Prior to rejoining VaynerX, Colin led various marketing initiatives at
8VC, an American venture capital fund with 3.5BN AUM. At his peak, Colin managed a team of 8+ and oversaw multiple marketing efforts for 8VC and its parallel initiatives.
While at 8VC, Colin helped to develop the
American Optimist project. He led the creative direction and strategy for the initiative in year one.
While at 8VC, Colin simultaneously led marketing initiatives for
The Cicero Institute, a public policy think tank focused on delivering entrepreneurial solutions to some of America’s toughest public problems.
During his time at 8VC, Colin built capabilities in design and development, 2D design + animation, 3D design + animation, high-end video and photo, and paid media/distribution.
Prior to joining 8VC, Colin led marketing at
Village Global, an early-stage venture capital fund backed by some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs including Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates.
Previously, Colin worked directly for serial entrepreneur and investor
Gary Vaynerchuk at VaynerMedia. Colin wrote collaboratively with Gary creating content which reached hundreds of millions of views across his various social media channels online.