Located in beautiful Del Mar, California, VMIX is a leading provider of media-management and community platforms – currently powering over 200 media, publishing and broadcast websites.
Since inception, our innovators have driven the development of video, user-generated content and online-media technologies.
Our team's goal is to make the integration of rich media into your website as simple and effective as possible.
As President and CEO, Mike Glickenhaus brings 27 years' experience in radio and broadcast publishing.
Prior to joining VMIX, Mr. Glickenhaus founded Finest City Broadcasting to acquire three San Diego radio stations from Clear Channel Communications. As President and CEO he raised $110 million in equity and debt to close the transaction. He has also done extensive consulting work with broadcast companies, as well as research and analysis for both private equity companies and private investors in the media sector.
Before founding Finest City Broadcasting, Mr. Glickenhaus spent ten years as Vice President Market Manager for Clear Channel and Jacor Communications in San Diego. As sole General Manager in the market, he oversaw the daily running of twelve Clear Channel stations, generating over $110 million in annual revenues, with a market revenue share of sixty-five percent.
Mr. Glickenhaus began his broadcast career with Noble Broadcast Group, which operated twenty stations across the United States. He is a past President, Vice President and Treasurer of the San Diego Radio Broadcasters Association. He has also been a member of the National Association of Broadcasters and worked on the NAB Show Steering Committee.
Mike is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany. He has served on the executive boards of the National MS Society, the San Diego International Sports Council and the San Diego Advertising Fund for Emergencies (SAFE).
As Founder and CTO of VMIX, Greg Kostello brings over 20 years' experience in technology development and management.
Previously Mr. Kostello was President of Vivendi-Universal Net Technologies, where he integrated advances made in technology at MP3.com into the music industry's commercial systems.
Prior to the sale of MP3.com to Vivendi-Universal in 2001, Mr. Kostello, as Executive Vice President of Technology, was instrumental in developing MP3.com into the top online music community with over 30 million registered visitors.
Mr. Kostello also co-founded DigitalStyle, an early developer of web tools sold to Netscape in 1997.
His expertise and experience in the industry includes past positions at companies like Apple Computer and Netscape, where he was a Technical Lead on the Gecko browser engine that became the foundation for Mozilla-based software. Mr. Kostello has also founded or participated in five other start-up ventures.
Greg Kostello graduated from UC Irvine with a degree in Information and Computer Science. He served on the UCSD Connect Leadership Council from 1999-2001.
Terry Ash brings over 20 years' experience in sales, brand strategies and corporate relationships to his position as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at VMIX.
Previously Mr. Ash was Vice President of Sales for Universal Music Group's special markets division, home to such prominent labels as Interscope, MCA, Motown, Universal, Geffen and Island Def Jam.
Prior to this, Terry was Executive Vice President for the Vivendi-Universal Internet Group in North America, overseeing over $250 million in revenue from major brands, including MP3.com, Rollingstone.com and Emusic.
He was also Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales for MP3.com, focusing on developing corporate sponsorships and original programming for radio and TV syndication, eventually leading into the sale of MP3.com to Vivendi-Universal.
Mr. Ash graduated from San Diego State University with a BA in Liberal Arts and Sciences, and served for seven years on the Board of Directors for the UCSD Cancer Center.
In his position as V.P. Finance at VMIX, Walter Tendler brings over 25 years' experience in finance, operations, auditing, strategy and venture capital.
Prior to joining VMIX, Mr. Tendler held the position of CFO and/or V.P. Finance at a number of public and private companies including Avalon Ventures (VC Firm with $250 million under management), PersonaLogic (sold to AOL), Real Age, New Media Merchants (now BidShift), Infrasonics, and Sentient Pharmaceuticals.
He has participated in over $100 million in completed M&A, IPO and licensing transactions, and been involved in over $100 million in venture capital financings.
Walter started his career as an auditor and CPA at Ernst & Young where he was promoted to Audit Manager in four years. He graduated Cum Laude with Distinction in Accounting from San Diego State University and holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at University of California Berkeley.
Dan Charleston brings over 27 years' experience in sales and business management to his position as Senior Vice President of Business Development at VMIX.
Previously Mr. Charleston served as a Director of Sales at Clear Channel Radio, where he managed overall sales and revenue-development efforts for national and local opportunities, as well as online and experiential marketing.
Prior to this, Dan was VP of Sales at Finest City Broadcasting and held a variety of sales-management positions at Jacor Communications and Nationwide Communications.
Mr. Charleston graduated from the University of Nebraska with a BA in Journalism and English, and holds numerous sales, marketing and business-development certifications.
Jennifer Juckett brings 15 years' experience to her position as Vice President of Marketing at VMIX.
Prior to joining VMIX, Ms. Juckett served as Sr. Business Development Manager at The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego's leader for news and information. At the Union-Tribune she was responsible for strategic partnerships and new product launches for the regional newspaper website SignOnSanDiego.com.
Jennifer has also held the positions of Marketing Director at Kintera, Inc. and Online Marketing Manager at Einstein Medical.
She is active in online marketing and social media organizations, and is currently responsible for directing Marketing and Sales strategy for the VMIX media and community software platform.
Ms. Juckett graduated with a BS in Business Administration, with a focus on Marketing Management and Management Information Systems, from the University of Delaware.
Wayne Kao brings over 15 years' experience in developing software platforms for a variety of vertical markets.
Before joining VMIX, Mr. Kao managed the product development lifecycle for Membership applications at Kintera and was responsible for managing a scalable payment processing system for domestic and international currencies.
Wayne has also held senior engineering, project management, and product management positions at Sony Online Entertainment, HNC Software Inc. (acquired by Fair Isaac), AsiaStudios, and Boeing Autometric.
Wayne holds a Masters in Business Administration from Babson College in Massachusetts, and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics from University of California, Riverside.
As Senior Director of Engineering, Lei Pan brings eight years' experience in building solid, scalable architecture for software platforms.
Before joining VMIX, Mr. Pan developed operating systems and server architectures for Linspire (Lindows) and Skinit, where he managed backend ecommerce site integrations for clients like Dell, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile.
Lei has also developed and supported web applications for IBM, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, Space and Naval Warfare Command Center (SPAWAR), and Disney Interactive.
Mr. Pan graduated with a Bachelor Science in Computer Sciences from UC San Diego.
As Vice President of Content and Brand Development, David Brown brings over fifteen years' experience in managing new media and building distinctive brands.
Prior to joining VMIX, David founded Holiday Matinee, a creative agency that offered consumer marketing and creative strategy for companies like MTV, Apple Computers, DreamWorks and Warner Bros. He has worked on ad campaigns for Jeep, Starbucks and Hummer; placed music on TV shows like Grey's Anatomy, CSI and Conan O'Brien; and developed marketing for well-known brands like Urban Outfitters, Microsoft Xbox and the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art.
David represents the creative vision of VMIX, driving the syndication of content, building media partnerships and shaping the company's visual presence in the market.
Mr. Brown graduated from Ithaca College with an Honors BA in Sociology. He owns the record company Better Looking Records and produces documentary films in his spare time.