Tony Chen
Co-Founder/CCO @ Sukaa
About
7x entrepreneur building African ventures and running an African fintech venture fund
United States
Greater Chicago Area
Investment Management
Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Start-up Ventures, Online Marketing
Experience

board and owner
govzilla

chief executive officer and founder
govzilla
Founded and led the company into a high-profit, high-growth, 100% bootstrapped SaaS business. Led all aspects of the company, including sales, marketing, finance, thought leadership, business development, talent management, and operations. - Led our team to close deals with Fortune 200 companies in the Pharmaceutical, Medical Device, Tobacco, Food, Consumer Products, and Financial sectors. - Quoted by WSJ and MSNBC in front-page news reporting.

founder
savvy daddy
* Founded and grew one of the largest online communities for dads, with more than 10,000 * facebook followers. Acquired by a non-profit. * Secured angel funding * Generated $4,000 * month in advertising revenue through a SEO/digital partnership * Produced 500 * articles

manager, business strategy
hfma
Led business and financial analyses of the organization's largest product lines, resulting in product repositioning, governance changes, and increased revenues.

director
launch your movement
* Founded viral marketing and social media consultancy. Built a team of 4 consultants to service 24 clients, ranging from local businesses to start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. * Focused on social media, content, SEO, digital marketing, and online viral campaigns * Developed a content marketing campaign that received coverage from WIRED magazine. * Launched an award-winning social network for dads that resulted in 10,000+ followers on Facebook.

director, product innovation
hfma
Led organizational process to develop new products/services, generated 115 new product ideas, 8 of which were approved by executive management for full business development. - Developed innovative advertising vehicle, increasing email ad revenues by 190%

investment committee
triphammer ventures
Triphammer is part of the Alumni Ventures Group (AVG), one of the most active venture capital funds in America.

blog founder and editor-in-chief
hospital impact
* Founded and built business blog that was acquired by FierceMarkets * Recruited several senior hospital executives as bloggers, including 4 hospital CEOs * Appeared in various industry publications, including HealthLeaders, Modern Healthcare, and Southwest Airlines' Spirit Magazine.

director, new business development
northshore university healthsystem
* Created and implemented organization-wide process for new business/program development. Generated 200+ new business ideas. * Initiated and implemented a referral web marketing program that led to 1,000+ new appointment calls/month to corporate call center. * Developed and co-led tech transfer marketing and business development program for the Research Institute's patent portfolio. * Executed partnership agreement that created a system of new specialized care centers.

senior analyst
merck
Worked 2 years as a Senior Analyst, Business Planning & Strategic Procurement, managing various e-commerce projects and negotiating construction/architectural firm contracts. - One of 12 selected nationally to participate in the Merck Manufacturing Development Program (MMDP), rotating through 4 six-month assignments in two years.

managing director
kinyungu ventures
Impact Investment Holding Company for early-stage ventures and SMEs in East Africa
Education
northwestern university - kellogg school of management
marketing
cornell university
chemical engineering
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