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Mike Kerns reposted thisMike Kerns reposted thisI'm hiring a Director of Finance and Operations, reporting directly to me. This is the senior-most finance seat at Cars & Bids: close and reporting, FP&A, and the back-office operations that keep a fast-growing company running. Hands-on by design, with room to grow as we scale. Car enthusiasm strongly preferred. If you or someone you know is a good fit, please reach out.
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Mike Kerns shared thisI’m not a big fan of investment announcements. Nor, am I a big fan of LI self promoting. But, I had to share that I’m thrilled to be working with John Antonelli, Louis and team at Real Sports . When it was first mentioned to me, I was highly skeptical. As an old sports media guy I’ve heard the dual screen, community led sports pitch too often. Then, I tried to use the app and immediately both felt REALLY old/confused, but impressed/surprised at the same time. Then, we got to know the team and realized there is something quite special happening with Real and their community. We are so fortunate to be involved, and look forward to the journey. Steven McClelland it’s come full circle with social sports from a Dukie! https://lnkd.in/gmJaBj4MChernin Group Leads Funding Round in Box Score App ‘Real’Chernin Group Leads Funding Round in Box Score App ‘Real’
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Mike Kerns reposted thisMike Kerns reposted thisBig milestone for the Premier Lacrosse League and Women's Lacrosse League, we’ve officially renewed our media rights partnership with ESPN for another 5 years. As part of the renewal, ESPN has made an investment in the league. A great testament to the growth of pro lacrosse and the momentum we’re building. Grateful for the belief and excited for what’s ahead!
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Mike Kerns reposted thisMike Kerns reposted thisPublic lands are at the heart of everything we do at First Lite. They’ve shaped our brand, inspired our products, and remain central to our mission. If it weren’t for public lands, First Lite wouldn’t be here. With recent federal budget cuts affecting public lands employees, we remain committed to supporting both our wild places and the people who protect them. If you're part of our Pro Program and have been impacted by job reductions, your status with us will not change—your contributions to conservation matter. We will also continue investing in conservation through our partnerships with Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Delta Waterfowl Foundation and the National Deer Association, as well as our internal programs Camo for Conservation, Land Access Initiative, and Brush for Bucks. Learn more at the link below. Link: https://lnkd.in/gcp9PgFt Public lands belong to all of us. Let’s keep fighting for them. #FirstLiteHunting #GoFartherStayLonger #PublicLands #Conservation
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Mike Kerns reposted thisThis has been such a fun one to work on...Mike Kerns reposted thisWe are honored to partner with Ashley Flowers, the founder and creative genius behind audiochuck – one of the top podcast producers in the world. Audiochuck’s flagship podcast, Crime Junkie, is ranked as the #2 podcast in America. At TCG, we obsess over the future of media and strongly believe in podcasting’s potential across audio, video, live events, and publishing. The next generation of great media companies is being built now, and Audiochuck is a prime example. In addition to their exceptional storytelling, we are impressed by the philanthropic work Audiochuck has accomplished to solve cold cases and support victims. A huge thank you to Ashley Flowers, Bob Baird, Kate Westrick, and the entire Audiochuck team for their collaboration and continued partnership. The TCG team is thrilled to be part of this journey. https://lnkd.in/e6ytp4sn‘Crime Junkie’ Host Ashley Flowers Is Building a $250 Million Podcasting Empire‘Crime Junkie’ Host Ashley Flowers Is Building a $250 Million Podcasting Empire
