Jonathan Cherins

Chief Executive Officer

Jonathan joined Puppyspot in April of 2018 as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Puppyspot, Jonathan spent 3 years at YEXT (NYSE: YEXT) as EVP, Partner, responsible for running the Partner business in the U.S. While at Yext, he also led the Small Business group and launched its Middle Market sales team.

Prior to Yext, Cherins held the roles of CMO, General Manager of Reservation Solutions, and EVP of Americas & Enterprise at TravelClick from 2010-2014. TravelClick was sold in 2014 to Thoma Bravo.

Cherins has extensive experience in general management, marketing and sales leadership and go-to-market execution in the Information, Media, and SaaS industries. Prior to TravelClick, he held a variety of leadership positions at Dun & Bradstreet and was a founding employee at Juno Online Services, which went public in 1999.

Cherins has a BA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Columbia University.

Cherins resides in New Jersey with his wife Allyson and 3 children (soon to be down to two as their eldest is joining U. of Wisconsin class of 2022 in the fall). A lifelong dog owner, the family is rounded out by an incredibly inactive 200 LB English Mastiff named Rufus and a brand new Bernedoodle from PuppySpot named Zoe.

Josh Kreinberg

Chief Administrative Officer
and General Counsel

Josh Kreinberg joined PuppySpot as its Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel in October 2015. In addition to managing all of PuppySpot's legal, regulatory and compliance matters, Josh oversees HR, facilities and a number of other operational areas. Prior to PuppySpot, Josh most recently held similar managerial legal and operational roles as General Counsel at Spark Networks and Interim General Counsel & HR Management Consultant for Digital Room, Inc. Josh's former law practice focused on M&A, capital markets and outsourced General Counsel work for Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Sullivan & Cromwell and Strategic Law Partners located in Paris, New York and Los Angeles. Josh holds a BA from Stanford University, a JD/LLM from Duke University School of Law and a MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business. Josh has been a proud dog owner of many different breeds including Beagles, Huskies, Labs and Goldens as well as unknown mixes from shelter adoptions. Josh, his wife and three young children share their home with Picasso, a PuppySpot Bichon, Katie, a PuppySpot Australian Shepherd, three rescue cats and two guinea pigs.

Greg Franchina

Chief Information Officer

Greg Franchina joined PuppySpot as the Chief Information Officer in November 2015. Prior to PuppySpot, Greg most recently served as the CIO at Spark Networks. Earlier in his career, Greg served as CIO and VP of Operations at both Spot Runner and WeddingChannel.com. Greg holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the College of William and Mary. Greg, his wife, and his two not-so-young children spend a good portion of their free time chasing after Navy, their three-year-old Cane Corso puppy.

Bryan Rutcofsky

Chief Placement Officer

Bryan joined PuppySpot after spending 11 years at Yext, a New York-based Marketing SaaS company as SVP of Sales where he oversaw SMB, Mid-Market and Partnerships. As the first employee at Yext, he helped build and scale the revenue division and was an integral part of the organization from inception through its successful IPO in 2017.

Prior to Yext, Bryan worked at FDN Communications, a Florida-based telecom company, where he worked his way from a top sales performer to sales trainer to call center leader. Bryan graduated from SUNY Binghamton in 2001, majoring in Marketing and M.I.S.

At home Bryan spends time with his wife, two children and of course the furry family members: puppies Max and Murray, and cat Ravel.

Jay Roberts

Vice President, Marketing

Jay Roberts joined PuppySpot as Vice President of Marketing in December 2017. Jay leads the Marketing Team from our Los Angeles office and is laser-focused on working to further grow the PuppySpot brand and bring new, quality puppy parent prospects into our ecosystem. Jay has extensive acquisition marketing experience, having spent nearly two decades as a marketer for companies such as Williams-Sonoma, DIRECTV, Teleflora and, most recently, Core Digital Media, where he and his team spent nearly a decade driving and optimizing leads for a variety of different clients. Jay spent his undergraduate years at Southern Methodist University, earned his MBA from Tulane University and currently lives in Redondo Beach, California with his wife Sue, their three children and dog, Savannah, a very relaxed Flat Coated Retriever they adopted last summer.

Hayon Abdulhafiz

Vice President, Human
Resources & Associate
General Counsel

Hayon Abdulhafiz is PuppySpot's Vice President, Human Resources & Associate General Counsel. Hayon joined PuppySpot in January 2016. Hayon manages the operations of the Human Resources department and assists with PuppySpot's legal matters and risk management. Prior to PuppySpot, Hayon served as Corporate Counsel at Spark Networks, where she also handled legal and HR matters. Hayon holds a BA in Political Science from Loyola Marymount University and a JD/LLM from Duke University School of Law. Although Hayon did not grow up with dogs, she became a proud first time dog owner during her time in North Carolina when she rescued Sadie, who is described as a King Charles Cavalier mix, but whom many people think is a Golden Retriever puppy. Hayon recently welcomed a Havanese PuppySpot puppy, Luna, to her family. Luna and Sadie enjoy spending time at the office while Hayon is working.

Kerry Rod

Vice President, Public Affairs

Kerry Rod is PuppySpot's Vice President, Public Affairs. Kerry joined PuppySpot in 2010 as the Director of Marketing and has held a number of positions at the Company since then. As PuppySpot's VP, Public Affairs, Kerry handles many of the Company's external relationship programs, including government and industry relations. In addition, Kerry is a board member of The World Pet Association, a delegate on the Breeder Leadership Council, and a member of the government affairs committee of The Pet Industry Joint Council. Prior to PuppySpot, Kerry worked as a consultant with different organizations, supporting their marketing and organizational plans. She started her career at Saks Fifth Avenue and Gap Inc and has a BA in Political Science from Goucher College. Kerry, who is married with an adult son, has always had at least one dog at her feet and currently Winston, a PuppySpot Coton de Tulear, and Mac, a miniature poodle, can be found following her around both in the office and at home.