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Proven Leader • Tested Leader • Experienced Leader Charles has been building and developing teams and organizations for over 20 years. As a CEO, key executive, entrepreneur and investor, he has experienced extraordinary success in both private and non-profit organizations. Even as teenager, it was evident that he was destined for success. At just 14 years old, Charles and his brother, Chad were featured on the cover of “Fort Collins Business World”. While in college, Oster would stay true to his entrepreneurial roots by building a business that would help pay his tuition. He would then go on to help develop one of the largest Nextel authorized dealers in the nation before becoming owner and CEO of a Medical Staffing company in Texas which he would eventually sell. Oster earned notoriety and acclaim after joining the executive team of mywedding.com in 2010. The company would go on to become a global technology and digital advertising powerhouse in the 50+ billion dollar wedding industry, before being acquired by the Meredith Corporation in 2015, one of the largest media conglomerates in the world. While at mywedding.com, his company was recognized multiple times by Inc magazine and he was awarded several personal awards for his work as a highly sought-after speaker in the industry. In 2015, Charles joined the executive team at Leafly, a technology and content company. In 2016, his company was ranked #76 for the fastest growing companies in America on the Inc 5000 list. He would go on to become an executive for Leafly’s sister company, where he would help the company become the world’s most successful IPO on the NASDAQ in 2018. While Charles was enjoying success in the private sector, he has consistently served his community. As the president of the state’s fastest growing youth sports program at the time, he was recognized by local and state officials for his work and contributions to the community. In 2012, he was called upon to chair a campaign to raise 5 million dollars for a local non-profit and in 2016, founded a 501(c)3 that has been responsible for funding scholarships, while providing essential resources to high school student athletic programs. Charles Oster is known by his peers as a business and community visionary and will continue to lead with an enthusiasm and passion for helping people advance.