Cree Lawson is a new media pioneer with a focus on early-stage vertical media companies and emerging digital advertising technologies. Cree is best known for starting Travel Ad Network Inc. (TAN)--one of the leading Vertical Ad Networks--with less than $500,000 in investment and turning it into the largest travel information audience in the world. Prior to founding Travel Ad Network, Lawson served in a variety of Management, Sales, Business Development and Marketing roles at Random House, the Associated Press, Gannett, Time Warner Trade Publisher and two Internet start-ups.