About Okanjo
An innovative, Wisconsin-based company, Okanjo helps create commerce opportunities through branded content that powers affiliate marketing.
Our experienced team understands the digital media landscape. We’ve created, grown, bought, sold, and moved the state of online publishing forward. Through it all Okanjo solves problems, creates opportunities, and enhances media brands and revenues at a time when it’s needed the most.
The Team
Michael Drescher
Mike is an entrepreneur, social impact investor and Tedx speaker grounded in media, entertainment and social health initiatives. He and his brother Jim were early into Cable Television and with a bit of foresight and lots of luck ended up as a global provider of Television data and promotion. Drescher is a Tony and NAACP Spirit Award-winning theatrical producer as well as a driven storyteller through his acclaimed one man act, “The Mike Show”.
James Green
James Green is Okanjo’s CEO and the former Vice President of Digital for Lee Enterprises. James recently served as President of the San Francisco Examiner. He has been known to hop on a plane at the last minute to see his beloved Padres and Chargers play ball and will tell you he has the best BBQ pork belly recipe on the planet.
Kevin Fitzgerald
Kevin Fitzgerald is the CTO and a fearless innovator at Okanjo. He has more than 20 years of experience across many industries, ranging from medical systems and education to retail and e-commerce. Kevin patented the Evergreen technology at the center of the Okanjo platform.
Jeff Sherman
Jeff Sherman is a civic entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience building, growing and connecting businesses and communities. Involved in board positions for numerous civic and community groups, he is one of the original co-founders of OnMilwaukee, an award-winning digital media company and publisher. He’s a passionate Milwaukee resident and Marquette University graduate.
Geoff James
Geoff started in sports radio at KNBR in San Francisco as a producer and newscast writer. Since then, he's led digital brands at NBC Sports and the San Francisco Examiner with a stop at Facebook along the way. He is a national Emmy winner for his digital coverage of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and tries to play decent golf on Sundays, with little luck.
Tressa Starkweather
Tressa has more than 10 years of experience in the sales and marketing industry and is truly passionate about helping businesses grow and succeed. With a deep knowledge of publisher’s needs and platforms, she’s dedicated to providing our customers with the best possible service and solutions.
