Michael Dessart
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Peter Accettura • PCC, MBA
I have known and worked with Mike for nearly his entire tenure at HBO. I found him to be intelligent, articulate, collaborative, and fun to work with. Mike was the guy we would turn to if we were given a big, new, complex assignment. No one was better than Mike who, along with his team, would pull together environmental and marketplace assessments that were critical in helping the rest of the team understand the framework within which we needed to think and perform our analyses. He is very skilled at taking lots of technical information and whittling it down to the essential elements that we all needed to know. He is highly analytical and thinks strategically. And Mike is also very skilled on the back-end of projects: i.e., taking the findings and creating charts and graphs that display the key findings. And, as importantly, he cares a great deal about his staff and always ensured that they had interesting work and were engaged and challenged. Mike is the ideal work colleague.
Alex Mangano, MBA
I feel very fortunate to have worked directly with a talented individual like Mike for 3+ years. He has been one of the most effective leaders I have ever worked with. He has always impressed me with his natural ability to effortlessly solve complex situations by simplifying them and bringing the correct people together to support company objectives. He is a well-rounded individual with a vast knowledge and ability ranging from budgeting and forecasting, to product, contractual negotiations, and business strategy. As a team leader or member, Mike has my highest recommendation!
Peter Accettura • PCC, MBA
I have known and worked with Mike for nearly his entire tenure at HBO. I found him to be intelligent, articulate, collaborative, and fun to work with. Mike was the guy we would turn to if we were given a big, new, complex assignment. No one was better than Mike who, along with his team, would pull together environmental and marketplace assessments that were critical in helping the rest of the team understand the framework within which we needed to think and perform our analyses. He is very skilled at taking lots of technical information and whittling it down to the essential elements that we all needed to know. He is highly analytical and thinks strategically. And Mike is also very skilled on the back-end of projects: i.e., taking the findings and creating charts and graphs that display the key findings. And, as importantly, he cares a great deal about his staff and always ensured that they had interesting work and were engaged and challenged. Mike is the ideal work colleague.
Alex Mangano, MBA
I feel very fortunate to have worked directly with a talented individual like Mike for 3+ years. He has been one of the most effective leaders I have ever worked with. He has always impressed me with his natural ability to effortlessly solve complex situations by simplifying them and bringing the correct people together to support company objectives. He is a well-rounded individual with a vast knowledge and ability ranging from budgeting and forecasting, to product, contractual negotiations, and business strategy. As a team leader or member, Mike has my highest recommendation!
Peter Accettura • PCC, MBA
I have known and worked with Mike for nearly his entire tenure at HBO. I found him to be intelligent, articulate, collaborative, and fun to work with. Mike was the guy we would turn to if we were given a big, new, complex assignment. No one was better than Mike who, along with his team, would pull together environmental and marketplace assessments that were critical in helping the rest of the team understand the framework within which we needed to think and perform our analyses. He is very skilled at taking lots of technical information and whittling it down to the essential elements that we all needed to know. He is highly analytical and thinks strategically. And Mike is also very skilled on the back-end of projects: i.e., taking the findings and creating charts and graphs that display the key findings. And, as importantly, he cares a great deal about his staff and always ensured that they had interesting work and were engaged and challenged. Mike is the ideal work colleague.
Alex Mangano, MBA
I feel very fortunate to have worked directly with a talented individual like Mike for 3+ years. He has been one of the most effective leaders I have ever worked with. He has always impressed me with his natural ability to effortlessly solve complex situations by simplifying them and bringing the correct people together to support company objectives. He is a well-rounded individual with a vast knowledge and ability ranging from budgeting and forecasting, to product, contractual negotiations, and business strategy. As a team leader or member, Mike has my highest recommendation!
Peter Accettura • PCC, MBA
I have known and worked with Mike for nearly his entire tenure at HBO. I found him to be intelligent, articulate, collaborative, and fun to work with. Mike was the guy we would turn to if we were given a big, new, complex assignment. No one was better than Mike who, along with his team, would pull together environmental and marketplace assessments that were critical in helping the rest of the team understand the framework within which we needed to think and perform our analyses. He is very skilled at taking lots of technical information and whittling it down to the essential elements that we all needed to know. He is highly analytical and thinks strategically. And Mike is also very skilled on the back-end of projects: i.e., taking the findings and creating charts and graphs that display the key findings. And, as importantly, he cares a great deal about his staff and always ensured that they had interesting work and were engaged and challenged. Mike is the ideal work colleague.
Alex Mangano, MBA
I feel very fortunate to have worked directly with a talented individual like Mike for 3+ years. He has been one of the most effective leaders I have ever worked with. He has always impressed me with his natural ability to effortlessly solve complex situations by simplifying them and bringing the correct people together to support company objectives. He is a well-rounded individual with a vast knowledge and ability ranging from budgeting and forecasting, to product, contractual negotiations, and business strategy. As a team leader or member, Mike has my highest recommendation!
