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Tom Staggs

Investor

Partner at Smash Capital

Los Angeles, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Tom Staggs is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Candle Media and serves as a board member at Spotify. Previously, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer at The Walt Disney Company, where he also served as Chairman of Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide for five years and Chief Financial Officer for nearly twelve years, during which time he was involved in major corporate acquisitions including Cap Cities/ABC, Pixar, and Marvel, as well as overseeing significant capital projects including the Shanghai Disney Resort, expansions at Disneyland Resort, new Disney cruise ships, and the development of themed experiences including Disney's Aulani Resort and the Avatar-themed land at Disney's Animal Kingdom Park.

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Experience

  1. Candle MediaCo-Founder & Co-CEOcurrent2021 — present
  2. SpotifyBoard Membercurrent2017 — present
  3. Smash CapitalPartnercurrent2022 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  4. InStride - Strategic Enterprise Education™Advisory Boardcurrent2020 — present
  5. The Walt Disney CompanyChief Operating Officer2015 — 2016Burbank, California, United States
  6. The Walt Disney CompanyChairman - Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide2010 — 2015
  7. The Walt Disney CompanyChief Financial Officer1998 — 2010
  8. The Walt Disney CompanySVP Strategic Planning1990 — 1995

Education

  1. Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA
  2. University of MinnesotaBachelor of Science - BS

Founder mafias

Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia175

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Mojo VisionFabian HeilemannSummer Institute for EntrepreneurshipFounded Aenu +1IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Zynga +1Mada SegheteMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Upside +1Sabah OneyM.B.A.Founded Vilya +1Ian CinnamonMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Immunity Project +1

+ 168 more

University of Minnesota mafia23

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Leah CulverB.S.Founded Breaker +1Kiet HoBachelor's degreeFounded Superset +1Michael HoeyPhD workFounded Francis MedicalShelly LanningBachelor's degreeFounded Visana HealthDeepak VermaM.S.Founded English HelperShouwen XuMaster's DegreeFounded TomoCredit

+ 16 more

Smash Capital mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Kevin MayerManaging PartnerFounded Candle Media

Same school

Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,317

Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew

+ 1,311 more

Also attended University of Minnesota111

Madeline PopeSenior Associate, Platform & Marketing at March Capital PartnersNate LeeFounder and Chief Information Security Officer at Scale Venture PartnersIsaac ZikeManaging Director at RiverVest Venture PartnersRichard HeymanVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersJohn BergstromInvestor at Mairs & Power VCMark GorenbergInvestor at Zetta Venture Partners

+ 105 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Candle Media1

Kevin MayerCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash Capital

Also worked at Spotify51

Pierre-Eric LeiboviciInvestor at DaphniAmanda Jones FloydPartner at Inreach VenturesKelly BennettExecutive Advisor at TCVWoody MarshallGeneral Partner at TCVSriram KrishnanStartup builder and investorMirja HitzemannScaleup Success Manager at Partech Ventures

+ 45 more

Also worked at The Walt Disney Company96

Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesArmando AlvarezFinance Manager at Westlake Village BioPartnersChuck DavisOperating Partner at TCVMike DudasInvestor at 6th Man VenturesEmilio Maglione-FulcoHead of Operations at 6th Man VenturesNeha KumarVenture Partner at Floating Point

+ 90 more

Colleagues at Smash Capital

Aashay Shah
Vice President at Smash Capital
Amanda Salzman
Principal at Smash Capital
Brad Twohig
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash Capital
Bradley Twohig
Managing Partner at Smash Capital
Brandon Ortiz
COO, CCO at Smash Capital
Charlotte Camacho
Vice President at Smash Capital
David Urban
Operating Partner at Smash Capital
Eric Garland
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash Capital