Jonathan C.

Jonathan C. has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Their most recent position is as the President of Viral Nation Talent Agency and Chief Growth Officer of Viral Nation Group since January 2023. In this role, they oversee all corporate functions of VN Talent, including profit and loss management, revenue generation, creator recruitment, operations, human resources, and mergers and acquisitions. Jonathan also has responsibilities in overseeing VN Talent Creator Studios, Talent Ventures, Premium IP & OTT, business development, and marketing.

Prior to this, Jonathan served as the Chief Growth Officer of Viral Nation Group from January to December 2022, where they collaborated closely with the co-founders to oversee the corporate functions of VN Talent. Jonathan also held the position of Executive Vice President at Viral Nation Group from April to December 2021, reporting to three founders and overseeing the marketing agency, talent agency, tech, and ventures. Here, they managed a team of 350 across multiple departments and worked on the growth and retention of a large roster of global clients.

Before joining Viral Nation, Jonathan was an investor at Roll since July 2019 and an investor at Eight Seven Media (acquired by VNG in 2022) from January 2020 to March 2022. Additionally, they worked as the SVP at The Social Standard from May 2019 to May 2020, connecting brands with top social talent and overseeing partnerships, experiences, and content creation.

Jonathan also has experience at InfluencerDB, where they served as an advisor from June 2019 to February 2020 and as the SVP of Global Sales and Executive Director of North America from February 2018 to June 2019. Their responsibilities included sales strategy, sales team management, and product development.

Furthermore, Jonathan has held roles at HYPR Brands - Influencer Marketing Platform, starting as the Vice President of Global Sales from June 2015 to May 2016 and later taking on the role of SVP of Sales and Business Development from May 2016 to May 2017. In these positions, they were responsible for developing and executing sales strategies, creating sales materials, pricing models, and leading recruitment and training efforts.

Earlier in their career, Jonathan worked at Platinum Rye Entertainment as the Senior Director of Talent Procurement and Casting from June 2011 to June 2015, and at Innovative Artists as a Jr. Agent from June 2010 to June 2011.

Overall, Jonathan C. possesses a wealth of experience in corporate management, talent and influencer partnerships, sales, business development, and product strategy.

Jonathan C. earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government from Binghamton University, where they studied from 2006 to 2010. Prior to that, they attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School Upper East Side from 2003 to 2006. Jonathan also briefly attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2002 and 2003.