Meet the Team.
Our team is made up of passionate individuals scattered across North America who value trust and transparency in all that they do, get shit done, and strive to build lifelong relationships with clients and each other.
Founder & CEO
Dan launched Bold Collective in June of 2015. With 20+ years of working in the ad tech space, his vision of the Collective was to build a multi-channel marketplace that prides itself on its core values throughout everything the team does. Hobbies: Golf, Softball, Travel. Superpowers: Flipping my eyelids, making funny noises, and napping.
Dan Alexander
Director, Client Services
Kyle builds and maintains strong client relationships to ensure overall satisfaction and sustained account growth. He is also responsible for managing ad operations across Bold Collective's branding division channels, including managed service and programmatic integrations for our CTV, Audio, and Mobile marketplaces. Hobbies: Writing & Studying History. Superpowers: Making connections, paying attention to detail.
Kyle Popok
Pub Dev Associate
Kailey joined the Bold Collective team in February of 2024. After graduating with her master’s in communication management from the University of Southern California she continued her professional career by gaining both customer success and marketing experience. She works on the supply side of the business managing publisher relationships and ensuring all accounts are operating at their fullest potential. Hobbies: Traveling and yoga. Superpowers: Having an enormous amount of patience & shopping.
Kailey Panarelli
Sr. Pub Dev Manager
Isabelle joined the Bold Collective team in 2022 right at the start of Q4. She works on the Connected TV, Audio, and Mobile side of the business, managing all publisher relations and ensuring all supply accounts are properly optimized for growth and ultimate success. Hobbies: Photography & Travel. Superpowers: Speaking German & Master Toddler Wrangler.
Isabelle Tscheu
Sr. Software Engineer
Matthew builds solutions for better business outcomes. He joined Bold in late 2022 to establish and evolve Bold Technology. Matthew designs, develops, and deploys systems across Bold Collective to accelerate shared growth. Hobbies: Creates art & Explores theory. Superpowers: Blends in with machinery & Gleams the Cube.
Matthew Carlson
Finance & Admin. Manager
Natalie oversees the company’s finances and HR responsibilities. This includes monitoring Bold’s financials, producing financial reports, managing cash flow, and working with management to develop and implement strategies and plans to achieve the company’s short-term and long-term objectives. Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends & traveling. Superpowers: Making a killer chicken piccata and a super-multitasker.
Natalie Gomez
Account Manager
Michaela joined the Bold Collective team in Q2 of 2024. As an Account Manager for our CTV and audio clients, Michaela prides herself in her strong client relationships and will go above and beyond to ensure their experience with Bold is nothing but the best. When Michaela isn't working you can find her with her husband, son and daughter enjoying the outdoors. Hobbies: Family time with my husband and two kids, and Boston Sports Superpowers: Multitasking and client relationships
Michaela Burns
Sr. Pub Dev Manager
Amber joined the Bold Collective team at the beginning of Q3 in 2021. She works on the mobile app performance side of the business managing publisher accounts and analyzing/tracking campaigns to ensure publishers deliver the best ROI. Hobbies: Painting & Hiking. Superpowers: Blissfully optimistic, losing my phone.
Amber Boren
Account Manager
Brianna joined the Bold Collective team coming in with a large background in Operations in the retail, tech, and real estate industries. She is passionate about cultivating a successful and fruitful customer experience through data driven initiatives and strategy. When she is not working, you'll find her travelling and volunteering at local organizations all around Southern California. Hobbies: Hiking, travelling Superpowers: Ultra organization, Finding the best sunset spots
Brianna Frierson
Product Manager
Lance joined the Bold Collective as a part of the Pretio Interactive acquisition in the summer of 2021. He works mainly on display advertising and oversees the technical operations of our media buying efforts, ensuring that our campaigns are delivering in a smooth and accurate manner. Hobbies: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Camping. Superpowers: Speaking French & Juggling.
Lance Ayer
Sr. Director, Engineering
I've been working in Ad Tech as a software developer for 5 years, including one successful acquisition. I love working with Python, learning about new tech, building web apps and working with high volumes of both data and web traffic. Hobbies: Hiking with my dog and Cooking Superpowers: Tracking down the root cause of a bug. Keeping the big picture in mind, while focusing on small details
David Bell
Sr. Director, Ad Operations
With 10+ years of experience in digital advertising, Jackie joined Bold Collective to spearhead Ad Ops at the beginning of Q2 in 2022. She manages the technical, operational, and analytical aspects of the Mobile Performance and Branding divisions. Hobbies: Food, Dance, Working Out. Superpowers: Supremely Detail-Oriented, Multitasker Extraordinaire.
Jackie Tea
Vice President, Operations
Becca joined Bold Collective in 2021. She assists all team members to achieve their goals and the goals of the company. She is a coach/mentor for the OPN team and provides insights about the industry to the team. She is in charge of evaluating best practices and helping implement new ones based on company and client needs. Hobbies: Video Games, Tarot Cards Superpowers: Selective Hearing (excellent ability to tune out her children’s endless arguments), Sing Talking (turns her life into her own kind of musical).