Leadership
Bruce Olive
Chief Executive Officer
A North Carolina native, Bruce Olive is the CEO and co-founder of Koroberi. With over 30 years of experience in brand building, marketing and business-to-business (BtoB) advertising, Olive has built his career around helping clients communicate complex subject matter clearly and concisely.
A science and technology marketing specialist, Olive launched Koroberi 10 years ago, with a determination to build a leading tech-focused, BtoB marketing firm. He realized that goal, after Koroberi was ranked number two in the 2009 Top U.S. Agencies Report, published by BtoB Magazine.
Prior to Koroberi, Olive worked at DDB Needham Worldwide in Melbourne, Australia. His previous positions include copywriter, copy director and brand consultant to a wide range of global clients operating in the science, software, finance, telecommunications, energy, and industrial sectors.
Olive serves as a strategic marketing partner in the boardroom and in the field. He has assisted both private equity and venture capital groups with marketing planning and technical evaluations for second stage ventures as well pre-IPO branding and positioning.
Named 2008 Marketing Impact Leader by Business Leader Magazine, Olive was previously named Australian Software Developer of the Year, is a published author, a U.S. patent holder and is recognized for his business and civic achievements throughout the Research Triangle Park. In his spare time, he is active in Durham’s Saint Philip’s Episcopal Church and enjoys organic gardening and flying his aerobatic airplane.
