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About
John Shea is Chief Product Officer and CMO at RBmedia, an audiobook company acquired by KKR and later by HIG Capital and Francisco Partners. His career spans product, marketing, strategy, and operations roles across digital media, mobile apps, ecommerce and subscription services, and SaaS, including AI-based application development. He has been involved in seven company exits—one IPO and six acquisitions—at organizations including Audiobooks.com, Datatel, Rivermine, and Nuance.
Chief Product & Marketing Officer at RBmedia
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Experience
- RBmediaChief Product Officer & CMO (Acquired - KKR Private Equity; Franciso Partners/HIG)current2016 — presentWashington D.C. Metro Area
- Various CompaniesAdvisor/Consultant2013 — 2016Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- EllucianCMO & SVP Products Datatel (Merger w/ SunGard to form Ellucian)2011 — 2012Washington DC-Baltimore Area
- RivermineCMO & Head of Products/Strategy/M&A/Inside Sales (Acquired - Marlin Private Equity)2005 — 2010Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Nuance CommunicationsVP Product Management/Marketing & Corporate Strategy (IPO)1998 — 2004Menlo Park, CA
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Product Marketing16Start-ups31Demand Generation3Product Management26Mergers2Executive Management3Product Strategy1Lead Generation9Competitive Analysis6Marketing Strategy17Cloud Computing5
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Shea?
- John Shea is Chief Product Officer and CMO at RBmedia, an audiobook company acquired by KKR and later by HIG Capital and Francisco Partners. His career spans product, marketing, strategy, and operations roles across digital media, mobile apps, ecommerce and subscription services, and SaaS, including AI-based application development. He has been involved in seven company exits—one IPO and six acquisitions—at organizations including Audiobooks.com, Datatel, Rivermine, and Nuance.
- Where does John Shea work?
- John Shea is Chief Product & Marketing Officer at RBmedia.
- Where did John Shea go to school?
- John Shea studied at Northwestern University (MBA); University of Notre Dame (BS, Aerospace Engineering).
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Also attended University of Notre Dame439
Doug GrohAdvisor at CincyTechMimi DunnSenior Investment Analyst at Catalyst Health VenturesJim HuntGeneral Partner at Lavrock VenturesTristan HuntPartner at Averin CapitalJoanne IshamSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAlex FlorAssociate at TCV
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Shared employers
Also worked at RBmedia6
Laura HeldPartner, Executive Committee at Shamrock CapitalMichael PaullChief Executive Officer at RBmediaEd LongoCo-President, Chief Operating Officer at RBmediaAndrew GearingChief Information Officer at RBmediaDaniel WilsonChief Financial Officer at RBmediaJason BreinExecutive Officer at Francisco Partners
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Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesBen PerryInvestor at MedicxiHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Siddharth RamakrishnanPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCODavid Rosenthal, MDVenture Partner at AlleyCorp
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Also worked at Ellucian21
Paul BarberSenior Advisor at JMI EquityDeborah QuazzoManaging Partner at GSV VenturesElijah MayfieldEntrepreneur in Residence, Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science; previously CEO, LightSide Labs at GSV VenturesNkanyiso NdlovuNetwork Engineer at Global AI Internet Freedom FundUmar WattooGroup Head, Public Sector & Gov Relations at Systems LimitedMartin MrugalInvestor at G2 Venture Partners
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