latakoo
[ LAT – uh – KOO ] noun
An end-to-end media asset management system. latakoo is that fastest video workflow tool on the market; patented technology combines with easy collaboration and smart automation; latakoo Clients include the world’s largest broadcaster, television stations, production companies, and marketing firms. Based in Austin, Texas, latakoo serves companies around the world.
meet the team
Paul has worked with video and big data files for his entire career and he understands the complexities of sharing those files. His experience in the broadcasting and cable industry and the contacts he nurtured through the years helped him to establish latakoo inside some of the biggest broadcasting companies. Paul has won numerous awards, including Emmys for investigative journalism. He has a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas and a MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School with a focus on entrepreneurship.
Jade has experience in all facets of broadcasting, including management, communications, and technology. Jade understands video workflow: codecs, formats, editing, transfer. She has managed news staff, coordinated crews while traveling the world, run operations, scheduled teams, and assisted in crafting budgets. Jade launched & managed the ground-up building of a news bureau for a national network. Jade has a BA from Florida State University.
Thomas plays a leading role in bringing new features to latakoo’s software. He has a proven track record of success when it comes to building a stronger and scalable suite of technology. Prior to joining the team he was a software engineer for DoorDash, has written advanced cybersecurity software and designed and built a global platform supporting millions of users for gambling giant Aristocrat. Thomas proudly served in the U.S. Navy, where he won awards for the software he wrote – which went above and beyond his daily duties.
Jacob oversees latakoo’s day-to-day accounting and finance activities and leads strategic initiatives related to pricing, fundraising, and special projects. Jacob holds a Ph.D. in International Macroeconomics from Western University and has significant experience in transfer pricing and tax compliance from PwC and MNP. Prior to joining latakoo, Jacob also served as Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Colorado Denver where he conducted research and taught graduate and undergraduate courses in Macroeconomic Theory and Financial Economics. Jacob lives in Calgary, AB with his wife and two daughters.
board of directors
Paul has worked with video and big data files for his entire career and he understands the complexities of sharing those files. His experience in the broadcasting and cable industry and the contacts he nurtured through the years helped him to establish latakoo inside some of the biggest broadcasting companies. Paul has won numerous awards, including Emmys for investigative journalism. He has a Bachelor of Journalism from the University of Texas and a MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School with a focus on entrepreneurship.
Jade has experience in all facets of broadcasting, including management, communications, and technology. Jade understands video workflow: codecs, formats, editing, transfer. She has managed news staff, coordinated crews while traveling the world, run operations, scheduled teams, and assisted in crafting budgets. Jade launched & managed the ground-up building of a news bureau for a national network. Jade has a BA from Florida State University.
Christine is a Certified Public Accountant with more than 25 years of financial and operational experience, including all areas of accounting and tax, strategic planning and forecasting, SEC reporting and technical accounting, as well as acquisition and integration planning with public companies in the wireless communications and high-tech industries. She most recently served as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller for MetroPCS during T-Mobile’s acquisition of the company at an $8 billion valuation, including a $1.5 billion cash payment to shareholders.
Jeff is the CEO and founder of crisis management firm, Jeff Eller Group. He is the former chairman of Public Strategies, which was acquired by WPP. Later, Public Strategies merged with Hill+Knowlton. Eller, who joined Public Strategies in 1994 and previously led the company’s campaigns group, was promoted to president and CEO in 2006, and chairman in 2009. Before joining Public Strategies, Eller served in the Clinton White House as deputy assistant to the president and director of media affairs and oversaw all regional and specialty media relations, as well as radio and television services. He has been involved in numerous congressional and Senate campaigns, and worked for two members of Congress.
Ben is Director of Investments at Matter, based in Silicon Valley. Matter invests in early stage media ventures. He is also the co-founder of Known, a software platform that creates a private, social space for internal teams. He is latakoo’s first Chief Technology Officer and has been building web applications since 1994. Prior to latakoo, he co-founded Elgg, an award-winning enterprise social networking platform used by organizations including Harvard University, the Australian government, Oxfam and the World Bank, as well as schools and non-profits around the world.