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Hunter McKinley

Hunter McKinley is a creative technology entrepreneur who has founded several startups, surpassing $10m in funding, garnered investment from Slack (Salesforce), Shure Microphones,  and influential figures such as Arlan Hamilton, Anthony Pompliano, Ankur Nagpal (founder of Teachable) and more.

He has been featured in the press including Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Axios, Tech Crunch, and more.

Hunter has raised millions,  created chart-topping apps, taught thousands, marketed the world's top brands, and has products with millions of views on social media with his patented products.

highlights

top moments of how I am now able to make patented, award-winning, chart-topping, viral magical experiences in with technology

started my first company

What started off as a high school project turned into extraordinary photo shoots, school newspaper publication, and selling out at the local mall.

got first-hand IPO experience

My first job was on the creative team at Nxt ID ($NXTD) which created a sci-fi universal smart wallet. This is what launched my career which intersected technology, creativity, and magic.

marketing for brands on the side

After getting my Facebook Ads certification, I went on to run ads for 4 Sport Clips stores, worked with their corporate marketing team, and then went on to work with Anytime Fitness.

became a full time creative marketer

I moved to LA to learn from the best growth hackers in the industry with a focus on ecom and going viral. I helped several companies get millions of views(and raise/sell millions) with viral campaigns. Notable projects were with the creators of Lamborghini and Google.

ran an app design & development agency

Started an app design and development agency with co-founders- half in India (team shown in photo), half in Florida.

Worked for big brands such as Hilton, Mariott, etc. Created several viral products for ourselves and clients. Some got acquired, some got funding (one got funding from Adobe), one became Yac.

yac.com

co-founded and raised $10m for Yac

After we got the interview with YC, we raised a total of $10m in our latest Series A round, backed by GGV, Slack Ventures (Aquired by Salesforce), and Shure Microphones. Now known as Backtrack.

tastytabs.com

launched a scratch & sips company

After learning growth techniques for ecom and big brands, I decided to do it for myself with Tasty Tabs- The world's first scratch & sips that change flavor of drinks with smell alone... Just like magic. In total there were 5,500,000 views, mega influencers posting about it (all with 1+ million followers), and even Anheuser-Busch Indonesia placing an order. I set all that aside when I became CEO of Yac.

became ceo & got big brands on board

After becoming CEO, we pivoted to Backtrack for event note taking, locked in contracts with Chanel, HP, LG, Moen and more

launched into press

We launched campaigns (literally) that got us featured in every publication you could ever want as a founder- Ad Week, Wall Street Journal, Axios, Business Insider... you get the idea.

Spoke across the world

I've spoken on stages around the globe, helping thousands of people learn how they can launch their startups and incorporate AI & automation into their lives/careers.

Patented the magic behind the curtain

I'm able to protect the magic by holding one granted patent and three pending patents. These include several for Backtrack to audio clip audio at a tradeshow and a business card that captures meetings on the go. Tasty Tabs also has one for the utility of wrapping scents around pop tabs of drinks.

helping non profits and friends

Going viral and creating products for customers is fun but I enjoy creating magical experiences-even if it means no profit. I help non profits, friends, and family all build their dreams or just simply have fun. One example is I helped my wife get millions of views on Tik Tok by creating an Animal Crossing series during Covid.

tools-for-work/

magic for work

I build tools for brands around the globe to solve daily problems.  

magic-for-kids

magic for kids

projects that make imaginations explode

honorable mentions

wall street journal
forbes
fortune
fast company
ad week
axios
tech crunch
cbs news
newsweek
business insider
yahoo finance
crunchbase news
product hunt

industry mentions

exhibit city news
pcma convene
tradeshow executive
trade show news network
trade show executive

interviews

interviews

Chatting with the best in the game
AJ Vaynerchuk
Gary Vaynerchuk
Anthony Pompliano

achievements

#1 mac app store

10 countries

top 10 product

fast company

$10,000,000 raised

slack, ggv capital, active capital

8m social media views

across all products

major users

chanel, google, meta, disney streaming, nbc, ikea, HP, LG, and more...

testimonials

testimonials

testimonials

testimonials

testimonials

testimonials

“The booklet that was given during the talk is still on my desk!”
"This was the best AI talk I've ever heard."
"They knocked it out of the park"
"Their roundtable made my entire trip to Vegas worth it."

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