Tykoon Strengthens Management Team
Online, August 17, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Tykoon (www.tykoon.com), the parenting tool and rewardbank app (web & iOS) for kids, announced today that Aron Levinson will be joining the company as senior vice president of sales and business development. With over 12 years in the digital advertising space, Levinson will leverage his extensive experience in his new role at Tykoon, spearheading revenue generation and developing partnerships.
Prior to Tykoon, Levinson was most recently the vice president of sponsorship sales at Recyclebank, the Wall Street Journal's 2011 number four-ranked "Next Big Thing" venture-backed company. Levinson brings to Tykoon significant background in leveraging long-term relationships to successfully build and scale growth stage companies. Prior to Recyclebank, he held a management position at IAC/InterActiveCorp and developed new business at Cars.com.
"As a leader in creating money-smart kids, Tykoon's digital platform offers brands a win-win proposition," says Levinson. "Tykoon is an opportunity for brands to engage families and kids having the real-life money conversation, acquire new customers, earn positive media and tackle financial literacy in a fun and innovative way across all digital devices. I look forward to working with our smart and determined team to grow the business and deliver value for our partners."
Tykoon turns chores and parent-assigned tasks into an engaging virtual experience where kids complete tasks to earn both virtual and real-life rewards. Tykoon empowers kids to be confident and smart with money by teaching them how to earn, save, give and spend.
"We are thrilled to add Aron to the Tykoon team," says Mark Bruinooge, co-founder and CEO of Tykoon. "Aron has a great track record of driving growth at innovative early stage companies. He has done great work with Recyclebank in the past, and we are confident he will be equally successful at Tykoon."
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About Tykoon
Based in New York City and founded in 2011, Tykoon is a fun online kid rewardbank and parenting tool (Web & iOS). It turns chores and tasks into an engaging virtual experience that helps kids learn about money through real life experiences. Kids engage by completing tasks to earn both virtual and real-life rewards, developing strong financial values and practices. Built for parents and kids by parents and kids, the platform introduces the core concepts of earning, saving, giving and spending so families can build a money smart world, one kid at a time. For more information, please visit www.tykoon.com.