Rob Tolleson - Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Tolleson brings experience as both a corporate executive and entrepreneur to the CPO team. Prior to founding CPO, Mr. Tolleson served as President and Chief Executive Officer at CLICK Radio, a digital music service for PCs and related devices. Previously, Mr. Tolleson founded and served as President & CEO of Fast Forward, Inc., a new media company engaged in communicating the value of personal technology goods and services to mainstream consumers.

Before embarking on his entrepreneurial ventures, Mr. Tolleson was employed by Turner Broadcasting System, a division of Time Warner Inc. From 1998 to 1999, he served as Senior Vice President, Business Operations and Development, and as Deputy Chief Operating Officer of the CNN News Group, where he was involved in overseeing six television networks, two radio networks, CNN Interactive and other businesses representing more than $1 billion in annual revenue. While in this role, Mr. Tolleson was directly responsible for generating over $300 million in strategic partnerships. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Tolleson served as Vice President of Business Development for Turner International where he spearheaded the development of several international television networks, with a particular focus on Latin America.

From 1987 to 1991, Mr. Tolleson served as an Investment Banking Analyst and Associate with Morgan Stanley & Co.

Mr. Tolleson received a Master in Business Administration from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science from Washington and Lee University and sits on the Board of the National Monuments Foundation.

Brooke Abercrombie - Chief Operating Officer

Ms. Abercrombie is responsible for managing the company's internal operations and is a seasoned entrepreneur. Prior to joining the CPO team she was the co-founder and President of Neurosmith, a high tech toy company focused on early education. Prior to starting Neurosmith, she served as Vice President of Product Development at Davidson & Associates, a pioneer in educational software and the creator of Math Blaster, the world's best-selling math program for kids. Ms. Abercrombie started her career at LEK Consulting, where she advised clients in corporate strategy and mergers & acquisitions. She received her MBA from Harvard University and her BA from Harvard College.

Patrick Connor - Chief Marketing & Sales Officer

Patrick Connor has over 20 years of experience as a marketing & sales executive in the consumer package goods and entertainment industries with Fortune 500 companies including Warner Bros., Johnson & Johnson, Pillsbury and Procter & Gamble. He has proven success with start-ups, realignments and sustaining success in both consumer products and entertainment industries.

From 1995-2005, he was a sales and marketing executive at Warner Bros. As Vice President of Sales for Warner Home Video, he was responsible for $2.8 billion in DVD sales and managed all functions in the supply chain for both big box and independent retailers, including Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Costco, Target, Kmart, Sears and Best Buy. His functional responsibilities included sales, customer service, vendor-managed inventory, forecasting, sales logistics, direct-store-delivery, in-store merchandising, category management and business reporting. As Senior Vice President of Retail Business Development for Warner Bros. Consumer Products he was responsible for retail planning, retail marketing and business development for licensed product generating over $1 billion in sales across all categories at major retailers. Prior to joining Warner Bros., he spent 10 years as a sales and marketing executive in the consumer package goods industry with Procter & Gamble, Pillsbury and Johnson & Johnson. He started Connor Consulting LLC in 2005 and his clients included Genius Entertainment, Liberation Entertainment and Hip Hop Kidz Entertainment.

Patrick received an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University.