In this episode, our host Kurt Donnell chats with David Leviev, VP of Programmatic at Timehop, a premium memories app as well as Nimbus, a leader in the header bidding space for in-app and CTV advertising, about the state of in-app bidding, monetization shifts in the industry and the benefits of possibly migrating to a four-day workweek. 

David's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-leviev-3326422b/

Podcast Website: https://anchor.fm/freestar

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In this episode, our host Kurt Donnell chats with the Founder of Triple13 and now VP of Product Innovation at Freestar, Matthew Whaley, about becoming the industry-leading company in AMP, running a London-based business, and when he knew it was time to sell the company and partner with Freestar.

Matt’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwhaley/

Podcast Website: https://anchor.fm/freestar

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Email: [email protected] Website: http://freestar.com/

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In this episode, our host Kurt Donnell chats with Senior Vice President, Seller Accounts, Heather Carver about her notable tenure in the adtech space, the challenges of living through multiple mergers and acquisitions and we get a sneak peek into her impressive leadership style.

Heather’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermcarver/

Additionally, we are so excited that Freestar's Podcast, Blood, Sweat & CPMs was ranked on Feedspot's Best 50 Advertising Podcast list at #11!

Check out the full list here: https://blog.feedspot.com/advertising_podcasts/

Podcast Website: https://anchor.fm/freestar

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In this episode, our host Kurt Donnell chats with Senior Vice President of Video Technology at Xandr, Eric Hoffert about co-founding the QuickTime project during his time at Apple, being the first "video" employee at Spotify, and his honest thoughts on the future of video. 

Eric's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erichoffert/

Podcast Website: https://anchor.fm/freestar

Learn more about Freestar

Email: [email protected] Website: http://freestar.com/

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In this episode, our host Kurt Donnell speaks with Co-Founder and Co-CEO at Primis, Rotem Shaul about the ups and downs he faced throughout his journey to co-founding a company and the importance of creating a safe environment in the advertising industry.

Rotem's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rotemshaul/

Podcast Website: https://anchor.fm/freestar

Learn more about Freestar

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In this episode, our host Kurt Donnell speaks with Head of Platforms Strategy, Online Partnerships Group at Google, Julia Reznikov about MCM, myths of our industry, and an exclusive look into the timeline for cookie changes.

Julia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliashapiro87/

Podcast Website: https://anchor.fm/freestar

Learn more about Freestar

Email: [email protected] Website: http://freestar.com/

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In this episode, our new host Kurt Donnell speaks with Chief of Marketplace Development at Index Exchange, Will Doherty about all things CTV, the impending cookie changes, and the bright future for the in-App space.

Will's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-doherty-b034a18/

Podcast Website: https://anchor.fm/freestar

Learn more about Freestar

Email: [email protected] Website: http://freestar.com/

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In this episode, our host Jeff Kudishevich speaks with Advisory Board Chairman at AdMonsters and Founder of Beeler.Tech, Rob Beeler about protecting your schedule, common issues all publishers face, and where the focus should lie for the remainder of 2021. 

Rob's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertabeeler/

Podcast Website: https://anchor.fm/freestar

Learn more about Freestar

Email: [email protected] Website: http://freestar.com/

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In this episode, our host Jeff Kudishevich speaks with Managing Editor at Adexchanger, Sarah Sluis about M&A activity, the direction of identity, and the differences between Google and Apple’s approaches in addressing industry changes. 

Sarah's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahsluis/

Podcast Website: https://anchor.fm/freestar

Learn more about Freestar

Email: [email protected] Website: http://freestar.com/

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In this episode, our host Jeff Kudishevich speaks with Research Director, Latin America & Spain at eMarketer, Matteo Ceurvels about the rise and acceleration around mobile usage, Latin America's response to COVID, and diversity and inclusion in the workplace. 

Matteo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mceurvels/

Link to ADA Compliance Webinar Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrcOmsqT0qE9ddQm-5DI7n8pJyoPK93F9A

Podcast Website: https://anchor.fm/freestar

Learn more about Freestar

Email: [email protected] Website: http://freestar.com/

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