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
Head of U.S. Operations
Mobli Media, Inc. 2014 - 2015
▪ Directed U.S. operations for global social content platform, scaling to 5M+ users via geo-targeted campaigns, creator activations, and cultural programming. ▪ Managed $3M annual budget and 15-person team; collaborated with Tel Aviv engineering to refine UX and roll out upgrades. ▪ 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
digital-marketing
growth
growth-marketing
gtm
head-of-marketing
influencer-marketing
marketing-lead
marketing-strategist
nft
partnership
product-lead
strategy
english