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Vanessa Otero

Founder

Founder & CEO at Ad Fontes Media

Westminster, Colorado, United States

FoundedAd Fontes Media

About

Vanessa Otero is the founder and CEO of Ad Fontes Media, Inc., a company that rates news sources for reliability and bias, and she created the original Media Bias Chart. Before founding the company, she worked as an intellectual property attorney handling patent and trademark prosecution, litigation support, and IP counseling for technology companies. She holds a J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and a B.A. in English from UCLA, and has ten years of professional sales experience across business-to-business, pharmaceutical, and direct sales.

Founder & CEO at Ad Fontes Media

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Ad Fontes Media's investors · 3

GaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checksNew Community Transformation DenverDenverStout Street CapitalDenver · $250K checks

Experience

  1. ad fontes MediaFounder/CEOcurrent2018 — presentWestminster, CO
  2. Neugeboren O'DowdAssociate Attorney2014 — 2020
  3. Meda PharmaTerritory Sales Representative2010 — 2014
  4. Nouveau RicheIndependent Regional Advisor2006 — 2010
  5. Adams Repiratory TherapeuticsRespiratory Sales Specialist2006 — 2007
  6. XeroxAgency Account Manager2004 — 2006

Skills & more

Public Speaking25Negotiation7Strategic Planning8Management21Leadership57Strategy14Sales35Business Development37Selling21B2B4Sales Operations28Sales Process13
+12 moreAccount ManagementMarketingDirect SalesMarketing StrategyNew Business DevelopmentTeam BuildingLegal WritingLegal ResearchNetworkingSales ManagementPharmaceutical SalesCoaching
  • Patent Attorney — USPTO

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Vanessa Otero?
Vanessa Otero is the founder and CEO of Ad Fontes Media, Inc., a company that rates news sources for reliability and bias, and she created the original Media Bias Chart. Before founding the company, she worked as an intellectual property attorney handling patent and trademark prosecution, litigation support, and IP counseling for technology companies. She holds a J.D. from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and a B.A. in English from UCLA, and has ten years of professional sales experience across business-to-business, pharmaceutical, and direct sales.
Where does Vanessa Otero work?
Vanessa Otero is Founder & CEO of Ad Fontes Media.
What companies did Vanessa Otero found?
Vanessa Otero founded Ad Fontes Media.
Where did Vanessa Otero go to school?
Vanessa Otero studied at University of Denver - Sturm College of Law (J.D.); UCLA (BA, English); Francis Parker School.

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