Press bio

Sean Moran is the author of Sunday Night Factor: How Leaders Create A Workplace Where People Love Mondays (Ideapress Publishing, distributed by Simon & Schuster), available for pre-order now and on shelves April 20, 2027. He is COO of Evergreen Trading, leads Carpe Diem Holdings, is part of Moran Family Holdings with his brothers, and runs Smile Media. He is a founding investor in Lunch Partners. Previously, he served as President of Sales at Viacom (now Paramount Global). A graduate of Brown University and a former professional basketball player in Europe, Sean lives in Rumson, New Jersey.

ABOUT

Hi, I’m Sean.

I’ve been fortunate to spend most of my career in media, at Turner Broadcasting and at Viacom (now Paramount Global), where I served as President of Sales and got to work alongside some of the most talented people in the business.

Today I serve as COO of Evergreen Trading, a media investment agency powered by trade, and I lead Carpe Diem Holdings, where I advise and invest in founders I believe in. I’m part of Moran Family Holdings with my brothers, and I run Smile Media, the home of my book. I’m also a founding investor in Lunch Partners, a private investment network of leading marketers. Closer to home, I’m honored to be stepping in as Chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee at Rumson Country Club.

My book, Sunday Night Factor: How Leaders Create A Workplace Where People Love Mondays (Ideapress Publishing, distributed by Simon & Schuster), is about the kind of leadership that helps people look forward to the week ahead. It’s available for pre-order now, on shelves April 20, 2027.

I try to think in decades, favor depth over noise, and let my faith steady the rest. I’m a Brown graduate, a former professional basketball player in Wales and Portugal, and a grateful kid from Barrington, Rhode Island, who now calls Rumson, New Jersey, home.

  • At Viacom, I led a team of more than 800 people responsible for the company’s $3.6 billion annual domestic ad sales budget, across brands including Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, VH1, AwesomenessTV, and Pluto TV. I’m proud of what that team built together: Vantage, our data and prediction engine; bringing Pluto TV into the Upfront marketplace; making Viacom a founding member of OpenAP; and Viacom Velocity, our in-house creative studio.

    Along the way, I’ve been lucky to serve on the board of the Ad Council, as Vice-Chairman of the Video Advertising Bureau (VAB), and as a member of the American Advertising Federation (AAF). I sit on the advisory board of the Fiver Children’s Foundation and the advisory council for the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, and I’ve served on the advisory board of PeacePlayers International.