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Mike Kerns reposted thisMike Kerns reposted thisWe are hiring an account executive in the Midwest!! If you are passionate about food, home, entertaining, and travel - then FSD is the spot for you! Spread the word! #foodislife #Food52isthelifestyle #Schoolhouse #Dansk
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Mike Kerns reposted thisMike Kerns reposted thisToday we did something at Epic Gardening that makes no sense: we launched another line of seeds under the Epic Gardening name! We already own and cherish our Botanical Interests line of seeds, with 700+ varieties carried in 5,000+ stores around the country, so why do this? It's all about the beginner grower. When I first started gardening 14 years ago, I wandered into a local nursery with my brother with ZERO clue what any of the information on the packets meant, what the "varieties" of a tomato meant (isn't a tomato a tomato?), and so on. I was confused. The Epic Gardening seed line solves this. It's a heavily curated selection of 40 varieties, selected for: 1. Ease of growing - fantastic disease and pest resistance packages are bred into these varieties, upping a beginner grower's chance of a successful harvest. 2. Flavor - if you don't love to eat it, you're not going to keep growing, and with ~40% of new gardeners never growing a second season, we wanted the best tasting varieties we could find. 3. Growing habit - I lived in a small apartment when I started gardening - these varieties are designed to work in almost any growing environment, whether a balcony or a rural backyard. As an homage to the artistic style of Botanical Interests, we went with a more video-gamey aesthetic to the variety art on the packets, which are made of Hydroblox paper, a newer material that is curbside-recycleable, water-resistant, and all packets are printed with soy-based ink. There's a QR code on the back of every packet that will take you right to a growing guide for the variety created by either myself or someone on the Epic Gardening team. I never thought 14 years ago when I walked into a nursery and randomly grabbed some "Marketmore" cucumbers from Botanical Interests that one day we'd be launching our own line of seed under our own name - a truly full-circle moment. Give them a try if you're looking to get your 1st garden started this year. Huge shout to everyone who made this happen on the team: Leigh Pond Lesia McGlynn Katherine Von Tersch Kelly Roy Ashley Allott Robert Bona András Klikk Lorin Nielsen Reilly Tiglio Danielle Sherwood Kristina Moriarty Kyle Pate Mollie Maloney Molly Cole Wendi Carlock JBM Packaging
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Mike Kerns shared thisLet’s go LinkedIn. Looking for smart, scrappy, and doesn’t take themselves too seriously!Mike Kerns shared thisAbsolutely amazing opportunity to work both internally at TCG, with our portfolio companies, and with the incomparable Mike Kerns. Please spread the word far and wide.
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Mike Kerns liked thisMike Kerns liked thisWhen you’ve given your whole life to something, in this moment nothing else exists. That’s championship lacrosse. Congratulations to the Philadelphia Waterdogs on winning their 2nd. Team of vets and rooks, led by the greatest coach of all time, the winningest GM in pro lacrosse, Kieran, Sowers, Kirst, Currier, Adler, Byrne. There were levels to it. To the Denver Outlaws and every player who played their guts out this season, thank you. You’re the best of the best. To our coaches and GMs, the best fans in the world, and every league partner who took a bet on us, it means the world. And to our family at ESPN for another record rating year. What an honor it is to get to build pro lacrosse with you. We wouldn’t want it any other way. To everyone at the Premier Lacrosse League. You hustle, you grind, you focus and you believe. There are days in this business that feel impossible. No doubt this is a group that doesn’t let up. A group that manifests. Mike and I are inspired by your work. This was a great week. Onward.
