Gary Dennis

Gary Dennis is a seasoned marketer, entrepreneur, and certified angel and growth investor with over 30 years of experience driving innovative solutions in product and service commercialization. He is a founding partner of Nxum Group, a consulting and strategy firm, and an equity partner at VA2, a private equity platform focused on startups. Gary began his career in media arbitrage, rising from an employee to partner and CEO, where he helped drive success for brands like National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Better Homes & Gardens, and Men’s Journal. He later founded and led Navigate Media, serving as President and CEO before selling its DSP segment to Source Digital in 2020. He then led Source Adtech, which was acquired by PadSquad in 2022.