Warren Webster is CEO of live music promoter

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. He previously led travel and exploration company

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. He was previously the president and co-founder of

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, a network of more than 900 local news sites launched in 2007 and sold in 2009 to

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. Webster departed Patch in 2014 to become COO of

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, the lifestyle company founded by actress

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. Webster was named in Forbes Magazine as

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's list of "Most Powerful People in Media" alongside Patch Editor-in-Chief Brian Farnham, as well as Business Insider's "SAI 100 New York Tech" list in 2010 and 2011. Originally from

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, Massachusetts, Webster attended

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and lives in New York City. At Atlas Obscura, he expanded brand partnerships and oversaw the company's first profitable quarter. Webster joined Sofar Sounds in 2024.

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