O Yahoo Where Art Thou?: Interview with Oren Katzeff (Dollar Shave Club, Tastemade)

10/26/21 • 60 min

This week Andy sits down with Oren Katzeff, who despite obtaining a law degree at Hastings, decided to pursue a career in digital advertising. The two discuss crossing paths at Yahoo, what sparked the change in Katzeff’s career pursuits, and creating engaging branded content without a budget.

Oren Katzeff has impressive credits such as Head of Programming and Network at Tastemade, President of Condé Nast, Senior Director of Business Development and Affairs at Yahoo, and a Consultant at Dollar Shave Club. He is currently the Founder and Principal of Lahav Consulting.

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