The Glam Media team brings together significant experience in the women's content vertical in both traditional and online media as well as expertise in technology, sales, publishing and marketing. The operating staff was recruited from companies including Elle, Harper's Bazaar, eBay, NetObjects, Tickle, and Yahoo. The editorial staff is led by veterans from In Style, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, The New York Times, and Ziff Davis.
Executive Team
| Samir Arora Founder, Chairman and CEO |
Fernando Ruarte Co-founder, CTO and VP, Engineering |
| Scott Schiller EVP of Global Marketing |
John Trimble EVP & GM, New Markets Brand Sales |
| Stephen E. Recht CFO |
Ernie Cicogna Co-Founder, EVP of Glam Partners and GM of the Glam Publisher Network |
| Carl Portale VP and Publishing Director |
Ryan Roslansky VP, Products and Audience |
| Karin Marke VP, Sales, Western Region |
Jack Rotolo VP, National Agency Sales |
| Dianna Mullins Co-Founder, VP Network & Ad Operations |
Joe Lagani Vice President, Brand Sales, Women |
| Raj Narayan Co-founder and Architect |
Jennifer Salant VP, Business Development |
| Ralf Hirt VP, International |
Yukihiro Yamamura VP, Glam Media & CEO Glam |
| Bernard Desarnauts VP and GM, International |
Michael Adair VP, Corporate Development & Finance |
Founding Team
Ernie Cicogna, Fernando Ruarte, Susan Kare, Vic Zauderer, Dianna Mullins, Raj Narayan, Rebecca Arora, Emmanuel Job, and Samir Arora.
Board of Directors
- Theresia Ranzetta, Accel Partners
- Tim Draper, Draper Fisher Juverston
- Fernando Ruarte, CTO
- Samir Arora, Chairman
- Art Berliner, Walden Venture Capital
- John Cadeddu, DAG
- Josh Stein, Draper Fisher Jurveston
- Christiane zu Salm, Hebert Burda Media
Advisory Board
Editorial and Publisher Curating Team
- Mike Meyers VP, Content Development and Programming
- Avril Graham, Editorial Director
- Jill Swid, Style Editorial Director
- India-Jewel Jackson, Beauty Editor, Glam Beauty & Glam Black Life
- Rebecca Arora, Wellness & Editorial Advisor
- Lauren Barth, Celebrity Editor, Glam Celebrity & Entertainment
- Erika Lenkert, Living Editor, Glam Living & Travel
- Nola Weinstein, Fashion and Shopping Editor
- Sara Karl, Health Editor, Glam Health & Family
- Alexandra Pyle, Editor
- Julia
Glam Ad Sales
National Agency Sales
- Jack Rotolo, VP, National Agency Sales
- Karin Marke, VP, Sales, Western Region
- Christine McNicholas, VP, Sales,
Glam Brand Sales
- John Trimble, EVP & GM, New Markets Brand Sales
- Joe Lagani, Vice President, Brand Sales, Women
Glam International
- Bernard Desarnauts, VP and GM, International
- Ralf Hirt, VP, International
- Yukihiro Yamamura, VP, Glam Media & CEO Glam
Glam Engineering
- Fernando Ruarte, Co-founder, CTO and VP, Engineering
- Raj Narayan, Co- founder and Architect
Glam Products
- Ryan Roslansky, VP, Products & Audience
- Christina Cece, Sr. Product Manager, Network & Audience Products
- Sasha Cagen, Product Manager, Social Media & Community
Glam Publisher Network Team
- Derek Houdyshell, Sales and Program Associate Director
- Julieta Alvarado, Director of Network & Community Marketing
- Elizabeth Thompson, Manager, Publisher Operations
- Tamera Reynolds, Director, African American Network
Executive Team
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Samir Arora, Founder, Chairman, and CEO Samir Arora founded lifestyle hub Glam Media to create a better way for brand advertisers to connect with their audiences on the Web. A tech-industry veteran, Arora was previously the chairman of Emode/Tickle, Inc, which was later sold to Monster in June 2004. Prior to that, Arora was chairman and CEO of NetObjects, Inc. where he drove the creation of the first web site building product NetObjects Fusion. Arora also currently serves as chairman of Information Capital LLC, a venture-capital fund based in Woodside, Calif., that invests in leading-edge "big idea companies" in consumer publishing, media, and technology. Click here for more information and background. |
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Fernando Ruarte, Co-Founder, CTO, and VP Engineering Ruarte is a seasoned information technology executive with over 15 years of experience and was founder and former VP of engineering at ViaFone, NetObjects, Extended Systems, and SIF. Ruarte developed one of the first content management systems for the Internet in 1995. |
