Charles Warner

About

Charles Warner is the CEO of Innovative Properties Worldwide, a veteran-owned media company headquartered in Denver with offices around the country. At IPW, Warner is responsible for overseeing the companies many areas of specialization to include custom publishing, sponsorship sales and onsite activation, audience development, sales training, and media placement. Flagship publications include Innovation & Tech Today, Residential Tech Today, STEM Today, Sustainability Today and Cannabis & Tech Today; print and digital titles with onsite distribution and a guaranteed audience delivery with BtoB and high-end BtoC influencer audiences. Charles is also one of the founders of the Emerge Virtual Cannabis Conference. Charles joined IPW in 2009 after eight years as the CEO of Mainstream Media International. MMI, out of Clearwater, FL was the largest college bowl game publisher in the country and worked with the BCS National Championship. While there, Charles helped develop an assortment of cross-platform partnerships with some of the biggest sports properties in the world to include the PGA, NASCAR, LPGA, NCAA March Madness and the Super Bowl. Prior to the sports marketing gigs, Charles served in the US Army in a rapid deployment, light infantry unit as an M-60 team leader. While serving, he was decorated for exemplary service. After the Army, Charles studied journalism writing at Spokane Falls Community College where he graduated with a prestigious degree in liberal arts. With a passion for all things innovation and science and an eye for a good story, Charles has helped it grow into one of the most beloved niche publications of its kind in both print and digital format. The publication and their podcasts have won many awards and are enjoyed by a very discerning tech and scieince audience. Charles lives in Denver, Colorado with his nine-year-old, dolphin-loving daughter, Aria. He likes all sports (playing and watching) and is a HUGE Seattle fan since that is where he grew up. Charles has no love for mayo or Thanksgiving stuffing.