17 Facts About Bryan Goldberg

Bryan David Goldberg was born on June 29,1983 and is an American entrepreneur and the owner of Bustle Digital Group, which operates a number of media properties, including Bustle, Nylon, W Magazine and Gawker.

Previously, Goldberg founded Bleacher Report, a sports news website that sold to Turner Broadcasting System in 2012 for $200 million.

Bryan Goldberg is widely considered to be a polarizing figure in New York media.

Bryan Goldberg's father was a technology executive who worked at Atari and Quantum and his mother was a homemaker.

Bryan Goldberg earned his undergraduate degree from Middlebury College, where he studied economics and Japanese.

Bryan Goldberg briefly worked as an investment banker at Credit Suisse, and later worked as an analyst at Deloitte Consulting.

Bryan Goldberg founded Bleacher Report in 2007 with David Finocchio, Alexander Freund, and David Nemetz, who were friends from middle school.

Bryan Goldberg launched the Team Stream app and ultimately surpassed ESPN as the largest sports network for mobile and social media.

Bryan Goldberg left Bleacher Report in 2013 to found Bustle, a women's interest website.

In March 2018, Bryan Goldberg purchased The Zoe Report from celebrity style icon Rachel Zoe.

Bryan Goldberg subsequently became a partner in his Bustle Digital Group venture.

In July 2018, Bryan Goldberg purchased the rights to Gawker at a bankruptcy auction.

Bryan Goldberg subsequently announced plans to relaunch Gawker in early 2019, but later paused the project.

Bryan Goldberg cited his desire to expand Bustle Digital Group further into News and Politics, a move that was criticized by the Mic Union after widespread corporate layoffs.

In July 2019, Bryan Goldberg acquired Nylon, an alternative fashion and music publication with a focus in experiential marketing.

Bryan Goldberg purchased the hat owned and worn by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte at a Sotheby's auction in November, 2021 for a price of $1,400,000.

Bryan Goldberg said that he intends to lend the hat to a museum, but plans to wear it at formal occasions and possibly at his wedding.