EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 1H 2M
Rob Gelick, ex-Paramount+ CPO on Streaming Scale & Product-Led Growth
from Venture with Grace · host Grace Gong
Rob Gelick is the General Manager of Yahoo Mail and an Emmy Award–winning C-level product leader who previously, as Chief Product Officer of Paramount, scaled Paramount+ from zero to more than 60 million global subscribers and billions in revenue. During his tenure at Paramount, Rob Gelick oversaw major streaming portfolios including Pluto TV, Pluto TV, Showtime, CBS, MTV, and Nickelodeon, leading large-scale cloud migrations and advancing both ad-supported and subscription monetization models. As General Manager of Yahoo Mail, Rob Gelick currently leads Yahoo’s largest business, serving more than 200 million monthly users worldwide while modernizing the platform, diversifying revenue streams, and owning full P&L responsibility. Across leadership roles at Yahoo, CBS Interactive, and ViacomCBS, Rob Gelick has built a reputation for turning complex media ecosystems into durable, customer-first, revenue-generating products through disciplined product strategy and operational rigor.Topics:Scaling Paramount+ from zero to 60M+ subscribersP&L hacks modernizing legacy for Gen Z while 10x'ing revenue streamsMonetizing content across streaming, mobile, and SaaS models#SaaS #ProductManagement #ParamountPlus #Yahoo #EmmyWinner #Scaleups
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Rob Gelick is the General Manager of Yahoo Mail and an Emmy Award–winning C-level product leader who previously, as Chief Product Officer of Paramount, scaled Paramount+ from zero to more than 60 million global subscribers and billions in revenue. During his tenure at Paramount, Rob Gelick oversaw major streaming portfolios including Pluto TV, Pluto TV, Showtime, CBS, MTV, and Nickelodeon, leading large-scale cloud migrations and advancing both ad-supported and subscription monetization models. As General Manager of Yahoo Mail, Rob Gelick currently leads Yahoo’s largest business, serving more than 200 million monthly users worldwide while modernizing the platform, diversifying revenue streams, and owning full P&L responsibility. Across leadership roles at Yahoo, CBS Interactive, and ViacomCBS, Rob Gelick has built a reputation for turning complex media ecosystems into durable, customer-first, revenue-generating products through disciplined product strategy and operational rigor.Topics:Scaling Paramount+ from zero to 60M+ subscribersP&L hacks modernizing legacy for Gen Z while 10x'ing revenue streamsMonetizing content across streaming, mobile, and SaaS models#SaaS #ProductManagement #ParamountPlus #Yahoo #EmmyWinner #Scaleups
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