We are excited to welcome six outstanding leaders to the Progress Partners Executive-in-Residence (EIR) Program: Ari Brandt, Rosie O’Meara, Rob Deichert, Kristin Wnuk Crawford, Scott Ernst, and Michael Branch.

Our new EIR cohort brings deep experience across media, advertising, and technology, with leadership backgrounds spanning organizations such as Rebar Advisory, GroundTruth, TripleLift, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., Uptempo, and IMG Academy.

Collectively, they represent a diverse range of expertise across Media, AdTech, SaaS, and performance-driven platforms, with experience scaling companies at every stage of growth — from early-stage startups to global enterprises.

Through the EIR program, these leaders will partner closely with our team and portfolio to provide strategic insight, operational guidance, and industry perspective across key sectors.

We are thrilled to have them join the Progress Partners community and look forward to the impact and collaboration ahead.