Shannon Denton is a Co-Founder of Wripple and the former Global CEO of leading digital agency Razorfish. During his 16-year career at Razorfish, Shannon was a key executive leader that helped to grow Razorfish to a $750M business serving top brands worldwide.
During Shannon’s tenure as CEO, the company received numerous industry recognitions including multiple appearances on Ad Age’s A List and top rankings in high-profile analyst reports such as Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Digital Marketing Services and Forrester’s Wave’s for Digital Experience and Commerce Consultancies.
Prior to Wripple and since leaving Razorfish in 2017, Shannon has been active in Atlanta’s startup scene as an angel investor, board member, Techstars mentor and Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) at the ATDC incubator located at Georgia Tech. Immediately prior to his tenure at Razorfish, he was the President &
CEO of an Internet consultancy startup that he sold and combined with Razorfish and other acquired businesses.
In summary, Shannon has extensive experience in high-tech, professional services, innovation and running high-growth businesses. As part of his startup and executive management experience, Shannon has acquired and integrated several businesses, led successful exits and raised more than $40M of Venture Capital. Shannon started his career in Technology as a Software Engineer, Architect and Product Manager and early in his career, led the creation of several successful software products from scratch.
Connect with Shannon on LinkedIn.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- How COVID has impacted Wripple
- How other companies can adapt to changing workforce dynamics
- Where the best place is to engage people for work / find talent and more
- Industries that are hiring right now
- Skills that are most in demand, given COVID-19
- What can someone who is currently unemployed do to better their chances of landing a job
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