Darren Olive is the president of sales & strategy for Crackle Connex, a division of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. In his role, Olive leads all sales (including direct and programmatic) and branded entertainment for its O&O streaming properties, including Crackle, Redbox, and Chicken Soup For The Soul, as well as a portfolio of premium streaming brands.
Olive also oversees the Redbox Digital Out of Home network, which contains a network of over 32,000 kiosks – allowing brands to extend their messaging inside and outside the home. He has over 20 years of advertising experience and was formerly Vice President of National Video Sales for Sony Crackle, Sony’s PlayStation Vue, and anime service FUNimation. He was also the National VP of Digital and Video Advertising Sales for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network and served in various sales leadership roles at Discovery Networks, Electronic Arts, and Universal Music Group.