SpokenLayer Appoints Former Pandora VP Andy Lipset as CEO

RADIO ONLINE | Monday, July 8, 2019 | 4:43pm CT

Andy Lipset

SpokenLayer, a provider of voice and audio content for smart speakers and connected devices, hires Andy Lipset as its new CEO. He officially began in SpokenLayer's New York offices on Monday, July 8. Lipset assumes the CEO post from SpokenLayer founder Will Mayo, who will maintain his current role as founder and will continue to focus on innovation and global partnerships as the company's Chief Strategy Officer.

Lipset previously spent the past six years at Pandora, helping to build several units for the company. Most recently, as Vice President/East, he oversaw the company's revenue of its largest region from Boston to Florida. Prior to Pandora, Lipset spent 12 years in the National Radio business, and served as the Co-founder/CEO of Ronning Lipset Radio, the nation's first online radio rep firm which was acquired in 2008 by TargetSpot naming him Chief Revenue Officer.

"I am so thrilled to be joining Will and the team at SpokenLayer," said Lipset. "I have known Will for close to eight years, and have a great deal of respect for what he has built and accomplished as a leader in the voice space. The audio business is the healthiest I have ever seen it since coming into the media industry. Given the average consumer is spending close to 4 hours a day with audio, and advertising demand is at an all-time marketplace high, publishers know they need to invest in the space. The foundation that Will has built at SpokenLayer has the company perfectly positioned, and now we are going to build and scale the business even further to take advantage of the health of this ecosystem."

"Today represents a pivotal moment for both me and the company as we scale to meet the market demand and growth, and build our capabilities for the next phase of SpokenLayer," added Mayo. "Andy has a unique background and a deep understanding of the audio business, and has built and scaled some amazing companies. I'm so excited to have him on board so we can finally work together side by side! Having him lead our team is not only a badge of pride for what we've built at SpokenLayer, but a statement on the potential and scale of the voice first audio market as a whole."