entries Records, Fundamental Records, Red Records, Verdugo Records, Pyramid Records. Featured in Rolling Stone, Spin Magazine, Andy Warhol’s Interview, Rockpool, Rock America, MTV 120 Minutes, Universal Television / Miami Vice, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone and more. Also composed and produced scores for television, movies, theatre, dance and performance art - Paramount Pictures, Comcast, Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA), Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia Theatre Company, University of the Arts and more