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Mike Kerns liked thisMike Kerns liked thisWhat a beautiful 8th Premier Lacrosse League Championship Week.. What strikes me the most, is how relentlessly creative and dedicated the front office continues to be. Nothing is good enough for them. They continue to raise the bar, and it’s my honor to help lead pro lacrosse into the future with them. The inspiration for our work draws on many things- not letting each other down, creating a stage for the best lacrosse players in the world, and driving returns for our partners and fans. We don’t take your time investment lightly and have more energy and passion for this business than ever. Are we perfect? Heck no, but we wake up every day, beating the alarm clock, trying to be. Here’s to another season in the books, building with my brother, and all of you 👊 🧑🦲 💛
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Mike Kerns liked thisThe MeatEater Channel is now available 24/7 on PS5! MeatEater, Inc. is honored to be part of the Live TV on PS5 launch for Sony Pictures Entertainment. Big thanks to Brian Decker, Stefanie Zuroff, and Pete Wood for the partnership, as well as to Alex Beguin and Rob Holmes for making it happen.Mike Kerns liked thisLIVE TV ON PS5 is now live, bringing more than 100 free, ad-supported channels and a large selection of on-demand library movies and series directly to PlayStation®5 users in the U.S. with Canada to follow. From sports, news and reality to movies, hit series, anime and more, the new destination brings together content from across Sony’s entertainment portfolio and many of the world’s leading media brands—all in one place. It’s the latest example of how Sony is bringing together the power of entertainment and technology to create more value for our audiences, content partners and advertisers across the Sony ecosystem. And this is just the beginning. LIVE TV will expand to BRAVIA® televisions later this year. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gmkgFB3q #SonyPictures #PlayStation Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Mike Kerns liked thisAs a launch partner for Sony's LIVE TV on PS5 service, The MeatEater Channel joins ~100 other channels on PlayStation 5 consoles today and extends to Sony BRAVIA TVs later this year. We're pleased to be working with Sony to bring our programming to fans 24/7, free, and ad-supported--joining our distribution on Amazon Prime Video (along with our Video Podcast Channel), Samsung, Roku, Vizio, DirecTV, and Dish/SlingTV.Mike Kerns liked thisLIVE TV ON PS5 is now live, bringing more than 100 free, ad-supported channels and a large selection of on-demand library movies and series directly to PlayStation®5 users in the U.S. with Canada to follow. From sports, news and reality to movies, hit series, anime and more, the new destination brings together content from across Sony’s entertainment portfolio and many of the world’s leading media brands—all in one place. It’s the latest example of how Sony is bringing together the power of entertainment and technology to create more value for our audiences, content partners and advertisers across the Sony ecosystem. And this is just the beginning. LIVE TV will expand to BRAVIA® televisions later this year. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gmkgFB3q #SonyPictures #PlayStation Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Mike Kerns liked thisMike Kerns liked thisI’m excited to share that I’ve joined ElevenLabs as Chief Revenue Officer. When this opportunity came along, I couldn’t pass it up. ElevenLabs combines category-defining research, products customers love, and the chance to build an enduring enterprise business. Many frontier labs are focused on building increasingly intelligent AI. But intelligence alone is not enough to drive adoption. AI must also communicate and interact with people in ways that feel natural and human, and that’s what ElevenLabs is focused on. Three things stood out to me. • The research. ElevenLabs built the first truly human-like voice models with human-level expression across 70+ languages, while continuing to push the frontier across speech, sound, and music. • The platform. ElevenLabs brings human-level interaction to AI agents across sales, support, and operations, as well as creative tools transforming marketing and media production. • The momentum. ElevenLabs has reached $600M in ARR, serves customers across 80 countries, including companies like Meta, Klarna, Stripe, Hasbro, and Deutsche Telekom, and is already used within 69% of Fortune 500 companies. Dozens of customer and partner conversations in my first week have reinforced what I saw from the outside. Customers trust ElevenLabs to deliver AI that people enjoy interacting with. I’m here to build on that trust and turn our industry-leading research and products into durable enterprise growth. I’m grateful to Mati Staniszewski and the entire ElevenLabs team for the welcome. The opportunity ahead of us is enormous. We’re just getting started.
