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About Thece

About Us

With over 50 years of combined experience within advertising, we have seen the advertising landscape change significantly, often removing the human element and direct connections brands can create with consumers. At Thece, we believe in bringing advertising back to its essence – creating value for both brands and audiences. We build human-centric solutions in an industry increasingly driven by technology and automation. Thece experiences engage competitive gaming fans by building solutions that captivate and reward audiences rather than interrupt them.

Our Origin

Thece is shorthand for The Consumer Engagement Company. The notion of forging genuine, lasting engagement for brands and consumers is at the heart of all Thece employees. We entered gaming and esports because we saw this industry as a whitespace where engagement truly occurs. Thece saw the opportunity to apply our team’s expertise in advertising to build compelling, interactive, and attributable experiences for brands. We keep the human experience first and let the technology support it, not override it. Ultimately, we’re bringing advertising back to its core purpose: forging real connections between brands and consumers.

Zachary Rozga

Chief Executive Officer

Ian Owen-Ward

Chief Revenue Officer

Karen Franzino

Karen Franzino

VP of Operations

David Berkowitz

Chief Marketing Officer

Hayes Hokanson

Chief Financial Officer

Christine Brower

Christine Brower

Senior Accountant

Dan Tamkin

Art Director

IAB Esports & Gaming Board

Thece was a proud founding member of the IAB Esports and Gaming Board. Thece joined the pre-eminent board to help guide the educational process necessary for Brands and Agencies to understand the power of Livestreaming and the dynamics of the Game Viewing Audience. Thece participated in shaping the future of media in esports and gaming.

Larry Goodman

Larry Goodman

Chief Executive Officer of Newfound Frontiers, LLC and Former President of Operations at Turner Broadcasting and President of Sales and Marketing at CNN

Katherine Hays

Katherine Hays

CEO and Co-Founder of Vivoom, Inc.; CEO of GenArts, Inc. (acquired by Boris FX); co-founder and COO of in-game advertising company Massive, Inc. (acquired by Microsoft) and author of a dozen technical patents.

Phil Cowdell

CEO of Mediaplus Americas and Former Global President Client Services GroupM and Chief Executive Officer of Mediacom North America

Matthew Wood

Matthew Wood

Digital Advertising Executive with Senior Management roles at Microsoft aQuantive, Publicis, AvenueA/Razorfish

Jody Rones

Jody Rones

Experienced Revenue and Marketing Leader | Brand and Team Builder | Creative Thinker & Problem Solver