Experience

Planet Sport

• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Chairman

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  With over 20 million unique visitors per month to its suite of sports websites, Planet Sport is one of the largest independent sports media networks in the UK and beyond. The group is focused on attracting, engaging and retaining sports fans through a mix of compelling content and state of the art technology. As Chairman I am responsible for strategy and growth through investment and acquisitions. In addition I am founder and CEO of Planet Connect (formerly Ole! Connect), which provides content and media technology B2B solutions to clients in the media, mobile communications and sports betting sectors from its offices in Cape Town and Leeds.



Planet Zogg

• Lord on the Board

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Planet Zogg is a small independent record label, with the aim of discovering and promoting new artists, particularly from South Africa. We have partnered with Paradise Distribution in Berlin to reach a global audience Planet Zogg is a small independent record label, with the aim of discovering and promoting new artists, particularly from South Africa. We have partnered with Paradise Distribution in Berlin to reach a global audience



Blechbeinn Consulting

• Unternehmensinhaber

  • Jan 2021 - Present



Ole! Connect

• South Africa
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO and Chief Revenue Officer

  • Apr 2019 - Dec 2021

  As the worlds of (digital) media and marketing converge, there was an inexorable logic to merging the Ole! Media Group companies into one brand, one team and one company. Ole! Connect combines strategic thinking, creative excellence, quality content, leading edge technology platforms, a highly skilled dev team and insightful data into one compelling value proposition for media houses, mobile operators, brands and marketers.Data-driven, personalised media and marketing solutions. As the worlds of (digital) media and marketing converge, there was an inexorable logic to merging the Ole! Media Group companies into one brand, one team and one company. Ole! Connect combines strategic thinking, creative excellence, quality content, leading edge technology platforms, a highly skilled dev team and insightful data into one compelling value proposition for media houses, mobile operators, brands and marketers.Data-driven, personalised media and marketing solutions.



Ole! Media Group

• Co-Founder, Director Sales and Strategy

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2019

  Ole! Connect Media Group (OMG) is the umbrella company for a group of innovative digital media businesses working with an impressive array of blue chip clients. Founded in May 2009 with the launch of MobiMedia, the Group now employs over 100 digital media, technology, marketing and advertising specialists from offices in Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and Leeds. OMG comprises:MobiMedia - "Engaging Mobile Consumers" with a compelling mix of mobile news, lifestyle and information services, rich audio-visual content and mobile messaging solutions, all created in Africa's first dedicated mobile newsroom.TEAMtalk media - "It's our Game" - a digital sports media business encompassing digital publishing, content and data syndication.AddSuite "Powering Digital Advertising" providing a suite of unique advertising tools and services to drive revenues and yields for publishers and audience based targeting for advertisers. AddSuite is proud to be one of only five Google Certified Publishing Partners in EMEA.HoneyKome - "Digital Pollination for Brands" - a full digital services agency combining strategic thinking, creativity, technology and data analysis to deliver highly effective engagement marketing solutions to brands and media partners.Planet Sport Publishing - an UK based network of sports focused digital media brands including TEAMtalk.com, Football365.com, Planet Rugby, PlanetF1, Cricket365, Golf365 and Planet Sport. Our team of highly experienced journalists and content creators entertain an audience of over six million unique users every month.



TEAMtalk media Group Pty Ltd

• Managing Director

  • Jul 2011 - Sep 2013

  TEAMtalk media is a digital sports media agency which publishes and manages an impressive portfolio of sports media brands including Football411, Planet Sport, Planet F1, Planet Rugby, Cricket365 and Golf365. It also provides high quality sports editorial content and data to a wide range of blue chip media and brand clients throughout Africa and internationally. TEAMtalk is the official data partner to the South African PSL and has joint exclusive distribution rights for Barclays Premier League data in South Africa and Africa. It employs a great team of over 40 journalists, content creators, technology specialists and sports fans in Cape Town, Johannesburg, London and Leeds.TEAMtalk was a client of MobiMedia and I was asked to join as MD following a management buyout from Sky Sports in 2011. MobiMedia subsequently acquired TEAMtalk in 2013 as part of the creation of Ole! Media Group.



MobiMedia

• Australia
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Partner

  • Apr 2009 - Aug 2011

  MobiMedia was a mobile advertising and media agency. It focuses on how to engage consumers via the cellphone using creative ideas, compelling content and instant communication MobiMedia was a mobile advertising and media agency. It focuses on how to engage consumers via the cellphone using creative ideas, compelling content and instant communication



Opera Interactive

• United States
• Performing Arts

• Managing Director

  • May 2005 - Mar 2009

  Managing Director of a major International messaging, billing and content aggregator Managing Director of a major International messaging, billing and content aggregator



Parity Eurosoft

• European Director

  • Nov 1995 - Dec 1998