IZEA Worldwide Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

IZEA Worldwide's CEO is Ted Murphy, appointed in Feb 2006, has a tenure of 18.17 years. total yearly compensation is $967.35K, comprised of 36.4% salary and 63.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.44% of the company’s shares, worth €645.76K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.1 years and 10.8 years respectively.

Key information

Ted Murphy

Chief executive officer

US$967.4k

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	36.4%
CEO tenure	18.2yrs
CEO ownership	1.4%
Management average tenure	3.1yrs
Board average tenure	10.8yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ted Murphy's remuneration changed compared to IZEA Worldwide's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$967k	US$352k	-US$7m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$7m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Dec 31 2022	US$715k	US$316k	-US$4m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$3m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$4m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	-US$4m
Dec 31 2021	US$1m	US$310k	-US$3m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Dec 31 2020	US$626k	US$269k	-US$11m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$11m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	-US$12m
Dec 31 2019	US$742k	US$244k	-US$7m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Dec 31 2018	US$479k	US$242k	-US$6m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$6m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	-US$5m
Dec 31 2017	US$536k	US$233k	-US$5m

Compensation vs Market: Ted's total compensation ($USD967.35K) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD401.52K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ted's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Ted Murphy (47 yo)

18.2yrs

Tenure

US$967,352

Compensation

Mr. Edward H. Murphy, also known as Ted, founded IZEA, Inc (formerly, IZEA Holdings, Inc) in February 2006 and serves as its President. Mr. Murphy has been Chief Executive Officer IZEA Worldwide, Inc. sinc...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Edward Murphy	Founder	18.2yrs	US$967.35k	1.44% $ 645.8k
Ryan Schram	President	11.5yrs	US$718.07k	0.33% $ 147.2k
Peter Biere	CFO & Treasurer	3yrs	US$529.51k	0.055% $ 24.8k
Sandra Carbone	General Counsel & Corporate Secretary	8.3yrs	no data	no data
Matt Gray	Associate Vice President of Marketing	1.3yrs	no data	no data
Melissia Bruehl	Associate Vice President of Talent Acquisition	1.1yrs	no data	no data
Katie Mellor	Senior Vice President of Client Service	3.3yrs	no data	no data
Lisa Feldberg	Global Head of Growth	less than a year	no data	no data

3.1yrs

Average Tenure

47yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: 2IZ0's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Edward Murphy	Founder	18.3yrs	US$967.35k	1.44% $ 645.8k
Ryan Schram	President	11.4yrs	US$718.07k	0.33% $ 147.2k
Richard Masterson	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	no data	no data	no data
Daniel Rua	Independent Director	11.8yrs	US$113.50k	0.33% $ 148.6k
Brian Brady	Independent Director	11.7yrs	US$100.50k	2.52% $ 1.1m
John Caron	Independent Director	9yrs	US$103.50k	0.44% $ 196.9k
Rick Milenthal	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	10.8yrs	no data	no data
Andrew Batkin	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	10.8yrs	no data	no data
Patrick Venetucci	Independent Director	5.3yrs	US$117.50k	0.38% $ 169.4k
Roger Clark	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	10.1yrs	no data	no data
Lindsay Gardner	Independent Director	10.3yrs	US$102.50k	0.47% $ 213.0k
D. Wallach	Member of Strategic Advisory Board	10.7yrs	no data	no data

10.8yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: 2IZ0's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10.8 years average tenure).

IZEA Worldwide Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Key information

Recent management updates

IZEA Worldwide, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Oct 17, 2023

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Appoints Lisa Feldberg as the Global Head of Growth

Insufficient new directors

IZEA Worldwide, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Oct 03, 2022

Insufficient new directors

Insufficient new directors

Recent updates

IZEA Unveils Quadra Generative Image Model in FormAI

New minor risk - Profitability

Full year 2023 earnings released: US$0.45 loss per share (vs US$0.29 loss in FY 2022)

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Introduces New iOS App

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Announces FormAI Mixers

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NasdaqCM:IZEA) acquired Zuberance, Inc.

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. (NasdaqCM:IZEA) acquired Hoozu Pty Ltd.

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.13 loss per share (vs US$0.058 loss in 3Q 2022)

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Launches FormAI Community Showcase

Izea Worldwide, Inc Adds Comprehensive Influencer Marketing Expense Management to Izea Flex

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Announces Verified Google Gmail Integration in IZEA Flex

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Launches Free Access to OpenAI's GPT-4 in FormAI

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Launches AI Video Generation Tool in FormAI

IZEA Worldwide, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Oct 17, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.067 loss per share (vs US$0.011 loss in 2Q 2022)

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Announces the Launch of Flex Offers

IZEA Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Bid Price Rule

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Launches Flex Copilot

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Appoints Lisa Feldberg as the Global Head of Growth

First quarter 2023 earnings released: US$0.045 loss per share (vs US$0.04 loss in 1Q 2022)

Full year 2022 earnings released: US$0.072 loss per share (vs US$0.052 loss in FY 2021)

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Launches IZEA Flex

Insufficient new directors

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Launches The Creator Marketplace on IZEA.com

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of $100 million.

IZEA Worldwide, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Oct 03, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.003 loss per share (vs US$0.003 loss in 2Q 2021)

IZEA Announces Launch of Next-Gen AI-Powered Creator and Content Search Tool

IZEA Worldwide Receives Non-Compliance Notice from Nasdaq

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings released: US$0.04 loss per share (vs US$0.035 loss in 1Q 2021)

Insufficient new directors

Forecast to breakeven in 2023

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Begins Accepting DDogecoin, Litecoin, Shiba Inu, and Crypto.com Coin

Insufficient new directors

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.024 loss per share (vs US$0.027 loss in 3Q 2020)

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.002 loss per share (vs US$0.05 loss in 2Q 2020)

Independent Director recently sold €143k worth of stock

No longer forecast to breakeven

First quarter 2021 earnings released: US$0.035 loss per share (vs US$0.18 loss in 1Q 2020)

Full year 2020 earnings released: US$0.25 loss per share (vs US$0.29 loss in FY 2019)

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Appoints Peter J. Biere as Chief Financial Officer, Effective April 1, 2021

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Appoints Peter Biere as Treasurer, Effective April 1, 2021

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Awards Influencer Marketing Contract Expansion from Fortune 10 Customer

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Wins Multiple Contract Expansions from Leading Brands

IZEA Announces Clubhouse Support in Shake®

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Expands Military Contract

Influence+United Welcomes Hoozu

Izea Worldwide, Inc. Announces It Has Been Awards A Seven-Figure Contract from A Fortune 100 Retailer

Izea Appoints Ryan Schram as President & COO

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Appoints Katie Mellor as the New Head of Client Services

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Receives New Contract for Influencer Marketing Services from an Existing Customer

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Awards Mid-Six Figure Contract from Fortune 500 Manufacturer

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: US$0.027 loss per share

Revenue misses expectations

IZEA Worldwide Receives A Notification Letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market

Izea Worldwide, Inc. Announces That Shake®- Creator Marketplace® - Opens for Business

IZEA Worldwide, Inc. Wins Significant Military Contract

New 90-day low: €0.59

First half earnings released

IZEA Receives Letter from Tradegate Requesting to Deist the Common Stock

CEO Compensation Analysis

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