kevin murphy

Kevin Murphy is a seasoned executive with an extensive background in marketing, sales, and entrepreneurship. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in International Business from San Francisco State University and received additional education from Saint Mary's College of California and Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Grenoble. His career spans across multiple industries, from the entertainment sector to the tech industry.

Kevin led a team at Horizontrust.com as a board member, driving customer acquisition and retention by focusing on digital strategies and partnerships. He also founded an entertainment complex in San Francisco with five restaurants and five clubs that amassed over $10 million in annual revenues. Kevin's experience as a concert promoter, sound studio manager, and event coordinator for Mayor and City of San Francisco has been recognized by Newsweek Magazine and other industry publications.

At Akamai Technologies, Kevin was the team captain of a winning team for solution selling. He received the top sales award on the East Coast and worked with tech, product, and sales in a matrixed environment to develop new products and revenue channels. Later, Kevin founded Trafficengine.com, where he developed a new breed of XML search syndication RTB Platform for SaaS partners. He then grew it into a global leader in traffic generation space with over 2000 partners, which included Google, Yahoo, and Bing.

Kevin has a strong analytical background and has been featured in Fred Thompson's CNN special about the future of technology and advertising. He has developed wholesale real estate market platforms for investors in the emerging ibuyer space and founded Uplift Media, focused on traffic solutions and asset optimization. Kevin is an executive leader with expertise in growth marketing, product marketing, B2B & B2C digital transformation for brick and mortar, brand management, and purpose-led leadership.