# Shawn Cantor

> Shawn Cantor is co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Certemy, a Series B compliance and credentialing SaaS company he started in 2017 with Zorik Gordon. Before Certemy, he served as COO of WorkWave (acquired by IFS in 2018), spent eight years at ReachLocal building its North American sales channel to more than 600 employees and $200M in revenue, and founded JAC Media, a digital marketing agency acquired by ReachLocal in 2005. His career is a sequence of building operations engines for outbound sales and services businesses.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Certemy
- **Organizations:** Certemy, WorkWave, ReachLocal, JAC Media
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., Buffalo State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Certemy, a workforce compliance SaaS platform, Scaled ReachLocal's sales channel to 600+ employees, 49 offices, $200M+ annual revenue, Founded and exited JAC Media (acquired by ReachLocal, 2005)

## Career timeline

- **2002** — Founded JAC Media, a digital marketing agency for SMBs
- **2005** — JAC Media acquired by ReachLocal; joined ReachLocal in sales leadership
- **2006** — Launched ReachLocal's North American sales channel
- **2013** — Left ReachLocal as GM and VP of Sales after growing the channel to 600+ employees and $200M in revenue
- **2014** — Joined WorkWave as Chief Operating Officer
- **2017** — Co-founded Certemy with Zorik Gordon
- **2018** — WorkWave acquired by IFS
- **2022** — Certemy closed Series B round ($9.7M)

## Achievements

- Co-founded Certemy, a workforce compliance SaaS platform
- Scaled ReachLocal's sales channel to 600+ employees, 49 offices, $200M+ annual revenue
- Founded and exited JAC Media (acquired by ReachLocal, 2005)
- Led operations at WorkWave through its acquisition by IFS in 2018

## Latest updates

- **2022-12** — Certemy closed its Series B financing round ($9.7M reported).

## Links

- Website: https://certemy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncantor/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/lookuplicense
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/certemyinc

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Last updated: 2026-07-08