philhaus
Growth Strategist
Strategic growth operator with 15+ years scaling creator platforms, digital platforms, tokenized ecosystems, and marketplaces across Web2, Web3, and traditional sectors. Co-founded viral hits like Pheed ($40M exit) and Yo (3M users in weeks); founded and scaled Jungle Bay, an artist-led Web3 collective securing Coinbase/Basepartnerships for onchain campaigns, driving 1M+ impressions via meme/token mechanics. In parallel, closed$250M+ in deals at CBRE, honing negotiation, stakeholder alignment, and execution skills. Now focused on senior roles in growth, platform strategy, or ecosystem development at companies bridging product, market, and internet-native innovation.
Experience: 11 years
Yearly salary: $180,000
Hourly rate: $0
Nationality: 🇺🇸 United States
Residency: 🇺🇸 United States
Experience
Co-Founder & Growth Strategist
Jungle Bay DAO, LLC 2021 - 2025
▪ Orchestrated product development for meme trend analysis, creator behavior tracking, and token activity—enabling wallet-linked progression, onchain incentives, and data-driven campaigns. ▪ Engineered gamified reputation systems, subscription models, and monetization frameworks—including tiered gating and behavioral loops—to foster long-term creator retention and ecosystem value. ▪ Scaled @JungleBayAC’s 100+ artist/builder network, powering meme contests, narrative drops, onchain events, and support for creator content—generating millions of impressions. ▪ Forged Base x Rarible partnership for Onchain Summer 2025; launched ‘Seeds from the Memetic Garden’ as MintR’s inaugural drop (369 1/1s from 40+ artists), homepage-featured, driving engagement via onchain rewards. ▪ Directed growth: Onboarded creators, designed tokens ($JBM on CoinGecko), led campaigns (e.g., Bankr burns for purity), implemented support/moderation workflows (ticket triage, feedback capture), and analytics—hitting 10k+ X followers, 7k+ Discord. ▪ Amplified artist content (e.g., via novel drops, metaphorical Jungle Bay Island)—aligning with Base’s creator sponsorships and global activations to drive feedback and retention.
Head of U.S. Operations
Mobli Media, Inc. 2014 - 2015
â–ª Directed U.S. operations for global social content platform, scaling to 5M+ users via geo-targeted campaigns, creator activations, and cultural programming. â–ª Managed $3M annual budget and 15-person team; collaborated with Tel Aviv engineering to refine UX and roll out upgrades. â–ª Launched Mobli Beach House as a creator hub, boosting content creation, KOL partnerships, and organic growth (parallels to Web3 community spaces).
Co-Founder, Head of Launch Strategy
Yo! App. 2014 - 2015
▪ Co-founded viral app hitting 1M+ downloads in <4 days and #1 App Store rank globally—purely organic, no paid spend. ▪ Spearheaded GTM, creator seeding, and campaigns for cultural adoption, earning press (Colbert Report, Silicon Valley) and scaling to 700K+ DAUs. ▪ Built SF ops team for post-launch support; positioned as signaling protocol to secure $1M funding and enable IoT/emergency uses (proto-Web3 notifications).
Co-Founder, CEO
Pheed. 2011 - 2014
▪ Co-founded mobile creator platform scaling to 5M+ users in 18 months via earned media, partnerships, and community growth. ▪ Pioneered subscription/PPV monetization pre-creator economy, hitting 90%+ conversions and defining the category. ▪ Oversaw GTM, acquisition, and expansion through drops, events, and livestreams; led $40M acquisition by América Móvil, handling negotiations/diligence.
Skills
brand
brand-marketing
co-founder
community-manager
content-marketing
digital-marketing
growth
growth-marketing
gtm
head-of-marketing
influencer-marketing
marketing-lead
marketing-strategist
nft
partnership
product-lead
strategy
english