Stephen Stokols

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Mr. Stephen Stokols serves as Chairman at Eazewell. He is the founder and former CEO of FreedomPop, which raised over $120 million in funding before being sold in 2019. He currently serves as Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer at Tru Skye Ventures, and is also an angel investor. In addition, he is a board member at Artest Management Group and BuildOps. Previously, he served as CEO of Boost Mobile and Woo Media, and co-founded FreedomPop, where he also held the role of CEO. During his time at Woo Media, he led one of the internet's fastest-growing interactive video companies, building a multi-million-dollar revenue stream, raising $19 million in venture capital, and successfully selling the company in November 2011. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Strategy and Product Development at British Telecom until 2007, where he generated over $500 million in new-wave revenue and helped position the company at the forefront of online communications, digital media, and open Wi-Fi. He began his career at Accenture before co-founding JustWhatiWant.com, which was profitably sold in 2000. He also has experience in venture capital and served as Director of eCommerce at Qwest Communications. He holds two graduate degrees: an MBA from UC Berkeley and a Master's in Finance from London Business School.