Yackit

Yackit is a next-generation, interactive social video platform for networks and major brands to expand content and deepen brand engagement.

  • Stage Concept Only
  • Industry Media and Entertainment
  • Location New York City, NY, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Website yackit.com

Company Summary

Yackit provides a white label platform which enables produced interactive social content focused on cable and network partners with proven monetization. Yackit Enables content to foster communication and deepen social interaction among consumers in a controlled setting -- which is tantamount to major networks and brands. Yackit has built and tested the core platform with asynchronous threaded video commercials, and social media integration.

Team

  • Jordan Shawn Bienenstock
    Founder, CEO

    Prior to founding Yackit, Jordan founded and ran Odyssey Media Productions LLC (odysseymp.com), a production company. Past productions include documentaries for PBS, a lifestyle pilot, Trends, and short form corporate presentations for Brown Harris Stevens, Arnell Group and Abbott Labs, to name a few. He drove the business, design, and strategic marketing for the productions, and he wrote, produced and directed six educational films on a variety

  • Larry Meli
    COO

    Larry Meli (COO) was President and Chief Revenue Officer at Vobile, where he increased revenues four-fold, and AmericanLife TV Network, where he doubled subscribership and substantially increased revenue. Prior to AmericanLife TV, Larry was SVP at National Geographic Channels Worldwide, where he helped lead the network’s launch in 56 countries--reaching over 50 million subscribers. His past experience includes executive positions at New England C

  • Adelaide Horton
    CFO

    Most of Adelaide's career was spent at Chiat/Day Inc., where she was a key member of management as a financial officer and later Chief Operating Officer; Adelaide was involved in mergers and acquisitions, client contract negotiations, integration of the operating companies, international operations and lead the direct marketing arm. She was featured in Forbes “Faces Behind the Figures.” As President and Chief Operating Officer of BDDP North Ameri

  • David Bodnick
    CTO

    A veteran system and database architect, David brings a unique perspective to application and database development, cloud hosting, and live video streaming that helps ensure the success of massively scalable systems like Yackit. David architected an improved, scalable Web-based system and matching algorithms used by New York City Department of Education to support its enrollment processes for more than 1.1 million students. He also conceptualized

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