Jay Wolff

Current

• President at Odopod, Inc.
• Advisory Board at Midland Futures [start-up: hedge fund]
• Board Member at Intelevision (interactive TV start-up)

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Past

• Strategy and Business Development at Odopod, Inc.
• Consulting: Product Design and Strategy (Self-employed)
• C(x)O at Rare Medium, Inc.

• Board Member at Circumstance Design
• Board Member at iSong.com (formerly Red Ant Software)
• Founder, Creative Director at Big Hand, Inc.

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Jay Wolff’s Summary

Before Odopod:
* Ran firestarting teams of all kinds at Rare Medium (incl. M&A activity, integration of new/foreign offices, interim-CEO assignments for clients, and conflict resolution);
* Board member of Circumstance Design and iSong.com (both sold)
* Co-founder and Creative Director of Big Hand, Inc. in Dallas. (acquired)
* CEO of Big Hand Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd. in Sydney. (sold)
* Current boardmember/advisor to two NewCo's (interactive TV, microtransactions in the energy space)
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* Enchanted by how good design adds such tremendous value.
* A sucker for start-ups and invention.

Jay Wolff’s Specialties:

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* incubation
* creative direction
* international business
* strategic team building
* turn-around assignments
* sales

Jay Wolff’s Experience

• President

  Odopod, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  Take the calls, push the paper, and "drive the bus" for three founding partners that remain focused on their (truly excellent) work. It's an honor to help such a team of top talent simply go to the next level. They're as busy as ever, so I represent Odopod to new clients and in new arenas where great Ux design is in high demand: Rich web sites, brand experiences, prototypes for ITV and next-gen mobile phones.

• Advisory Board

  Midland Futures [start-up: hedge fund]

  (Oil & Energy industry)

  2006 — Present (3 years )

  (pre-launch stealth mode)

• Board Member

  Intelevision (interactive TV start-up)

  (Public Company; Internet industry)

  2005 — Present (4 years )

  Board member; advisor to software design issues, Internet strategies and fund-raising.

• Strategy and Business Development

  Odopod, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  August 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 5 months)

  Drove sales and client relationships at top technology firms and global brands (on our client list); increased prices and extended contract length significantly; assembled a network of top-tier industry talent; pushed team toward new platforms, opened doors. Executive decision-making on a small, fast-growing team.

• Consulting: Product Design and Strategy

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  2001 — 2005 (4 years )

  Strategic direction for digital product development, UI design and marketing.

• C(x)O

  Rare Medium, Inc.

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; RRRR; Internet industry)

  January 1999 — April 2000 (1 year 4 months)

  Company I co-founded was acquired by Rare Medium in 1998/99. Unfortunate: Our clients had loved us, we invented beautifully, we got things done. Rare Medium changed all of that.
  
  While at Rare...
  * Participated in design management role in Dallas/SW region
  * Led integration of several new/foreign offices
  * Led several client turn-around efforts, dispute resolution

• Board Member

  Circumstance Design

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  1996 — 1998 (2 years )

  Investor, board member, creative partner.

• Board Member

  iSong.com (formerly Red Ant Software)

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  1996 — 1998 (2 years )

  Board member, advisor to software design and Internet strategy.

• Founder, Creative Director

  Big Hand, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  March 1990 — December 1998 (8 years 10 months)

  Founded Big Hand w/ Chris Howay; grew it w/ the help of Steve O'Brien and many amazingly talented designers and producers into pioneering interactive design firm:
  
  * Conceived/drove development of software projects on many platforms: kiosks, set-tops, CD-i, CD-ROM and the Internet.
  
  * Engineered acquisitions, joint ventures, and agency relationships.
  
  * Provided creative direction + client service for some of the most discerning clients: Mattel, Neiman–Marcus, The Ritz–Carlton, and National Geographic.