Full Name
Philippe Guelton
Job Title
President at Crackle Plus and head of VOD Networks at Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment
Company
Crackle Plus
Bio
As President of Crackle Plus, a subsidiary of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Philippe oversees the content, distribution and monetization of Crackle and Popcornflix, two leading AVOD platforms offering free movies and TV shows to millions of streamers each month.
Prior to joining Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Philippe served as CEO of SheKnows Media, a mission-driven media company with 70 million+ monthly unique visitors and over 300+ million social media fans. The company was acquired by Penske Media Corporation in 2018 and rebranded SHE Media. Before SheKnows, Philippe served as President of Thrillist Media Group (now part of GroupNine), a leading men’s lifestyle digital brand.
Previously, Philippe served as COO of HFMUS (now part of Hearst), where he oversaw media properties such as Elle, Woman’s Day and Car and Driver and led the acquisition of digital automotive ad network Jumpstart. Philippe also spent six years in Tokyo, Japan, where he led the acquisition and growth of Japanese media company Fujingaho.
Prior to joining Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Philippe served as CEO of SheKnows Media, a mission-driven media company with 70 million+ monthly unique visitors and over 300+ million social media fans. The company was acquired by Penske Media Corporation in 2018 and rebranded SHE Media. Before SheKnows, Philippe served as President of Thrillist Media Group (now part of GroupNine), a leading men’s lifestyle digital brand.
Previously, Philippe served as COO of HFMUS (now part of Hearst), where he oversaw media properties such as Elle, Woman’s Day and Car and Driver and led the acquisition of digital automotive ad network Jumpstart. Philippe also spent six years in Tokyo, Japan, where he led the acquisition and growth of Japanese media company Fujingaho.
