David Leider

David Leider is a cross-industry expert in business innovation, executive management, business development, digital marketing, M&A, revenue creation, and leadership. David was the cofounder and CEO of GSTV, which started from a five-station pilot to now more locations than McDonalds or Starbucks. He led the sale of 100% of the company's assets to Rockbridge Growth Equity in 2014 via a process led by Barclays, and second, a Joint Venture with Verifone Payment Systems (PAY) in April 2017, creating the largest location-based video media company in the world. Prior to GSTV, David held senior management positions at Yahoo! and three of the top advertising, marketing, and digital companies in the world - J. Walter Thompson (WPP), Doner (MDC Partners) and Organic (Omnicom). David has spoken at numerous industry events including Tedx, MediaPost, CES International, Digital Hollywood, J.D. Power Automotive International and Marketing Roundtables, Forrester, and the NAB, and has been featured on Fox News, CNN, and other major media outlets. Dave graduated from the University of Michigan (with Honors).