Larry Rubin
Founder & Executive Chairman at Applied Gratitude Inc. (dba Thnks)
- Role
- Founder & Executive Chairman at Thnks
- Location
- Nashville, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Larry Rubin
Strategic Architect | Founder-Visionary | Operational Executive Chairman Vanderbilt J.D. with a 40-year track record of category creation, M&A roll-ups, and institutional governance.I bridge the gap between disruptive innovation and fiduciary integrity. My career is defined by the ability to identify systemic market fragmentation and engineer the platforms—and the funding—to consolidate it. Currently serving on the Board of Advisors for Vanderbilt University Law School (Jan 2024) and the Board of the Master Association for the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Nashville (March 2023), I bring a sophisticated lens to institutional oversight and high-value asset management.From a foundational decade in Corporate Finance and M&A at Shearman & Sterling to senior leadership roles at Viacom, USA Networks, and Citibank, I specialize in \"Founders-Logic.\" This is the ability to align complex product vision with the rigorous audit and compliance standards required by Fortune 500 enterprises—a skill I utilized to spearhead the $300M+ M&A roll-up of Cross MediaWorks (now Cadent). As Executive Chairman, I currently serve as the strategic principal for the CEO of Applied Gratitude Inc.(d/b/a Thnks), directing the high-level levers of pricing strategy, capital allocation, sales initiatives and product innovation.
Experience
Founder & Executive Chairman
Feb 2016 — Present · New York, NY, US
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Education
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History and Political Science
Vanderbilt University Law School
Doctor of Law (J.D.)
Columbia | SIPA
Masters Degree, International Relations and Affairs
Skills
- Broadcast
- Television
- New Business Development
- Contract Negotiation
- Online Advertising
- Digital Media
- Advertising
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Web Design
- Business Strategy
- New Media
- Mergers
- Start-Ups
- Integrated Marketing
- Business Development
- Digital Strategy
- Marketing
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