Andrew Obrien

About Andrew Obrien

Andrew is an entrepreneur who, in his more than two decades in business, has successfully helped grow and sell two companies. Today, he is a globally esteemed executive and TEDx speaker. He has worked alongside various Fortune 500 companies and government entities at the senior level, including NASA, FBI, USDA, McDonald’s, VISA and Etihad Airways. Andrew also served on the Board of Governors with the Mackenzie Institute, a global organization that consults, advises on and contributes to numerous international security and defense conferences. These include Chatham House in the UK; the World Summit on Counter-Terrorism in Israel; NATO conferences in Norway and Belgium; the World Counter-Terrorism Expo in Washington, DC; the Fraser Institute in Vancouver; and the World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto. Andrew was recently selected by the Toronto Police Services Board to serve as a community board member on the Mental Health & Addictions Advisory Panel. MHAAP’s key objective is to review implementation of the city’s Mental Health & Addictions Strategy and advise the board on an ongoing basis. In addition, he was selected by the City of Toronto as a celebrity judge for the Toronto Police Awards. Andrew has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with his business partner Michele Romanow (perhaps best known for her role as a Dragon on CBC’s long-running hit series “Dragons’ Den”). During their years together at Buytopia, the team successfully incubated SnapSaves (acquired by Groupon) and subsequently purchased 17 competitors along the way. While Andrew served as Partner and Chief Revenue Officer at Buytopia, the company received three Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist nominations, was ranked third on the Profit 500 Fastest-Growing Companies in Canada list, and won a Toronto Board of Trade Award. Along with partners Michele Romanow (Dragon from CBC’s “Dragons’ Den”), Sonya Holt (former Deputy Director CIA) and Anatoliy Melnichuk, Andrew recently co-founded Obie & Ax Inc.(Toronto-based) and Obie & Ax United (Wilmington, DE-based). The full-service podcast production firm provides turnkey solutions to government agencies and leading brands around the world. The company has worked with clients such as Sodexo, FBI, BlackBerry, Walmart, Bombardier, Canada Border Services Agency and Philip Morris International (PMI). The firm is the largest podcast production firm for Corporate and Government bodies globally.

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer and Founder

   Obie & Ax Inc

   Sep 2019 — Present · Wilmington, DE, US

   First to market, Obie & Ax Inc. is the largest and leading North American full-service podcast production firm, providing turnkey solutions to government agencies & leading brands around the world. Our team of experts specialize in podcast production and our elite advisory board brings decades of DEIA, Sustainability and Talent experience. Obie & Ax Inc. and Obie & Ax United was founded in order to help bridge the gap between industry leaders, government entities, corporations and podcasting. O&A has worked with a myriad of top-level multinational corporations and government agencies including, but not limited to: Amazon, Enbridge, Axon, FBI, Subway, Sodexo, Walmart, Bombardier, Canada Border Services Agency and Johnson Controls.

Skills

• Digital Media
• Sales
• Advertising Sales
• Public Relations
• Business Strategy
• Salesforce.com
• Media Planning
• Sponsorship
• Event Management
• Digital Strategy
• Account Management
• B2b
• Direct Marketing
• Advertising
• Strategic Partnerships
• Trade Shows
• Contract Negotiation
• Selling
• Start-Ups
• Sales Management
• Marketing Management
• Market Analysis
• Crm
• Cold Calling
• Sales Presentations
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Marketing
• B2b Marketing
• Lead Generation
• Online Advertising
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing
• Social Media
• New Business Development
• Leadership
• Online Marketing
• Marketing Strategy
• Customer Retention