Biographie
Zev Suissa, MBA, specializes in leading strategic imagination, business development and content creation for brands, publishers and growth companies in healthcare and entertainment. With an accurate compass on trends, Suissa has created and produced innovative media strategy, original content, live-streaming events and engagement campaigns for Nike, United Airlines, Paramount Pictures, Glee (FOX), The Los Angeles Times/The Writers Guild Awards, TV Guide Magazine, MSN.com, The Political Channel (winner: Horizon Interactive Global Gold Award), SBV Talent, Def Jam Mobile, Sports Illustrated Mobile, The LXD (winner: Vanguard Media Award, Digital Luminary Award, performed: The 82nd Academy Awards, 2010 TED Conference) and others.
Suissa has also achieved two company exits and two capital raises. As Chief Innovation Officer and Head of Strategic Partnerships, Suissa led the growth of eMindful through Series A and B rounds, and acquisition by private equity. As a board advisor to Sniff & Barkens, Suissa collaborated with the CEO and board to develop monetization strategies and growth to 3mm followers, and to acquisition by a strategic partner. He is a regular speaker at industry conferences including Global Wellness Summit, Integrated Benefits Institute, Business Group on Health, The Conference Board, Digital Hollywood and others.
Suissa is a long time member of the Producers Guild of America, a board member of the Vero Beach Wine + Film Festival and a former mentor of the startup program Lava Lab at USC. He earned degrees in Psychology at the University of Delaware, and an M.B.A. at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.
