Co-founder and Digital Media Strategist: Chip Venters
Chip is a career entrepreneur and a pioneer of the digital distribution and advertising industry.
He was instrumental in the development of technologies and patents that have enabled an entirely new digital content distribution and sales model where all intellectual property can have a profitable business model. Microsoft, Amazon and others are licensees of these technologies.
Venters is a frequent speaker at industry conferences such Digital Hollywood, Jupiter DRM Conferences, Billboard Digital Media, and Digital Home to name a few.
Previously he was Senior Vice President of of SiteScape, Inc., a start-up enterprise teamware and social media software company that grew to a position of industry leadership in just 18 months and was eventually acquired by Novell.
Chip authored some of the earliest white papers on social media and was a frequent presenter at international conferences on the subject.
Chip started his career as a video producer, a publisher and an advertising agency creative director, where he won numerous awards for creative and marketing excellence. He is a child of the media, having grown up in a family radio, TV and publishing business.
He continues to do marketing and development work for non-profits including the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Chip spends his free time surfing, biking, scuba diving, skiing, cooking and writing. His weekly radio show “What’s Up Chip” is heard on Clear Channel radio and the podcasts of the show can be accessed at his blog, www.whatsupchip.blogspot.com.
Chief Digital Revenue Strategist: Gary Blakely
Gary specializes in internet marketing strategy and digital revenue consulting. He recognized the value of search engine marketing (SEM) and search engine optimization (SEO) early on for his own businesses.
His early adoption of search strategies (which are both art and science) helped him grow several successful entities. These capabilities are absolutely essential in contemporary business marketing....and he knows them cold.
Gary is the site architect for the company--overseeing the development of the websites and promotional campaigns.
Gary started his long love affair with media after driving up the Alaska Highway with a satellite TV dish mounted on a trailer, towed behind a Chevy van. Because of Gary, residents of Alaska bush communities got to look at HBO and ESPN for the first time. From there, he went on to manage a local TV station in Anchorage and help run a full-service video production facility.
Gary fosters his love of food and wine by traveling to Alaska wilderness destinations and exploring the country with his friends. He co-founded the “Great Alaska TourSaver” and is still the company photographer--and never misses an opportunity to share his images of Alaska with anyone who will sit still long enough.
Chief Rich Media Strategist: Barry Phillips
Barry has been involved in the computer software and communications industry for 23 years.
Before joining ContentDeliveryAds as Director of Operations, Barry was part of the team at DigitalContainers, Deskgate Technologies and M2Direct where the Digital Containers' Digital Rights Management technology was originally developed. At Deskgate and M2Direct, Barry managed the Internet content production team and directed all customer support activities.
Prior to joining Deskgate Technologies, Barry directed the operations of TotalFax, an enhanced fax services firm based in Research Triangle Park, NC. Before joining TotalFax, Barry directed the audiovisual training program for Northern Telecom at the NT Training Center in Raleigh, NC. Barry was responsible for the nationwide distribution of audiovisual training programs.
Barry has a degree in electrical engineering from NC State University and a degree in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
