Surfer Network Appoints Matt Kellogg as Senior Vice President of North American Strategy

Surfer Network, an industry leader in audio streaming, podcasting, and monetization solutions, today announced the appointment of Matt Kellogg as Senior Vice President of North American Sales Strategy. A respected leader across streaming audio, podcasting, and ad-tech, Kellogg joins Surfer Network as the company continues to build on its leadership in audio streaming, podcasting, and monetization, while expanding its premium audio advertising marketplace, connecting brands with highly engaged audiences through streaming radio, podcasts, and emerging audio channels.

In this role, Kellogg will lead strategic sales initiatives across the North American Territories, focusing on accelerating revenue growth, expanding partnerships, and strengthening Surfer Network’s position as one of the industry’s most comprehensive technology and monetization platforms for broadcasters, podcasters, publishers, and advertisers.

Kellogg brings more than two decades of experience driving revenue and business development across the digital audio ecosystem. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Sales & Business Development at SoundStack, where he built the company’s platform business division from the ground up and scaled enterprise revenue by 1,500 percent to more than $5 million. Throughout his career, he has developed deep expertise across podcast CMS platforms, streaming CDN infrastructure, and advertising technology, successfully negotiating complex enterprise partnerships with some of the world’s largest broadcasters and media organizations.

“Surfer Network has established itself as a leader in streaming, podcasting, and monetization, serving broadcasters, publishers, advertisers, and media partners across North America,” said Justin Diller, COO of Surfer Network. “As we continue to innovate, expand our capabilities, and grow our premium advertising marketplace, Matt’s proven ability to build strategic partnerships and scale commercial organizations makes him the ideal leader to help drive our next phase of growth and deepen our impact across the ecosystem.”

Kellogg’s career has been defined by helping media companies modernize their audio operations while creating sustainable revenue opportunities. His approach to business development and deep understanding of the rapidly evolving digital landscape align closely with Surfer Network’s mission of empowering publishers with the technology and tools they need to grow audiences, streamline operations, maximize monetization, and connect advertisers with highly engaged listeners.

“Surfer Network has built an extraordinary business and I’m excited to join the company at such a pivotal moment,” said Kellogg. “The team has created a powerful combination of streaming, podcasting, monetization, and AI-driven solutions that are solving real challenges across the digital ecosystem. I look forward to helping accelerate the company’s growth, deepen partner relationships, and expand the impact of the platform across North America.”

The appointment comes as Surfer Network continues to expand its technology offerings, AI-powered solutions, premium advertising marketplace, and monetization capabilities for broadcasters, podcasters, publishers, and advertisers. Serving partners across North America, the company remains focused on delivering the tools, infrastructure, and revenue opportunities needed to help publishers thrive while enabling brands to connect with highly engaged audiences across an increasingly connected digital landscape.