John Haegele
New York, United States
President at JEHM Media, LLC | Collaborative Operating Executive & Advisor | Unlocking Value via Lean Operations, Creativity, and Technology
Summary
Media Executive with CEO, COO and Board experience at The NFL, Van Wagner, Yahoo! and broadcast.com. Expertise in sports betting and consumer blockchain applications. Initiated and negotiated 50+ deals with sports and entertainment organizations including ESPN, FIFA World Cup, Premier League, NCAA, NFL/NFLPA, and MLB/MLBPA. Developed renowned college football FG Net advertising platform purchased by Allstate. Pioneered multinational, integrated digital media partnership with the NBA and WNBA across all Yahoo! network platforms. Led globally dispersed operating companies with over 175 people and $20M-$60M P&L. Utilized creativity and analytics to build companies via new products, services and online extensions. Known for scaling businesses by establishing proper infrastructure and building collaborative, high-performing teams. Co-Founder & Board Member, FAN4Kids. BA, Swarthmore College, 4-year letter winner, Football. MBA, Kellogg School of Management.
President
JEHM Media, LLC
1 Jan 2001 - Present
25yrs 7mos
Greater New York City Area
Launched boutique consulting and advisory firm for start-up and early-stage sports, entertainment, and lifestyle companies. Current and past clients include: Sports Betting analytics and content creation provider (GTG Network), a startup Blockchain betting platform (BLOK Sports), AI provider of image recognition technology (Visua), esports FinTech company automating global tournament prize payments (Prize Payments). Mentor (Nov. 2018 - Present) for Sports Tech Tokyo, a global, mentor-driven accelerator program aimed at connecting cutting-edge sports technology start-ups of all stages to revenue-generating opportunities. Mentor (2017, 2018) for SXSW national Student Startup Madness (SSM) finalist teams. SSM is a nationwide tournament-style competition for college student digital media startups. Retained to collaborate on strategy and development for the Sports Museum of America, the nation’s first national sports museum dedicated to the history and cultural significance of sports. Secured critical partnerships with five sports halls of fame and helped raise initial seed round of funding for museum, which opened in Lower Manhattan in 2008.
Strategy & Business Development
GTG Network
1 Mar 2019 - Present
7yrs 5mos
Greater New York City Area
U.S. business development consultant to GTG Network (https://www.gtgnetwork.com/), a Melbourne, Australia-based sports betting content and engagement provider. The GTG Network creates customized products that generate large-scale consumer engagement through data analytics and gamification.
Global Expert
Blockchain Founders Fund
1 Jun 2020 - Present
6yrs 2mos
New York, New York, United States
Blockchain Founders Fund (BFF) believes in a more transparent and trustworthy world, and focuses on adding value to emerging technology & blockchain projects with real world applications. BFF invests in and venture builds top-tier startups and consults leading blockchain companies and prominent organizations on emerging technologies. The BFF supports seasoned and first-time entrepreneurs across the key business functions with a hands-on intensive go-to market venture program and empowers some of the most promising entrepreneurs with the resources to make their vision a reality.
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