Larry Schwartz

Larry Schwartz is a co-founder and President of Cannabiz Media and directs the sales, business development and technology operations. Larry has guided numerous media ventures, from start-up through growth, development and maturity, including Tickets.com (Acquired by MLB Advanced Media), Bolenka Games Online (Trivial Pursuit(R) Online), GFI Group (Nasdaq: GFIG – Financial), Wizard World (Publishing), and Patron Technology.

Larry has spent the last twenty years building content and data licensing businesses. He is an expert in licensing new forms of content to traditional businesses. These products provide professionals with new competitive, business and sales intelligence insights. Larry attended Bates College and the Yale University Graduate School of Drama. He served on the Content Board of Directors for the Software Information Industry Association for eleven years, and is a frequent speaker on content, product development, start-ups and turnarounds.