Experience
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Christmas House USA Inc
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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President
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Apr 2022 - Present
At Christmas House USA, we design, build, and operate fully-immersive holiday experiences. Whether it's Halloween or Christmas, our impeccably detailed, fully realized rooms are sure to be a hit with the entire family. At Christmas House USA, we design, build, and operate fully-immersive holiday experiences. Whether it's Halloween or Christmas, our impeccably detailed, fully realized rooms are sure to be a hit with the entire family.
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Ecuiti Inc
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United States
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Business Operations Officer
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2021 - Present
Plan and execute strategic initiatives and identify opportunities for growth for this world-class, groundbreaking technology company - virtual data science, advanced algorithms, predictive analytics, business integration. With clients spanning media, telecommunications, banking, and health and fitness, we deliver unprecedented, sustainable revenue growth for our partners through objective, actionable, data-driven insights. Plan and execute strategic initiatives and identify opportunities for growth for this world-class, groundbreaking technology company - virtual data science, advanced algorithms, predictive analytics, business integration. With clients spanning media, telecommunications, banking, and health and fitness, we deliver unprecedented, sustainable revenue growth for our partners through objective, actionable, data-driven insights.
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WebShield Inc
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1 - 100 Employee
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Strategic Advisor
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2021 - Present
Guide go-to-market strategy and ecosystem development in consumer online entertainment for this innovative, identity verification technology company - specific focus on authentication and resolving the conflict between privacy and personalization. Guide go-to-market strategy and ecosystem development in consumer online entertainment for this innovative, identity verification technology company - specific focus on authentication and resolving the conflict between privacy and personalization.
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Advisor/Consultant
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2020 - Present
Counsel and work jointly with organizations (management consulting firms, institutional investors, SMBs) across the globe in the areas of digital transformation, OTT strategy, sustainable monetization, sales and marketing positioning, branding, pricing models, ROI maximization, and internal operations. Counsel and work jointly with organizations (management consulting firms, institutional investors, SMBs) across the globe in the areas of digital transformation, OTT strategy, sustainable monetization, sales and marketing positioning, branding, pricing models, ROI maximization, and internal operations.
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HBO
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Vice President, Global Distribution Strategy and Operations
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2016 - 2019
Supported teams within HBO Domestic and International Network Distribution (a division that generated $7 billion in annual revenue across seventy countries), which included a staff of over 200. From Sales and Marketing to Legal and Finance, my objective was to provide necessary context and information for each department and offer customized solutions (e.g. new business opportunities, competitive analysis, spending strategies, contract negotiations, programming performance, workflow optimization, etc.). Collaborated with C-suite and division leaders: presented clear, effective findings to aid in a key-results, decision-making process.• Board of Directors - HBO Latin America; Director - HBO Pacific Partners
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Vice President, Domestic Network Business Planning and Operations
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2011 - 2016
Strengthened the interface with CEO, CFO, CTO, and department leads. Together determined best practices to develop and implement an innovative, technologically advanced digital product, HBO NOW. Conducted impact analyses to capitalize on an untapped streaming market. Created, with Information Technology, a centralized, organized data management system (SaaS, SalesForce), providing customized solutions, increasing efficiency by 30%.
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Vice President, Sales Planning
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2008 - 2011
Researched, prepared, and tested go-to-market strategy with cross-functional teams, leading to the launch of HBO GO, a new mobile content product. Balanced the annual spending budget and projected long-range (5 yr.) subscriber distribution outlook. With senior management, determined successful growth trends. Designed financial agreement policies and procedures to meet corporate guidelines. Established new benchmarks and models.
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Director, Sales Planning
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2005 - 2008
Implemented the rollout of HBO on Broadband (a limited Beta release) with Time Warner Wisconsin. This novel video streaming service and compliment to HBO evolved over time into HBO GO, a product I helped develop and launch. My teams and I built award-winning B2B websites. We reduced spending by 40%.
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Viacom
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United States
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Entertainment
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant - MTV Networks
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2004 - 2005
Prepared the strategic direction and launch plans for forward-thinking, Logo TV. Prepared the strategic direction and launch plans for forward-thinking, Logo TV.
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CBS Sports
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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700 & Above Employee
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Vice President, Partner Marketing
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2003 - 2004
Planned and executed marketing objectives and initiatives that built brand equity and expanded distribution of an emerging cable network, CSTV. Developed video-on-demand strategy, securing rights to 32 million subscribers. Planned and executed marketing objectives and initiatives that built brand equity and expanded distribution of an emerging cable network, CSTV. Developed video-on-demand strategy, securing rights to 32 million subscribers.
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Education
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Harvard Business School Executive Education
Executive Management Program -
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St. John's University
Bachelor of Science
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