2025 Speakers

Taz is focused on scaling advertising and commerce at Perplexity. Along the way, he’s been investing in and advising early-stage startups, sharing his experience and passion for helping them grow. He also co-founded Captiv8 and served as its Chief Revenue Officer, building it into a leader in influencer marketing. Before that, Taz played a key role in Republic Project’s acquisition by Sizmek, where he worked on expanding its creative ads platform globally. He also led monetization efforts at Showyou, a mobile video app that was later acquired by Vevo. Earlier in his career, Taz honed his skills at Interclick and BlueLithium, both of which were acquired by Yahoo!. Originally from Chicago, Taz studied at UC Berkeley and now lives in Marin with his wife, two kids, and their husky, who always keeps life interesting!