Anthony Soohoo

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NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States of American
Education
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Master of Business Administration
Alma mater
  • University of California
  • Harvard Business School
  • George Washington High Schoo
Occupation
  • Businessperson
  • Entrepreneur
WebsiteWalmart Executive Management

Anthony Soohoo is an American businessperson and entrepreneur. He is the [Executive Vice President] at Walmart. leading the U.S. Home division across stores and online.[1] He was previously an entrepreneur and executive at Apple, Yahoo!, and CBS.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Soohoo grew up in San Francisco, California and attended George Washington High School (San Francisco) where he became interested in computers and coding.[5][6]

Soohoo started various entrepreneurial ventures while attending the University of California, Davis where he graduated with bachelor’s degree in economics.[7][8][9] He earned his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1999.

Career

Apple

After graduating UC Davis, he joined Apple Inc. mobile division working on their PowerBook products.[10]

Yahoo!

Soohoo served in various leadership roles at Yahoo! in their enterprise and HotJobs marketplace divisions.[11][12] It was at Yahoo! that Soohoo conceived of the idea to start a user-generated media company that eventually became Dotspotter.[13]

Dotspotter

In August 2006, Soohoo co-founded the photo and news sharing service Dotspotter. [14]

In September 2007, approximately 12 months after the company was founded, Dotspotter was Mergers and acquisitions by CBS for a reported $10 million.[15][16]

CBS

Soohoo led the digital entertainment division at CBS after Dotspotter’s acquisition.[17][18] In this role Soohoo was responsible for CBS.com, CBS Audience Network, TV.com, theInsider.com, Wallstrip, CHOW, Chowhound, UrbanBaby, and the CBS Original Studios.[19] During Soohoo’s tenure CBS signed their first video distribution deals with Netflix, YouTube, and Apple while holding off any partnerships with Hulu. [20][21]

Dot & Bo

Soohoo founded Dot & Bo based on his own frustration with shopping for furniture for his home. The company looked to build an easier shopping experience for home goods by converging retail with TV-like storytelling with products at great value.[22][23] As a result of the Dot & Bo’s growing market momentum, Soohoo was invited to speak at Salesforce Dreamforce Service Keynote in 2015 in San Francisco.[24][25] Dot & Bo raised $20 million in venture capital funding, but the challenging fundraising market for eCommerce startups in 2016 led to a sale to Alibaba’s OpenSky division.[26]

Walmart

Anthony Soohoo is the executive vice president of the Walmart U.S. home division across stores and online including Art.com, Allswell, and Hayneedle. Previously, Anthony served as a senior vice president & group general manager in Walmart’s eCommerce division.[27][28]

Other interests

Soohoo is an early-stage investor and advisor to Pinterest, Unity Technologies, Groupon, Samba TV, Iterable, Copper, Brandfolder, 9GAG, SportsAction.[29]

References

  1. ↑ "Walmart Executive Management". Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  2. ↑ "Anthony Soohoo leaves CBS Interactive". LA Times. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  3. ↑ "TV.com Head Anthony Soohoo Leaves CBS". All Things D. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  4. ↑ Plunkett, Jack W. (2006). Plunkett’s E-Commerce & Internet Business Almanac 2006. Plunkett Research. p. 329. ISBN 9781593920494.
  5. ↑ "A Fireside Chat with Walmart's Anthony Soohoo". PebblePost. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  6. ↑ "George Washington High School Class of 1987". San Francisco Genealogy. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  7. ↑ "A Fireside Chat with Walmart's Anthony Soohoo". PebblePost. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
  8. ↑ Derek Andersen (June 23, 2011). "Entertaining Online with Anthony Soohoo". Startup Grind Powered by Google for Entrepreneurs (Podcast). Audible on Amazon. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "From The Value Anthony Soohoo (CBS Interactive)". Startup Grind. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  10. ↑ "Doing This Will Help You Make Better Business Decisions".
  11. ↑ Plunkett, Jack W. (2006). Plunkett’s E-Commerce & Internet Business Almanac 2006. Plunkett Research. p. 329. ISBN 9781593920494.
  12. ↑ "Anthony Soohoo". LinkedIn. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  13. ↑ Derek Andersen (June 23, 2011). "Entertaining Online with Anthony Soohoo". Startup Grind Powered by Google for Entrepreneurs (Podcast). Audible on Amazon. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Dotspotter Profile". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  15. ↑ "CBS Said to Cough Up $10 million for Dotspotter". NY Times DealBook. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
  16. ↑ "CBS buys Dotspotter; that's no idle gossip". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  17. ↑ "CBS sets up in Silicon Valley". Variety. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  18. ↑ "CBS's Web 2.0 Strategy". Fortune Magazine. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  19. ↑ "CBS's New New Interactive Unit". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  20. ↑ "Netflix Signs Deals With CBS and Disney". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  21. ↑ "CBS Will Have Full Slate of Web Video on the iPad". GigaOM. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  22. ↑ "Dot & Bo CEO on Competing With Larger Companies". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  23. ↑ "Nancy Tellem Joins the Board of E-Commerce Startup Dot & Bo". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  24. ↑ "3 Great Reasons to Attend the Service Cloud Keynote".
  25. ↑ "Service Cloud Keynote: A New Era Of Service For The Connected World".
  26. ↑ "Alibaba-backed OpenSky has bought defunct furniture website Dot & Bo". Vox. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  27. ↑ "Anthony Soohoo and Walmart Leadership". 2021-02-07.
  28. ↑ Frangos, Cassandra. Crack the C-Suite Code: How Successful Leaders Make It To The Top. Wharton School Press. p. 76. ISBN 9781613630853.
  29. ↑ "AngelList". AngelList.

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