Blake Squires  Co-Founder Playaway

Blake Squires: Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Playaway, Blake Squires is an experienced entrepreneur who has founded and managed several successful ventures in the digital media and consumer product industries. Early in his career as an event producer and artist manager, Squires noticed the effects of technology on the music business and was inspired to experiment with various products and solutions.

His successful ventures co-founding Everstream, a company that develops streaming media and emerging digital cable technologies, and founding Adcoda, which focused on promotional downloads, led Squires to be a founder of Findaway World. Findaway is the creator of Playaway, the first self-playing digital audio book.

Since starting Findaway, Playaway has grown into a nationally recognized brand utilized by the United States Military and in over 20,000 libraries and schools. As Chief Strategy Officer of Findaway, Squires oversees Playaway’s growth strategy, which includes product and new market development. Based in Solon, Ohio, the company now employs over 120 associates and continues impressive growth. Findaway was named one of the fastest growing companies in 2009 by Inc. Magazine and the company won numerous regional awards such as the NorthCoast 99 Best Places to Work and the Smart Business rising star for most innovative company.

Squires graduated from The Ohio State University’s School of Journalism with a bachelor’s degree in advertising and a minor in telecommunications. He enjoys meeting new people, learning about the latest technologies and sharing ideas. He resides in Akron, Ohio with his wife and 3 kids.