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Shawn Dennis

Venture Partner at WomensVCFund

Greater Madison Area

Overview 

Shawn Dennis is a highly accomplished professional currently serving as a Board Member, CEO, CMO, Venture Partner, and Adjunct Professor in the Greater Madison Area. With a background in executive leadership roles at DreamWorks Animation and a strong presence in various board memberships, Shawn has excelled in brand management, marketing strategy, and product development throughout their career. Notable highlights of Shawn's career include serving as EVP/Head of Brand and Franchise Development at DreamWorks Animation and holding board memberships at GoldieBlox, Inc., Highlights for Children, and the American Heart Association.

Work Experience 

LV

Listen Ventures

  • Venture Partner

    2020 - Current

WI

WomensVCFund II

  • Venture Partner

    2020

    https://www.womensvcfund.com/team/

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Slumberkins

  • Founding Board Member

    2019

Slumberkins is a line of cuddly creatures, designed to promote positive attachments.

Raised $21,580,110.00 from WomensVCFund, Interplay, CASSIUS, SeaChange and Cascade Seed Fund.

slumberkins.com
GG

Gaud-Hammer Gaming Group

  • Founding Board Member

    2019

G3 Esports operates as a full-service esports, gaming, and entertainment agency.

Raised $1,350,000.00.

g3esports.gg
AH

American Heart Association

  • National Board Member, Chair of the Marketing and Communications Committee

    2018

    National Board Member, Chair of the Marketing and Communications Committee, Chair of the Brain Health and Healthy Aging task force, Chair of the Youth eSports Task Force, Member of the Business Insights Commitee

Go Red For Women provides women's care services.

goredforwomen.org
WS

Wisconsin School of Business

  • Adjunct Professor

    2020

    Teaching full time and Executive MBA's Board Governance and Business and Society classes.

  • Board Member

    2009

    Board member for the University of Wisconsin school of business in their Consumer Products and Brand Management specialty, supporting full time students, advising and teaching.

EI

Esports Illustrated

  • Board Member

    2018

GI

GoldieBlox, Inc.

  • Board Member

    2016 - 2020

  • President

    2018 - 2019

    Girl power multimedia company, GoldieBlox, has named Shawn Dennis as its President. Based out of the company's Los Angeles office, Dennis will work side by side with CEO and Founder Debbie Sterling as GoldieBlox scales beyond a toy company into a global franchise that spans entertainment, digital media and consumer products. Dennis will oversee expanded revenue, product, entertainment, licensing and strategic partnerships for the brand.

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Highlights for Children

  • Board Member

    2017 - 2019

    Served as independent board member for this 75-year-old children’s publishing and entertainment brand. Drove new thinking around content expansion off the page and onto appropriate social media outlets to reach a new generation of families. Built scalable consumer products’ wholesale concepts that resulted in company doubling its early education toy businesses.

DA

DreamWorks Animation

  • EVP / Head of Brand and Franchise Development / Senior Strategic Business Leader

    2012 - 2017

    Trailblazed profitable new businesses for this animation studio, laying the groundwork for its successful sale to Comcast/Universal Pictures. Drove business development, expansion, and engagement by guiding, influencing, and directing launch of new content brands, existing and prospective film/TV franchises, and ancillary businesses. Formulated business growth, playbook, and global retail activation plans for all franchises and characters across all business units.

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. engages in the development, production, and exploitation of animated films and associated characters

Raised $15,000,000.00 from Infosys.

madoohd.com

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