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Scott Schiller, EVP of Global Marketing Scott Schiller, a recognized leader in digital media, built Glam’s advertising sales organization. In his role, as EVP of Global Marketing, Schiller leverages Glam’s substantial reach of women and its network of 640 sites. Schiller has more than 20 years of advertising, sales management and start-up media experience with some of the most esteemed names in entertainment, including Disney, AOL, Sony, Prodigy and MTV. Schiller is a founding member of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, and its first vice chairman. His agency and marketing experience includes several years in brand management for PepsiCo, Nestle and at Grey Advertising. |
| John Trimble, EVP, New Markets Sales Trimble oversees advertising sales for new audiences and markets. Formerly senior vice president of advertising sales for Fox Interactive Media, Trimble oversaw all brand advertising sales for MySpace, IGN, Fox Sports, American Idol and Scout. Previously, he was the vice president of advertising for Fox Interactive Sports and FoxSports.com. |
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Carl Portale, VP and Publishing Director Portale was publisher at the Elle Group, Harper's Bazaar, Mirabella, Good Housekeeping, Neiman Marcus magazine, and Town & Country. |
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Jack Rotolo, VP, National Agency Sales Rotolo has more than 23 years of executive experience in sales, marketing, and retail and has worked for PepsiCo, Apple Computer, and NetObjects. |
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Ryan Roslansky, VP, Products and Audience Roslansky is responsible for building Glam owned & operated websites, audience products, advertising products, vertical channels and product design. Roslansky previously held roles in product management and business operations for Yahoo! Real Estate, Yahoo! Local, and Yahoo! Search. |
| Joe Lagani, VP, Brand Sales, Women Lagani launched and set the strategic direction for Glam's new living channel, GlamLiving. Formerly VP Publisher at House & Garden, he was named Conde Nast's "Turnaround Publisher of the Year" for 2006. Prior to his role at Conde Nast, Lagani served as vice president and publishing director for Meredith Corporation, where he oversaw the operational management of several important business units including Country Home, the American Baby Group and Traditional Home. |
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Karin Marke, VP, Sales, Western Region Marke previously was vice president of sales at MySpace. Prior to her role at MySpace, Marke held key sales and sales management positions at FastChannel Network and Terra Lycos. She brings a strong background in the fashion and beauty retail space, having worked in sales and marketing for Sam & Libby as well as the Cricket Company. Early in her career, Marke gained experience at Hearst magazines in the sales department for Cosmopolitan, House Beautiful, Harper's Bazaar, Connoisseur and Esquire. |
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Bernard Desarnauts, VP & GM, International Desarnauts has more than 18 years of experience as an entrepreneur and executive with Silicon Valley technology, Internet, and new media companies, including Borland, Bitfone, NetObjects, and ViaFone. |
| Raj Narayan, Co-Founder and Architect Narayan developed the first page-layout editor for the Web and holds two key Internet patents. His work has enabled more than 10 million websites and over a million e-commerce stores. He worked as a principal engineer at NetObjects, Ibizu, diCarta, and Zaudhaus. |
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| Dianna Mullins, Co-Founder, VP Glam Publisher Network & Ad Operations Mullins has more than 20 years of organizational development and project-management experience, at companies such as Brocade Communications, NetObjects, Rae Technology, and the Women's Leadership Institute |
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Jennifer Salant, VP, Business Development Salant comes to Glam Media after more than seven years with iVillage, where she led the business development team and oversaw secondary advertising revenue, licensing agreements, and digital commerce. Earlier in her tenure at iVillage, she helped chart the company's strategic partnership efforts. Prior to joining iVillage, Salant was a business analyst for Mitchell Madison Group. |
