Steve McLendon has over 15 years of experience working at the intersection of media and technology. In 2020 he joined YouTube to lead their podcasting efforts. Before YouTube, he led Google’s Audio News and Podcasting efforts.

Prior to Google Steve co-founded 60dB a personalized, short-form audio & podcasting platform. Before 60dB he spent over 12 years at Netflix in a variety of marketing and product leadership roles. After Netflix he was an early executive at Vessel, a subscription media start-up which was eventually acquired by Verizon.