Joel Smernoff

Joel Smernoff is a mission-focused and results-driven Chief Operating Officer with over 15 years of experience in successfully driving growth and innovation for venture-backed B2B and B2C startups.

His expertise lies in product innovation and management, business strategy, fundraising, customer experience enhancement, business development, monetization strategies including SaaS, e-commerce, freemium, subscription, and advertising models, finance, operations, online community development, user engagement, and team building.

Joel holds a degree in BSE, Naval Architecture, and an MBA in Finance from the University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

Throughout his career, he has held various roles such as Partnership Advisor at Dayforward, Chairman at Black Umbrella, COO at Citia, Advisory Board Member at Responder Ventures, Membership Committee at NY Tech COO Club, Advisory Board Member at Nutmeg Education, COO at MarketSharing, among others.

Prior to his current roles, Joel served as CEO at 960 Media, Inc, President & COO at Paltalk, Sr. Director of Business Strategy at AOL, and in finance and operations positions at Netscape Communications and Cerebellum Corp.

With his extensive experience and track record of success, Joel Smernoff has established himself as a valuable asset in the startup ecosystem.