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Deron Triff

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Director and Vice President and Chief Business Officer at Wait What

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

FoundedWait What

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Director and Vice President and Chief Business Officer at Wait What

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Wait What's investors · 6

Able PartnersNew York · $500K – $3M checksBurda Principal InvestmentsMunichGingerbread CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checksHuman VenturesNew York · $250K – $500K checksMaywic Select InvestmentsCincinnati · $500K – $2.5M checksVisible VenturesHingham · $1M checks

Co-founders at Wait What

JWJune Wha Cohen
June Wha CohenDirector and President and Chief Executive Officer

Experience

  1. Project VELUMFoundercurrent2025 — presentLos Angeles, CA
  2. Owl Lane MediaCo-Foundercurrent2016 — presentLos Angeles, CA
  3. Authors EquityStrategic Ventures & Partnerships2024 — 2025Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  4. WaitWhatCo-Founder & Former Chief Business Officer2016 — 2023Greater New York City Area
  5. TEDHead of Content Partnerships & Licensing / Chris Anderson's Executive Team2011 — 2016Greater New York City Area
  6. Independent CompanyBusiness Development Consultant2006 — 2011
  7. Public Broadcasting ServiceVice President, Digital Ventures1999 — 2006Washington D.C. Metro Area
  8. BT GroupMarket Development Manager, International Television1998 — 1999London, England, United Kingdom
  9. Castalia Communications Corp.International Sales Manager1994 — 1996Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Skills & more

IntrapreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipCreativityValuesStrategic PartnershipsTelevisionIntegrated MarketingPublic SpeakingDigital MarketingNew MediaAdvertising
+12 moreStrategyWritingProduct DevelopmentContract NegotiationSocial Media MarketingMarketingManagementNew Business DevelopmentLicensing AgreementsDigital MediaDigital StrategyDigital Storytelling

Languages English · Spanish

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Who is Deron Triff?
Director and Vice President and Chief Business Officer at Wait What
Where does Deron Triff work?
Deron Triff is Director and Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Wait What.
What companies did Deron Triff found?
Deron Triff founded Wait What.
Where did Deron Triff go to school?
Deron Triff studied at McGill University (Master of Business Administration - MBA); Esade (Master of Business Administration - MBA, International Business); The University of Georgia (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Journalism).

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