Sterling Proffer
Sterling Proffer is a business strategist and entrepreneur focused on designing sustainable systems to support creative work. In his consulting practice, Proffer works with individuals, nonprofits, and for profits to design & articulate clear, compelling, and credible plans to be used internally and with third parties. As an entrepreneur, Proffer is bootstrapping a content + software service to help creative individuals more easily navigate the process of establishing, running, and sustaining an empowered and self-determined path. Previously, Proffer spent nearly a decade at VICE Media, where he launched several brands (including Motherboard, Noisey, VICE on YouTube, and VICE News), created and scaled several departments (including Growth, Strategic Partnerships, Data Analytics, and Business Strategy), and participated in many of the pivotal transactions and moments in the company’s unprecedented rise.