Andy Stefanovich

Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1966, Stefanovich graduated from Miami University in Ohio. He founded Opus Event Marketing in 1990 after working in sales at Ritz-Carlton, later renamed Play in 1999. The company provided branding and positioning services to major corporations including Colgate-Palmolive, American Express, Calvin Klein, Disney, and Oscar Mayer. Play was acquired by Prophet in 2009, where he served as senior partner and later as chief curator and provocateur. He co-founded venture capital firm New Richmond Ventures in 2011 and the incubator Men in Shirts in 2012.