Conn Fishburn is the Managing Partner of F3, a strategy and innovation firm where he serves as an advisor to both Fortune 500 companies and early stage start-ups.
For the past 12 years Mr. Fishburn has applied his innate understanding of the intersection between human behavior, technology and culture to provide insight and business building work to some of the worldʼs best known companies and brands, including AT&T, American Express, Barclayʼs Capital, Cisco, Coca-Cola, Dell, Disney, Kelloggʼs, LVMH, Motorola, Nestle, P&G, Purina, Target and Viacom.
Previously he served as the Head of Partner Innovation at Yahoo! where he worked to define, deliver, monetize and scale the next generation of marketing relationships, user interfaces and brand experiences for key clients and their consumers. Prior to that he served as Yahooʼs Director of Social Media Strategy. As an expert in Branding, Social Media and Marketing he is a highly sought advisor and speaks frequently on these subjects.
Before joining Yahoo! Fishburn was Senior Partner and General Manager of the Brand Integration Group (BIG), the award-winning design and brand experience division of Ogilvy. He was the co-founder and Director of dig, a creative research company, the Director of Brand Experience at Internet Appliance Network, an emerging technology company, and a Senior Brand Planner at Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners.
Fishburn graduated from Emory University with a dual degree in Social Theory and Creative Writing.
I enjoy marketing products and services and created several ad agencies and production companies to do what I love. Working with incredible talent enabled me to be progressive, lead with innovation and grow revenue through smart marketing for some of the best brand names in the world like Citi-Bank, NBC, P&G, Comcast, Toyota and Disney. Bringing together the best team of individuals is the key to our mutual success. People and the unique stories of their life have always fascinated me. Through storytelling I am able to create those moments through film, video, design, web and print. Zissou and Spike, my chocolate labs, can be seen at the office most days when they are not swimming at the beach.
Growing up in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, Jose developed his visual acumen at an early age (he handcrafted a race track and cars out of river clay and cardboard shoe boxes). He quickly developed an appetite for entrepreneurism as well, selling Star-Wars replica space ships made out of chipboard, foam and paper to his 6th and 7th grade classmates (Darth Vader's Imperial Transport was his top seller). He figures that's why he gravitated to a career in digital media because of the blinking lights, sounds and visuals that it combines.
The most painless project I have ever worked on and I have worked on many, from JetBlue to BMW to Healdsburg. Working with Oshyn has been the easiest and most enjoyable by far.