Michael Kohn
Founder at Michael Kohn Consulting
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Kohn is a streaming media founder and executive with 13+ years leading OTT, CTV, FAST and digital distribution strategies that scaled platforms and monetization across North America and international markets. He built Roku’s linear (FAST) offering from inception to hundreds of channels, drove 350% CTV revenue growth at Samba TV, and architects scalable content, product and partnership strategies for studios, distributors and startups through his consultancy. Known for marrying data-driven content programming with ad-tech and platform engineering, he negotiates major studio deals and implements programmatic monetization across devices and marketplaces. Based in Los Angeles, he combines deep product and technical fluency with hands-on operational experience—having launched SaaS offerings like ViewLift and overseen integrations with dozens of device manufacturers and ad stacks. An engaging industry speaker, he’s equally comfortable in boardroom negotiations and technical integrations, translating technical constraints into commercial opportunities.
14 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Deerfield AcademyBachelor of Sciences, Bachelor of Sciences at Northwestern University
English, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (28)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
mikeakohn/coffee_maker
Oct 2015 - May 2023
Contributions:38 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 9 months
mikeakohn/print_pe
Dec 2014 - Jan 2023
Contributions:78 commits, 71 pushes in 8 years 2 months
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