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Mike Kerns liked thisBig news from Sofar Sounds! Today we announced the launch of Sofar Studios, offering brands access to 17 years worth of trust, community, artistry and discovery. There's really no better time to expand our partnership capabilities, as both consumers and brands are seeking out real-life, authentic experiences and content. Read about it here: https://lnkd.in/gzvz5uwuMike Kerns liked thisLet's be honest. Most of us are completely exhausted by transactional ads and manufactured "culture." You can’t just drum up authentic connection overnight in a board room. For 17 years, Sofar built its name on the simple bet that people are craving real, intimate connection over algorithms and industry gatekeeping. What started as a group of music lovers sitting on a living room floor has grown into a trusted community across 300+ cities in 64 countries. Today, we’re taking that DNA and launching Sofar Studios, our new dedicated creative division built to help brands show up in culture through custom live experiences, multi-city activations, and original storytelling. We’re thrilled to bring on Complex veteran Caleb Hannabury as Head of Brand Partnership Sales! He’s joining longtime Sofar leader Kaz Komolafe, who is stepping into the role of VP and Managing Director of Sofar Studios, along with our CEO Warren Webster. Sofar Studios gives brand partners direct access to our live global network; a community that has brought 3M+ guests together for 55,000+ shows. Building on work with incredible partners like Visa, Delta Air Lines, Lexus, HOKA, Apple, Google, and O2 (Telefónica UK) (whose Live from the Highlands campaign was named a finalist at the 2026 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐃𝐚𝐲 Media Awards Europe). If your brand wants to create live experiences or tell meaningful, locally-rooted stories with global reach, we’d love to collaborate. #SofarSounds #SofarStudios #LiveMusic #ExperientialMarketing #BrandPartnerships #Culture #SayYouSawThemFirst
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Mike Kerns liked thisMike Kerns liked thisOver the past few days, there’s been some misinformation circulating about the accuracy of Oura’s sleep tracking. So I’ll start with this: we stand behind our science, research, and accuracy claims. At Oura, we are advocates of truth in all its forms: in measurement, in science, and, yes, in advertising. We hold ourselves to a high standard. We built Oura on the belief that people deserve to understand their bodies with the highest degree of accuracy possible — not a guess, not a coin flip. Allegations make for good headlines. Science requires expertise, data literacy, and peer review. Oura is a science-driven organization. We contribute to the science of sleep and physiological measurement as a member of the scientific community. Read through our blog and you will find validation studies, technical reports, and independent, peer-reviewed research — because that is how science advances. We show our work. If you are interested in learning more about our work, read this post from Massimiliano de Zambotti, Oura's Director of Health Science. He walks through the basis for Oura's scientific claims in detail against the evidence. Read his full post here: https://lnkd.in/gd2A7Nv9 If you are curious about the details and want to read our FAQ, the Oura team published a piece on how Oura measures sleep, how the technology works, and how it performs against polysomnography: https://lnkd.in/g2buSp-A These two posts explain what more than five million Oura members experience every day: wearable consumer devices CAN accurately measure sleep, and they can give people genuinely useful information about their health. We will keep pushing science forward. We will keep building an even more powerful tool for preventive health. And, we will keep showing our work.Standing Behind Our Science: How Oura Measures Sleep and Validates AccuracyStanding Behind Our Science: How Oura Measures Sleep and Validates Accuracy
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Mike Kerns liked thisMike Kerns liked thisThank you for an unforgettable season. The way you competed, the way you led off the field. Promoting your team, the league, becoming larger than life ambassadors of the sport. There are now young girls everywhere dreaming of one day doing what you do. Congratulations to the Maryland Charm, our first and forever champs. And to the California Palms, who showed class and vulnerability, respect and kindness, despite not getting the result they hoped for. I hope my daughter grows up to be like you. To experience both one day. The emotions of winning and defeat. Both so important. And to everyone at the Women's Lacrosse League. None of this happens without your passion and dedication. We can’t wait for the 2027 season.
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Gokul Rajaram
Founders: every rule (about fundraising and everything else) is artificial and meant to be broken. For example, consider the “rule” that the lead investor should invest at least X% of the entire round. It’s BS. For example, the amazing Kirsten Green led Bonobos’ $30m Series C round with $1m (and helped the founder raise the remaining $29m). Ignore the so-called rules. Do the right thing for your company. Be the exception.
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