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Ralf Hirt, VP, International Hirt oversees Glam’s international expansion strategy. Previously Hirt held various management positions at DoubleClick in New York, Hong Kong, Sydney and London, including Vice President of Operations and Strategic Partnerships. Hirt also served as a director of the board of the ADMA, Asian Digital Marketing Association and is the author of the forthcoming book 8W8 - Global Space Tribes, www.8W8.com. |
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Ernie Cicogna, Co-Founder and CFO Cicogna has more than 30 years of experience in financial management, from startups to Fortune 100 companies such as IBM, and has managed a successful IPO. |
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Michael Adair , VP, Corporate Development & Finance Michael Adair previously directed Google’s North American sales finance team and worked closely with Google’s president of advertising and commerce. Prior to joining Google, Michael worked as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers, where he served in their Communications and Media Group. Adair also spent several years working in sales, marketing and management at Computational Systems, a technology start-up, now a division of Emerson Electric. Adair holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. |
Board of Directors
Theresia Ranzetta: Ranzetta is a managing partner with Accel Partners. She serves on the board of directors of CRS Retail Systems, Aceva Technologies, ForeScout, Interlace Systems, Imperva, and Jasper Design Automation.
Tim Draper: Draper is the founder and a managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson. He serves on the board of directors of Skype, SocialText, MailFrontier, and Chroma Graphics.
Art Berliner, Managing Director, Walden Venture Capital
Art founded Walden in 1974 and is known for his expertise in consumer, retail, and e-commerce businesses. He also co-founded Walden International and Walden Israel, two venture firms with over $1.5 billion in combined committed capital under management. He is a member of the board of directors of SNOCAP and chairman of the board of Gump's.
Samir Arora, Founder, Chairman, and CEO
Arora founded lifestyle hub Glam Media to create a better way for brand advertisers to connect with their audiences on the Web. A tech0industry veteran, Arora was previously the chairman of Emode/Tickle, Inc, which was later sold to Monster in June 2004. Prior to that, Arora was chairman and CEO of NetObjects, Inc. where he drove the creation of the first web site building product NetObjects Fusion. Arora also currently serves as chairman of Information Capital LLC, a venture-capital fund based in Woodside, Calif., that invests in leading-edge "big idea companies" in consumer publishing, media, and technology. Click here for more information and background.
Fernando Ruarte, Co-Founder, CTO, and VP Engineering
Ruarte is a seasoned information technology executive with more than 15 years of experience and was founder and former VP of engineering at ViaFone, NetObjects, Extended Systems, and SIF. Ruarte developed one of the first content management systems for the Internet in 1995.
Advisory Board
Karen Edwards: Edwards was the head of marketing at Yahoo. She serves on the board of directors of Red Envelope, 2Wire, and OurPictures. Formerly, Edwards was a senior marketing executive at Fox, Clorox, and BBDO.
Maggie Canon: Founding editor of four magazines, co-host of the weekly television show Twenty-First Century Home on HGTV, and the editor of the New York Times best-selling book series America 24/7
Catherine Levene: Former Vice President, Product, Business Development, and Strategy, at New York Times Digital, Showtime Networks, and Firefly.
Peter Hirshberg: A member of the board of directors of Technorati.com, former CEO of Gloss.com and Elemental, and an executive at Apple Computer.
Rich LeFurgy: Co-founder and Chairman of Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), Starwave, ESPN.com, NFL.com, and NBA.com, and as senior vice president at Buena Vista.
Rick Smolan: Chairman of Against All Odds Productions, creator and author of best-selling books including America 24/7, A Day in the Life of series, Passage to Vietnam, 24 Hours in Cyberspace, and One Digital Day.
Anna Zornosa: Chief Marketing Officer of Knight-Ridder, Topica, Women.com, SmartAge, Pointcast, Ziff Davis, and CMP publications.
