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Clarity

Thom Kozik

Los Angeles

Serial Entrepreneur; raised $300MM+ for startups of my own and paid engagements.

Currently helping grow an innovative young company that has patented and built the definitive platform for modernizing Loyalty Programs via blockchain technology.

Spent prior four years redefining largest Loyalty program in the hotel industry with over 110MM members, and annual program revenues in excess of $5BN. Also serve on the Boards of Loyyal Corp, and GrowLife (PHOT).

Former Director of Founder Institute's LA chapter, and still the highest rated Mentor in the history of Founder Institute overall.

Previously: COO of Omnia Media a fast-growing YouTube multi-channel network in the music and gaming media categories. Raised $12MM in funding and successfully sold within 4 years.

Former sr. exec / exec @ X PRIZE Foundation, Atari, Bigpoint, Wazap, Yahoo!, Microsoft, Ashton-Tate. Founder Institute Mentor, Angel investor, parallel entrepreneur.

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Entrepreneurship Raising capital Start-ups Product Strategy Monetization Digital Media Gaming Social Games Loyalty Programs blockchain

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Product Strategy

Defined product strategies for Fortune 500 and startups alike, in areas specific to;
- Markets and applicability
- Features & Benefits
- Positioning and Messaging

Specific products and lines of business where I've helped drive success:
- Ashton-Tate's dBASE product line
- Microsoft's CD-ROM publishing, multimedia toolset, and interactive television offerings
- Yahoo's online game platform
- Bigpoint's market entry into North America
- Atari's online and mobile game business

Raising Capital

Have raised in excess of $300M in funding for startups and public companies alike, from Angels, to traditional VC's, to Investment Banks, to public markets.

Loyalty Marketing

As the former global VP of Loyalty for Marriott Int'l, I led the reinvention of the hospitality industry's oldest, and largest program (110M active members in 60 countries, $500M annual P&L, $5.2B program liability), which included the acquisition of Starwood Hotels, and their award-winning SPG program.

Currently, as Chief Commercial Officer for Loyyal Corp, I have the privilege of working with some of the worlds largest loyalty programs within global corporations, to enhance & modernize their approaches towards, and capabilities to deliver ever-increasing levels of customer value and engagement.

Game Industry

Have led the design, development, and publishing of over 100 games at companies such as Yahoo! Games, Bigpoint, Atari, and my own studios; Nüko Games, and Context DM.

Have consulted equally on product strategy and game design at Playchemy, Fuel Industries, Ludei, DoppelGames, Milk Run Studios, Union Entertainment, GameDunzo, Wazzamba, Peer Media, Microsoft, Splash Studios, K2 / GamersFirst, and Fujitsu Interactive.

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I have been working on Eurekly for 3 years. This has been some of the best advice in one hour that I have ever received. Highly recommended. Thank you Thom.

Austen Clarke Source: Clarity

Thom is truly an expert in his field!

Tom O'Connell Source: Clarity

Thom gave me really great advise and insights on the youtube MCN industry.

Shidan Gouran Source: Clarity

Thom was great. An expert in the MCN business and generally a great advisor in all aspects of business. I'd recommend Thom to anyone interested in the intersection of media and technology.

Ricky Yean Source: Clarity

As always, Thom gets to the point and provides insight and options that we can use to increase our odds of success.

Daniel Crenna Source: Clarity

Thom gave me actionable advice with a perspective on both sides of the table. Quite a lot of help in a short amount of time, and I'm grateful for the honest feedback and suggestions.

Daniel Crenna Source: Clarity

Thom's leadership, vision and acumen in all things interactive is absolutely astonishing. His personality is such that he innately knows how to bring out only the best in his employees while pushing them to progress well beyond their core competencies. Outgoing, unwavering and galvanizing, Thom is the kind of leader that is a true pleasure to work for.

Peter Howell Source: LinkedIn

Thom has the gift of perspective: he is a big-picture thinker and leader with the rare ability to translate complex ideas into market-leading products - even when it comes to emerging technologies. He works incredibly hard and has an endless appetite for information, which inspires an infectious, genuine enthusiasm shared by his staff.

Therese Bruno Source: LinkedIn

Thom was an intelligent and pragmatic thinker and doer in a company that lacked direction when he joined. He had to make some difficult decisions, and I found him fair and good to work for.

Howard Greenstein Source: LinkedIn

Thom is exceptionally knowledgeable about the games industry overall, and is a shrewd negotiator. He truly understands the changing nature of the market, and has a fine creative touch.

Cynthia Woll Source: LinkedIn

Thom has been a real pleasure to work with. He knows the games industry intimately and can communicate that knowledge clearly whether you are newbie, or the most experienced executive.

Tony Chen Source: LinkedIn

Member since October 2012