LicenseStream Leadership
The LicenseStream management team includes technology, media and Web 2.0 industry executives with extensive experience from leading companies including Adobe, Amp'd Mobile, Asera, Corbis, Ericsson, Global Crossing, Edmunds.com, Movaris, Napster, Solution Set, USWeb and Walt Disney Co. Combining business acumen with technological savvy, these executives guide LicenseStream's talented employees to develop groundbreaking products and solutions that enable customers to maximize the value of their creative assets at a reasonable cost.
Executive Team
Kurt Garbe, Chief Executive Officer
Kurt provides executive leadership and brings a unique blend of experiences to drive LicenseStream's growth as a leader in automated licensing and royalty disbursement. As chief operating officer of USWeb where he created the largest pure-play internet services firm, and later as CEO of SolutionSet, Kurt developed a deep understanding of the needs of content users and providers. As entrepreneur-in-residence at Adobe, Kurt drove the development of a new ad-based service for publishers. He also gained experience in growing software as a service businesses as CEO of Movaris and COO of Asera. He has worked as a consultant at Booz, Allen & Hamilton and was a partner at Gemini Consulting. Kurt has a bachelor's of science in electrical engineering from Clarkson University, a master's of science in engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business where he graduated with distinction.
Jeff Shear, Chief Information Officer
Jeff leads the technical design and deployment of the LicenseStream Cloud for LicenseStream. He is a domain expert for digital imaging and rights management. His deep technology experience spans more than 20 years in systems and application development in the intellectual property, media, financial and insurance industries. Previously as VP, Business Design and Operation at Corbis, Jeff worked to integrate many acquisitions, transform the business process and deliver applications streamlining the customer relationship and order processes. Jeff joined Corbis with the successful sale of The Stock Market Photo Agency to Corbis, where he was Chief Information Officer. He currently is involved in analyzing standards to attach meta- and rights data to intellectual property and have media licensing events trigger financial transactions.
Ray Connolly, Senior Vice President of Sales
As Senior Vice President of Sales Ray leads LicenseStream's global sales efforts focusing on revenue growth via traditional enterprise, content providers and buyers. Ray brings LicenseStream two decades of sales and service success helping build start-up companies, open new markets, and launch new products and services to achieve rapid revenue expansion. Ray spent several years at PlaceWare helping grow revenues from $19MM to $200MM leading to an acquisition by Microsoft. In addition, Ray has held executive roles with AtTask, Asera and AT&T. Ray has a BS in Economics from Penn State.
Rafael Solis, Vice President of Marketing
Rafael oversees all corporate and product marketing initiatives for LicenseStream. Rafael brings 12 years' experience in strategic marketing and digital media. Previously as Vice President of Online at MVNO Amp'd Mobile, he led online marketing and indirect channel distribution. Prior to Amp'd, he served as Marketing Director at Napster transforming marketing efforts to performance-based contributing to a four-fold increase in paid subscribers. His previous experience includes marketing roles at Edmunds.com and the Walt Disney Company. Rafael holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Portland State University and a Masters in Business Administration from Pepperdine University.