Jim Breyer: Managing partner, Accel Partners, board of directors Wal-Mart Stores, RealNetworks, Synopsis, Actuate, Agile, Foundry Networks, Macromedia, and Walmart.com.
Doug Galen: VP New Ventures, eBay, Shutterfly, FourthFleet, E-Loan, and the Schidler Group.
Joanne Jablow: Global Vice President Estee Lauder and L'Oreal/Cosmair.
Bruce Jaffe: As former corporate vice president for corporate development at Microsoft, Bruce Jaffe was responsible for evaluation and execution of Microsoft’s acquisitions, strategic investments and joint ventures. Prior roles for Jaffe at Microsoft included corporate vice president and CFO of MSN, where Jaffe oversaw the transition from an Internet-access business to a formidable advertising business.
Phil Schlein: Venture Partner, U.S. Venture Partners, former President and CEO of Macy's California. He serves on the board of directors of Catalist, Specialtys, Auction Drop and Oakville Grocery.
Jarl Mohn: Jarl Mohn, also known as Lee Masters, was Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Digital, Inc., a publicly traded company focused in interactive television, cable television networks, and Internet enterprises. He served as its CEO from June 1999 to March 2002. Prior to Liberty Digital, he was founding president and CEO of E! Entertainment Television. From 1986 to 1989, Jarl was executive vice president and general manager of MTV and VH1. He began his professional life with a 20-year career in radio. Jarl currently serves as Chairman of the board of CNET Networks and has served on the boards of E.W. Scripps Company, DMX Music, Liberty Digital, and LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation. He is also a trustee of numerous nonprofit organizations.
Vic Zauderer: An experienced designer and information architect, whose clients have included Williams-Sonoma, Juice Beauty, Studio Archetype, and The Republic of Tea.
Josh Stein: Managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, his current board responsibilities include: Box.net, Clipsync, Eventful, Payperpost, Personiva, Polaris Wireless, Sugar CRM, and ViVotech.
John Cadeddu: Led Duff Ackerman & Goodrich into many new investments. John worked at Octel Communications (now Lucent Technologies) and Tandem Computers (now H-P) in Marketing and Strategic Planning roles.
Susan Kare: Kare created the interface graphics for the original Apple Macintosh and Microsoft Windows 3.0, and is a recipient of the Chrysler Design Award. Clients of her design practice have included Autodesk, Facebook, Getty Images, Hyperion, IBM, Intel, Intuit, Motorola, Nokia, San Francisco Water & Power, Siebel, Swatch, and Weatherbug. She recently created a line of retail products for the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Greg Rogers : As the Director Strategy & Insights for Mediaedge:CIA, Mr. Rogers founded the analytics practice for the interactive and emerging media campaigns. He was instrumental in growing client media dollars for the agency through analysis and optimization techniques that he helped create.
Mr. Rogers received his BA from Harvard and his MBA from UCLA.
Matt Straznitskas : Matt Straznitskas has more than 12 years of digital marketing experience and has led relationships with key client partners such as IBM, Best Western International, LL Bean and The Scotts Company. Today, Matt serves as the most senior client service professional within MEC’s digital practice. He has driven the integration of new technologies within the agency including search marketing, rich media and mobile. Matt is widely published and a thought leader in the media and marketing industry. A frequent speaker at industry events, Matt wrote the digital marketing book “Mastering Photoshop for the Web (Sybex),” which has been published in more than 10 languages around the world.
Editorial and Publisher Curating Team
Avril Graham, Editorial Director
Graham is the executive fashion and beauty editor of Harper's Bazaar and creator and presenter of the NBC Today show's segment "Today's Style/Fabulous at Every Age."
Jill Swid, Style Director
A fashion editor and stylist to the stars, Swid has headed fashion and beauty departments at Mirabella, Talk, and most recently, Radar. She has created looks for the likes of Angelina Jolie, Uma Thurman, Sienna Miller, Claudia Schiffer, and others. Swid has also appeared as a fashion expert on The View, Extra, and Living It Up With Ali and Jack.
Bonni Evensen, Art Director
Evensen has 15 years of experience in design and illustration and has worked with clients such as Adobe Systems, Chronicle Books, McGraw-Hill, and Sottsass Associati.
