Jody Rones is a proven revenue leader and team builder. Jody recently took the position of CRO at Gamurs Group, one of the leading publishers in the gaming, eSports & entertainment industry where he will be building out their monetization engine and partnering with marketers to connect them to the more than two thirds of Americans who game regularly. Prior to that, he was the SVP, Head of Brand Partnerships at Leaf Group. During his time there he oversaw all the departments within brand partnerships including Sales, Programmatic, Account Management, Integrated & Brand Marketing, Branded Content, Video and Design and drove substantial revenue growth. He was also Chief Revenue Officer at Thrillist where he led revenue, partnerships and sales strategy for the leading lifestyle publisher. Additionally, he served as SVP, Group Publishing Director at Group Nine Media, the no. 1 mobile-first publisher, for Thrillist and Seeker. In that role, Jody ensured connectivity between the written and video editorial strategy and advertising partnerships. Those partnerships included bespoke branded content, sponsorship of editorial programming and experiential activations. He also led the team responsible for bringing advertising solutions across Group Nine and Discovery, Inc. to market. Prior to Group Nine’s formation in late 2016, he spent more than 10 years building Thrillist Media Group overseeing advertising sales, solutions and events. Before joining Thrillist, he held roles at Weather.com, Zenith and Initiative Media.
Jody is excited to be a mentor/expert within the OhHello.io tribe!