Kendall Smith

Kendall Smith is a seasoned business development professional with extensive experience in the automotive and media industries. As the Senior Director of Business Development at Gracenote since March 2022, Kendall champions metadata-driven and AI-powered solutions to enhance client adoption globally. Prior to this role, Kendall served as the Director of Business Development for the Nielsen Automotive Team, where strategic relationships with top marketers were established and thought-leadership articles were authored. Previous positions include Senior Account Executive at Sony Pictures Entertainment, where Kendall led automotive and programmatic sales, and National Sales Director at Bazaarvoice, managing a team and enhancing customer engagement through a SaaS platform. Early career experience includes serving as Director for East Coast Automotive at Tremor Video DSP, focusing on revenue growth in a new market. Kendall holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Rhode Island and has served as an instructor in Internet Marketing at The New School.