CLAYTON KEENER-BLAHA

[email protected] | 415-690-9744

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Founder/executive with 20 years of experience across music, media, CPG, and technology. 0-to-1 GTM operator: built Audius from 20K to ~8M MAUs and $5B+ peak value, co-founded OWSLA (launched Skrillex, A&R'd Bieber's “Sorry”), developed and managed major label artists who have generated billions of streams. Creative producer formerly repped by WME. Currently incubating AI-native companies; shipping MVPs, automating workflows, designing collateral, and building sales pipelines with agents.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Material Nonpublic

October 2024 - Present

Founder

• Incubated Graceline (stablecoin payments for families of incarcerated individuals) and Periphery (embodied AI for oil & gas refineries). Owned conception, GTM, sales, and fundraising using Claude Code, Claude Cowork, Flora, Linear, Slack, and Notion
• Retained by Audius (Series B, Kleiner, General Catalyst, Multicoin) post-departure to drive product pivot and enterprise partnerships through December 2025
• Led GTM, product launch, social strategy, and built user acquisition funnels for Noise, a seed-stage trend prediction platform backed by Paradigm

Audius

November 2019 - October 2024

Head of Partnerships & Sales

• Scaled platform from 20K beta users to 8M monthly active users in 18 months, establishing Audius as the world's largest decentralized consumer application and creating over $1B in market value
• Conceived and executed 0-to-1 GTM, resulting in industry-first deals with Universal Music, Warner Music Group, Sony, Kobalt, Distrokid, and Empire
• Sourced and executed high-impact partnerships including iHeartRadio and TikTok integrations, driving market capitalization past $1B
• Led product marketing for 50+ feature launches including monetization products that exceeded annualized revenue target by 3x
• Raised strategic funding round including The Chainsmokers, Katy Perry, Nas, Pusha T, and Jason Derulo, generating millions in earned media impressions
• Managed cross-functional team of 5 across 3 countries with a pipeline of 1,000+ active deals, developing 4 team members from contract SDRs to AE roles