Anthony Soohoo
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| Born | Anthony Soohoo San Francisco, California |
| 🎓 Alma mater | University of California,Harvard Business School |
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Anthony Soohoo is an American businessperson and entrepreneur. He is the Executive Vice President, Home Division, Walmart U.S. at Walmart and a co-founder of Dot & Bo and Dotspotter.[1] [2] He was previously an executive at Apple Inc, Yahoo!, and CBS.[3]
Early Life & Education[edit]
Soohoo grew up in San Francisco, California[4] and attended George Washington High School, San Francisco in 1987.[5] Anthony earned his bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California, Davis, and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1999.[6]
Career[edit]
Dotspotter and prior[edit]
In August 2006, Soohoo co-founded the photo and news sharing service Dotspotter.[7] Prior to founding Dotspotter, Anthony was Vice President and General Manager at Yahoo. Prior to Yahoo, he was COO (Chief Operating Officer) of ALWAYSi, later acquired by Hollywood Media Corp. (NASDAQ: HOLL). Previously, Anthony held management positions as Senior Product Manager in Inktomi and Apple Inc.[6][8]
CBS to Dot & Bo[edit]
In September 2007, approximately 12 months after the company was founded, Dotspotter was acquired by CBS for $10 million.[9][10] Soohoo joined CBS in 2007 with its acquisition of Dotspotter[3], where he worked as Senior Vice President and GM of CBS Interactive’s entertainment division[6] and resigned in 2011.[11] Soohoo started Dot & Bo, an e-commerce furniture company, after his own frustrating experience shopping for furniture.[12] Anthony founded and served as chief executive officer at Dot & Bo from 2013 to 2016. Soohoo was also invited to speak at Service Cloud Keynote in 2015 in San Francisco at Dreamforce.[13][14]
Walmart[edit]
Currently, Anthony Soohoo is the executive vice president of the Walmart U.S. home division across stores and online. Previously, he served as a senior vice president & group general manager in Walmart’s eCommerce division.[1][8][15]
Critical reception[edit]
- Anthony was among the top 50 executives leading the charge in new media content, selected by Hollywood Reporter’s Digital Power List.[6]
- Anthony was featured in TechCrunch's list of the top 40 people in Silicon Valley after 40, in 2014.[12]
- Chicago Tribune recognized Soohoo, as the Trailblazing Asian American entrepreneurs and business leaders, in 2021.[16]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Anthony Soohoo". Corporate - US. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "Dot & Bo CEO on Competing With Larger Companies". www.wsj.com. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Anthony Soohoo leaves CBS Interactive". LA Times Blogs - Company Town. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ PebblePost. "A Fireside Chat with Walmart's Anthony Soohoo". www.pebblepost.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "San Francisco Genealogy - George Washington High School Class of 1987". www.sfgenealogy.org. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Anthony Soohoo, Co-Founder & CEO, Dot & Bo". www.topionetworks.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "Dotspotter - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Anthony Soohoo - Crunchbase Person Profile". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ Dealbook. "CBS Said to Cough Up $10 million for Dotspotter". DealBook. Retrieved 2021-08-10. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Woodson,AP, Alex; Woodson, Alex; AP (2007-10-12). "CBS buys Dotspotter; that's no idle gossip". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "TV.com Head Anthony Soohoo Leaves CBS". AllThingsD. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "40 People Who Are Living Proof You Can Make It In Silicon Valley After 40". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ Salesforce (2015-09-11). "3 Great Reasons to Attend the Service Cloud Keynote". Medium. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "Salesforce Live". Salesforce.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ "Anthony Soohoo's Investing Profile | Signal". Signal: where top founders find and get introduced to the right investors. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ↑ Agen, Jorie Goins, Tribune Content. "19 trailblazing Asian American businesspeople". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
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