Steven Galanis: CEO of Cameo

Published: March 27, 2020, 6 p.m.

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Steven Galanis is the CEO of Cameo, the world\\u2019s leading marketplace for personalized video shoutouts. He launched the company in 2017 with co-founders Martin Blencowe & Devon Townsend with the idea that the selfie was the new autograph. To date the company has sold over half a million Cameos and seen over 25,000 athletes, actors, and influencers join the platform. 

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In 2018, Cameo was named one of the "50 Genius Companies on Earth" by Time Magazine. Steven was named Chicago Inno\'s 2018 B2C Innovator of the Year and Crain\'s "40 under 40." He is a LinkedIn alum who previously worked as a trader on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, and founder of two film investment companies where he produced movies featuring stars such as Bruce Willis and Robert De Niro. Outside of work he is an avid Chicago sports fan and serves on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity Chicago. Steven is a 2010 graduate of Duke University where he majored in History.

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