Our Team
Meet some of the main faces behind the mediaoptions teams
Andrew Rosener
CEO & Founder
Chris Zuiker
Sales & Marketing
Jonathan Tenenbaum
COO & General Counsel
Andrew Rosener
CEO & Founder
Andrew Rosener is a renowned figure in the domain name industry, known for his significant contributions to domain valuation methodology, investing, and brokerage. As the founder and CEO of MediaOptions, Andrew has carved out a niche for himself in the sector, earning the title of #1 domain broker in the world for the last 6 consecutive years. Since 2008, Rosener has been involved in over $600 million dollars in domain sales and has played a pivotal role in numerous high-profile domain name transactions, including X.com to Elon Musk, Zoom.com to ZOOM, and Prime.com and Podcast.com to Amazon, as well as thousands of others.
Rosener’s expertise in the domain name field is exemplified by his creation of the “Rosener Equation,” a formula for objectively valuing domain names, which he did not name but has been widely adopted in the industry. In addition to his domain brokerage accomplishments, Rosener has received numerous other industry accolades, including induction into the Domain Name Hall of Fame and being named Domain Investor of the Year. Rosener is also the owner of DomainSherpa.com, the industry’s leading educational podcast, which seeks to educate business leaders and investors about the virtues and principles of domain names and their critical role in the tech stack and society.
Before venturing into domain names, Rosener’s career spanned a wide variety of fields. He co-founded a database software company while in college, providing custom database solutions to blue collar businesses on eastern Long Island, and later was recruited into the frozen seafood commodities business. He excelled as a fishmonger, becoming a VP of sales for a leading scallop importer in his early 20’s, for nearly a decade, before moving on to pursue his passion for domain names.
Rosener’s personal life could be described as equally dynamic. After marrying his German wife Anna, whom he met while living abroad in Australia, they relocated to Panama. They spent a decade there, building MediaOptions and starting a family before moving to Lisbon, Portugal, where they have lived for the last five years. Andrew and Anna have two young children. Outside of domain names, Rosener is an active participant in various investment and business ventures as an angel investor, as well as being an early investor and avid proponent of Bitcoin.
“Strong opinions, weakly held,” a quote attributed to Stanford professor Paul Saffo, is a maxim Rosener vigorously embraces in all aspects of his life.
Chris Zuiker
Sales & Marketing
Hi, I’m Chris Zuiker, a 17 year executive and veteran in sales & marketing with experience managing accounts over $100M in annual sales revenue.
Over the years I have seen many companies by default chose sub-par domains that devalued their brand and limited their conversion potential – many still are. It was evident however that large corporations who could hire branding experts understood the benefits a premium domain could offer.
That all changed when I discovered there is a way to leverage premium domain names; directly impacting conversion, leadership positioning, and SEO. I organized my findings into a quick and simple process that explains these same domain acquisition strategies and shows how companies can easily compete with the Fortune 100 players.
After putting these simple strategies into play, our clients have acquired category defining domains that have positioned their brands in a leadership position online, which leads to conversion and sales.
Jonathan Tenenbaum
COO & General Counsel
Jonathan is an accomplished professional with extensive legal and business experience, specializing in online services, e-commerce, and domain names. He spent over 14 years with Web.com in various legal and business roles. First as General Counsel/EVP for Solid Cactus, a vibrant e-commerce business that was acquired by Web.com. He also spent nearly 5 years managing NameJet, the leading domain name aftermarket platform, growing the business and then guiding it through a successful acquisition and integration.
After NameJet, Jonathan served as Associate General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer for Web.com. Now Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of MediaOptions, the world-leading domain name brokerage agency, helping guide the company through its next phase of growth and success. He is also the host and Executive Producer for DomainSherpa, the #1 domain industry podcast, where “all roads lead to domains”!