Digital Media Strategy
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Tough Job at Taking a Break
- Past
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- President at IHTV Inc.
- President at SMH
- Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Education
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- University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
- Howard University
- Connections
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90
connections
- Industry
- Online Media
- Websites
Sekou (Koe) Murphy’s Summary
Managerial skills in strategy and operations, including business development with premium content providers, execution of business plans, developing on and offline marketing plan and overseeing financial initiatives and staffing.
Considerable experience in finance and accounting.
Panelist at various conferences, including 2008 Urban Network Summit.
Koe blogs on TechMediums.com about the crazy world of entertainment and technology.
Sekou (Koe) Murphy’s Specialties:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/posttech/2007/12/advertisers_may_find_big_value.html
www.TechMediums.com
Sekou (Koe) Murphy’s Experience
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Tough Job
Taking a Break
(Online Media industry)
2008 — Present (less than a year)
One of the toughest and fun jobs...sitting still for a moment before I get into something new.
Phew! -
President
IHTV Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
2007 — 2008 (1 year)
President for online TV network for Hip Hop.
Managed strategy and day to day operations of online TV network. Includes developing relationships with premium content providers, execution of business plan, developing on and offline marketing plan, oversee financial initiatives and staffing. -
President
SMH
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
2003 — 2007 (4 years)
• Managed over $1 million in invested assets primarily in education, interactive entertainment, residential real estate, healthcare, oil, electronic payment, web advertising and security.
• Public company portfolio decimated S&P 500 by average of 2 to 1.
• Performed due diligence on potential acquisitions that considered strength of management, industry trends, channel checks, discounted cash flows, capital structure and regulatory environment.
• Testified for District of Columbia Councilmember Brown on small businesses.
• Advised $175 million client on raising $27 million in mezzanine debt to support future operations.
• Developed risk adjusted capital model for $2 billion client and assisted in mock presentations for rating agency. -
Manager
PricewaterhouseCoopers
(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; PwC; Accounting industry)
1994 — 2000 (6 years)
• Co-developed the strategic direction of the firm’s local regulatory sub-practice.
• Identified over $100 million in savings from process improvements/redundancy eliminations for ACE’s $3.45 billion acquisition of CIGNA’s property & casualty business.
• Led due diligence team on Dexia’s $2.6 billion acquisition of FSA. Focused on impact of benefit plans on purchase price.
• Researched the impact of the Acacia Group’s complex $3 million acquisition of insurance policies on its balance sheet and future operations, and recommended the best course of action.
• Responsible for entire audit planning, issue resolution, profit & loss, service delivery and training/mentoring.
• Managed cross-functional team of 2-17 professionals in different states and/or countries.
Sekou (Koe) Murphy’s Education
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University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
MBA, 2003 — 2005
- Activities and Societies:
- Media & Entertainment Club, Finance Club, Stud flag football player.
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Howard University
BBA, Accounting
- Activities and Societies:
- HU Football, CT Club, InkStain clothing biz
Additional Information
Sekou (Koe) Murphy’s Websites:
Sekou (Koe) Murphy’s Interests:
skiing, reading, hip hop, long walks in the park
Sekou (Koe) Murphy’s Groups:
New Media, Urban Network Summit
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Overachievers Club -
ENTREPRENEURS-GET FUNDED -
ThoseInMedia (The who's who in all the media markets)
Sekou (Koe) Murphy’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
