Fractional COO / CPO  ·  Digital Media & Broadcast

I turn media signal into product.

Senior product and operations leadership for media, broadcast, streaming, and ad-supported platform companies, a couple of days a week, without the full-time cost.

Tom Pinkus
The short version

Twenty-five years building digital products for the broadcast world. Three ventures from idea to acquisition, and a habit of doing things on the web before the category existed.

I'm the operator you bring in when product or operations has become the constraint, to build something new, scale something that's working, or fix something that isn't.

What I do

01Product strategy & development

Turning a vision into a roadmap and a shipping product. I've built platforms from scratch and aligned product, engineering, and go-to-market around outcomes.

02Operations leadership

Running the organization behind the product. As COO of Vipology I own operations for a platform connecting audiences, media outlets, and advertisers.

03Turnarounds & scaling

Stepping into something stalled and getting it moving, from a technology-firm turnaround to driving a broadcast initiative through accelerated growth to buyout.

04Build-to-exit

I co-founded Radio Companion, built it on a proprietary platform deployed with major broadcasters including Clear Channel (now iHeartMedia), and sold it to Triton Media Group.

How I work

Embedded in your team. Not advice from the sidelines.

  • Cadence~2 days per week, remote
  • Term3 to 6 month minimum, flexed to the problem
  • RoleA member of your leadership team: standups, key decisions, ownership of specific outcomes
  • AlsoAdvisory and project-based arrangements available
Where I'm a fit
Selected background
COO & Co-Founder
Vipology
Operations for an audience & advertiser engagement platform.
EVP
Triton Media Group
Following Triton's acquisition of Radio Companion.
Co-Founder
Radio Companion
Built the Radio Keywords System and a broadcast content-management platform; acquired by Triton (2008).
CEO
Webotics
Pioneer in commercial web radio; one of the first commercial station websites and a 24/7 live stream of KIIS-FM, Los Angeles.
Director of Innovation
KIISFMi · Clear Channel / iHeartMedia
Early online radio products and listener experiences.

Let's talk about where I can help you move faster.

If a fractional COO/CPO is a fit for your company, or someone you know, I'd welcome the conversation.