Gabe Douek

Webit Speaker, CEO, Gateway Media

I Grew up in St. Louis, MO and eventually made my way to the east coast to attend the University of Maryland. I worked in telecommunications in New York City before returning to St. Louis to pursue my MBA at St. Louis University. Shortly thereafter, I joined an Internet startup as their first hire. That startup eventually became Answers, a top 10 Internet property. After growing the company from 3 people in a old convent building, to over 650 people worldwide, my division of Answer spun out into what is now Gateway Media.

As CEO of Gateway Media, I have led a group of web designers, software developers, content writers and marketers that have built a portfolio of leading Internet brands in just over two years. With 8 sites across different verticals, 5 of which are Quantcast top 500 ranked, we inform and entertain more than 65 million monthly readers with our content. After doubling in size last year, Gateway Media will do more than $60 million in revenue this year, and will continue to work towards our mission of building a dynamic portfolio of brands that share the most interesting and viral content on the web.