Jim Turner
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I had the great pleasure of working with Jim and having him not only as a colleague, but also as a mentor. He was extremely helpful in providing guidance in the field of Product Management and being a...
Manager Product Management at Disney Streaming
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On Jim sees the big picture, and truly "gets-it". There is no part of the business world that he is not a
clear-cut expert in. I had the pleasure of working for Jim at Canoe Ventures and was challenge...
Head of AdTech, MarTech & Social Media at LTM
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Jim is a strong knowledgeable leader who is cool under pressure. He is technically savvy and product focused, yet he knows how to elegantly incorporate both content and revenue into the products he cr...
Founder LPG edu/Netflix Global Education alum/Educator/Speaker/Trainer/Adjunct Faculty/Content Creator/Marketer/Brand Builder
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Jim brings huge value to any company fortunate enough to snag him. He is smart, seasoned and
analytical passionate about the work but always conscious of strategic fundamentals. Like all
startups we h...
Author, "How to Stop Hiring Lousy Managers (And How to Identify Great Ones)"
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Experience
The Turner Group
Fractional Executive, Consultant, Advisor, Mentor
Sep 2025 - Present
Providing fractional, consulting and advisor services to companies from startups to growth stage

SeasonSix Media
Founder, Executive Producer
Jan 2026 - Present
Producing and distributing content, books, courses and related materials
Synamedia
VP Product Management, Streaming Platforms
Jan 2022 - Jan 2025
Successfully led the development and launch of Senza, a cutting-edge cloud-based streaming platform that redefined streaming video user engagement, from early prototypes to first customer and deployment.
• Directed cross-functional teams to ensure seamless product development and implementation.
• Employed advanced cloud video processing techniques to enhance user experiences and delivery speed and flexibility.
• Capitalized on Synamedia's global video expertise to deliver a competitive streaming solution.
Amazon
Principal Product Manager, Alexa Entertainment
Jan 2021 - Jan 2022
Led development and management of products for entertainment on Alexa, expanding audio experiences and improving quality by over 10%
Amazon
Prime Video - Principal Program Manager, Prime Video Content Operations
Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
Built and led live linear operations, services and team for Prime Video, implementing event-based show services and expanding channel offerings by nearly 3X
DrumWave
Head of Product, CRO - Product, Marketing
Jan 2018 - Jan 2020
• Led global Product and Revenue for this growing company delivering advanced data analytics and visualization through SaaS software platforms, professional services and education programs to major companies in media, telecom, banking, CPG and other industries.
• Provided solutions to enable users to dynamically capture, combine, analyze, pack, price, sell and deliver data value for internal and external uses.
• Specific focus in US on applying advanced data visualization to media and video businesses.
The Palmer Group
EVP Strategic Advisory and Solutions
Jan 2016 - Jan 2018
C-level Strategic Advisory firm helping companies, governments, and trade organizations identify and track emerging technologies; provide strategic insights, analysis and advisory to senior teams; and create custom solutions and software providing unique value for the organization.
• Published industry-leading Trend Reports, as well as offering Executive Briefings and Floor Tours at CES, NAB, KBIS, Shop.org and others industry events.
• Led the Strategic Advisory and Solutions Groups, with focus areas in Media and Advertising, Home/Smart Home and related advisory and software areas.
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Net2TV
SVP Market Development and CRO
Jan 2012 - Jan 2015
Start-up creating high quality targeted addressable ad-supported Over-the-Top (OTT) long form television programs for multiple brands of Time, Inc., Meredith, Bonnier, Revision 3, and others, and providing distribution on mobile, connected TVs, tablets, and MVPDs using a proprietary "Television-as-a-Service" cloud-based platform.
• Designed and delivered server-side ad sales strategies, operations and revenue agreements for monetization of content through Connected TV networks and programmatic TV for over 50M connected TV devices
• Spearheaded distribution deals with multiple top-tier pay-tv distributors representing over 10M HHs
• Developed SVOD and AVOD over-the-top television service offerings with 3 major content providers
Canoe Ventures
SVP, Product Management and Strategy, Business Development, Distribution
Jan 2009 - Jan 2012
Joint venture of the six largest cable operators funded over $120M, developing advanced media and advertising products and services including interactive television, advanced VOD-DAI, set-top box data products, and addressable advertising.
• Created Product Management systems, created product strategies and roadmap for four major product lines
• Launched Interactive TV advertising products across national footprint consisting of 30M homes from four MSO’s operating on 7 national cable networks
• Defined and initiated Canoe VOD Dynamic Ad Insertion business line, currently delivering over $2B in ad-spend per year
• Transformed Business Development, Sales and Distribution team to address complex multi-faceted sales channel. Created cross-market multi-brand research with 14 top consumer brands and 6 networks which demonstrated 15% increase in advertising efficacy using advanced advertising
Synacor
VP Product Management
Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
Leading white-label provider of online and mobile products and platforms for network of over 40 cable and telco consumer sites plus industry-leading cloud authentication TV Everywhere offering (now Synacor Cloud ID). Recruited to support then-pending IPO.
• Transformed product platform tripling revenue from $24M to $73M with innovative technology vision and roadmap across clients’ websites, video services, mobile portals, email services, premium music and video subscriptions, and television/DVR/VOD services
• Created pioneering OTT/TV-Everywhere product (now Synacor Cloud ID); gained support from Programmers and Operators for services that established the direction in the market
A&E Television Networks
VP, Digital Media
Jan 2005 - Jan 2007
Leading cable programming network including A&E, History Channel, and Biography Channel with digital offerings for all brand sites and integrated library of thousands of video clips generating advertising and digital revenue streams.
• Transformed online offerings from informational sites to revenue generators, exceeding all performance goals within first year
• Expanded online product offerings to include original video programming, social networking, custom user-contributed products, advanced search, community, and news-related features
• Created new product extensions for mobile, iTV and gaming markets for each of the company’s networks: www.aetv.com, www.history.com, www.biography.com