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    CEO & Co-Founder at Recess - sampling & brand activations made easy

    Jack Shannon, CEO & Co-Founder of Recess

    Jack Shannon is the CEO and co-founder of Recess, a music and ideas festival that brings together successful entrepreneurs, startups, and musicians to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs.1 He co-founded Recess in 2010 with Deuce Thevenow while they were students at Indiana University.2

    Some key milestones in Recess' history under Shannon's leadership include:

    • Launching the first Recess Music Festival in May 2010 at Indiana University with LMFAO and Mike Posner as headliners, which quickly expanded to more colleges in the Midwest2
    • Raising a seed round led by Mark Cuban in 2013 to expand Recess Music & Ideas Festivals to more campuses and further their mission2
    • Building a multi-city brand campaign in 2015 for Topshop to help the UK retailer expand into the US market, partnering with brands like KIND Bar and Red Bull2
    • Launching the Recess brand activation platform in 2018 to allow brands to search for unique sampling and sponsorship opportunities across the US2
    • Raising a $5M Series A in 2022 led by Data Point Capital and Spring Mountain Capital, following a year of strong customer growth2

    Prior to Recess, Shannon was a board member for Operation Homelink from 2005 to 2016, and interned at Fox Broadcasting, MGM, and Relativity Media.1 His LinkedIn profile is linkedin.com/in/shannonjack.3

    Highlights

    Mar 6 · cpgguys.com
    Experiential Media with Recess' Jack Shannon - The CPG Guys
    Experiential Media with Recess' Jack Shannon - The CPG Guys
    Mar 6 · PR Web
    Recess Announces the Appointment of Brian Schwartz to Board of ... - PR Web
    Mar 6 · PR Web
    Recess Announces the Appointment of Brian Schwartz to Board of ... - PR Web
    Recess Announces the Appointment of Brian Schwartz to Board of ... - PR Web

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    Los Angeles County, California, United States