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Joe Funk (Videogames, Publishing)
Chilhood Born Joseph Eugene Funk in Joliet, IL on December 14, 1967 and raised the third of four kids. Named after his two grandfathers.

1990s Joseph Funk began his career as an assistant editor at Electronic Gaming Monthly in 1991, and held just about every job along the way to his position as Editorial Director of the Ziff-Davis Game Group during its heyday in the 1990s, where he directed the content and teams of category-leading magazines including EGM, Computer Gaming World, PocketGames and a number of leading one-shot publications. Mr. Funk was also a co-founder of the Official PlayStation Magazine as well as VideoGames.com (since folded into GameSpot.com).

2000s In 2000, Mr. Funk founded Mojo Media, where he has developed the tools and processes, along with the people and passion, to make Mojo a premier supplier and packager of editorial and advertorial web-based and print solutions for enthusiast audiences. He and Mojo have worked with, or on behalf of, companies including Electronic Arts, Wal-Mart, Fox, Sony, Nintendo, Canon USA, ABC News, CBS, TNT, Random House, USA Today, The Boston Globe, The New York Post, The Miami Herald, The Denver Post, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the NFL, NFLPA, NHL, the NBA, MLB and several major college and pro sports teams. Having been a part of multiple NY Times Non-Fiction Bestsellers, including a Dale Earnhardt and Michael Jackson commemoratives that hit #1 and #2 on the list, respectively, Mr. Funk’s company has emerged as a leading creator, writer, editor and packager of original and re-purposed content for websites and print publications in the decentralized world of today’s business.

2010s With a business and production model that has resulted in steady growth and notable resilience during the choppy economy of the 2000s, and the constantly shifting and evolving media platforms on which Mojo operates, Mr. Funk and Mojo have proven to be uniquely suited to help traditional media companies squeeze much more out of their budgets than any other internal or external source.

Other Mr. Funk co-captained his college’s ice hockey team and still tries to stay fit through his love of the outdoors and his family’s summer lake house in Southwest Michigan. He is active in various charities and schools in his community and lives with his wife and two young children in Chicagoland.

Education Grade School (K-8th grade): St. Raymond’s Cathedral (1982) High School: Joliet Catholic High School (1986) College: Carthage College (1990)