India-Jewel Jackson, Beauty Editor
Immediately after graduating from Howard University, Jackson began building her publishing career by consecutively interning with Shape, CosmoGirl!, Seventeen, and In Style. After a brief stint living in London, where she enrolled in postgraduate journalism courses at the London College of Fashion, she worked at Ladies' Home Journal online and More.com
Erika Lenkert, Living Director
A regular contributor to In Style magazine, Lenkert has also written for Travel and Leisure, Cosmopolitan, and Los Angeles magazines. She has authored the Where to Wear fashion guides as well as The Last-Minute Party Girl, a guide to entertaining.
Rebecca Arora, Co-Founder and Wellness & Editorial Advisor
Rebecca Arora is an empowerment coach, yoga teacher, structural bodyworker, and student of Zen. Prior to launching Wellness on Glam and serving as its editor, Arora helped create Glam.com and held roles in product management at Glam, Oracle, and Accenture.
Ad Sales Team
Jack Rotolo, GM and VP, Glam Style
Rotolo has more than 23 years of executive experience in sales, marketing, and retail and has worked for PepsiCo, Apple Computer, and NetObjects.
Karin Marke, VP, Sales, Western Region
Marke previously was vice president of sales at MySpace. Prior to her role at MySpace, Marke held key sales and sales management positions at FastChannel Network and Terra Lycos. She brings a strong background in the fashion and beauty retail space, having worked in sales and marketing for Sam & Libby as well as the Cricket Company. Early in her career, Marke gained experience at Hearst magazines in the sales department for Cosmopolitan, House Beautiful, Harper's Bazaar, Connoisseur, and Esquire.
Joe Lagani, VP, Brand Sales, Women
Lagani launched and set the strategic direction for Glam's new living channel, GlamLiving. Formerly VP Publisher at House & Garden, he was named Conde Nast's "Turnaround Publisher of the Year" for 2006. Prior to his role at Conde Nast, Lagani served as vice president and publishing director for Meredith Corporation, where he oversaw the operational management of several important business units including Country Home, the American Baby Group and Traditional Home.
John Trimble, EVP & GM, New Markets Brand Sales
Trimble oversees advertising sales for new audiences and markets. Formerly senior vice president of advertising sales for Fox Interactive Media, Trimble oversaw all brand advertising sales for MySpace, IGN, Fox Sports, American Idol and Scout. Previously, he was the vice president of advertising for Fox Interactive Sports and FoxSports.com.
Glam Publisher Network
Derek Houdyshell, Sales and Program Associate Director
What began as a small group of seven fashion bloggers blossomed under Derek's guidance to encompass more than 640 new media publishers and content partners. If you are a publisher of Glam content then Derek is the person to contact. When he’s not helping Glam Media develop this new business model, he is most likely to be found at AT&T Park, cheering on the San Francisco Giants.
Julieta Alvarado, Director of Network & Community Marketing
Thanks to her many years of experience with market research, affiliate recruitment, retention, and marketing, Julieta has been instrumental in helping grow the Glam Network to its current size of 640 plus online publishers. A real people person, the Venezuelan native is fluent in several languages. In addition to an international perspective, she has a strong creative streak and an entrepreneurial bent. Julieta has worked previously for Adobe Systems and Cheskin Research
Elizabeth Thompson, Manager, Publisher Operations
Thompson has nearly a decade of experience with Silicon Valley startups. Two years were spent in an entrepreneurial role creating an online event-planning tool and five years at Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc developing partner programs and relationships in the Channel Marketing group. Thompson is leveraging her startup experience to build and expand the business operations of Glam's Publisher Network.
Tamera Reynolds, Director, African American Network
Tamera has an eclectic professional background that spans fifteen years and consists of a stint on Wall Street, a law practice in corporate, securities and entertainment law, and entrepreneurial endeavors in the areas of entertainment management and as one of the founders of a start-up media company that targets African American women. This interesting path led Tamera to Glam where she is combining her skills and experience to develop and oversee the African American channel 'Black Life' on Glam.
