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Kirkland Alexander Lynch

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Chief Executive Officer at Barking Owl
📍 Los Angeles, California, United States

Kirkland Lynch is the CEO of Barking Owl, a leading music and sonic branding company. His background combines global music licensing strategy from Googles YouTube with legal and financial expertise, holding a JD from Harvard Law and being a licensed CPA. He was recently named to Ad Ages 40 Under 40 list.

He is deeply committed to social causes, serving as the Global Chairman for #StartWithoutaShot, an initiative to make sporting events inclusive for veterans and individuals with PTSD. He also champions youth music education as a board member for The Mr. Hollands Opus Foundation.

Unique fact: Kirkland won the grand prize in the GRAMMY U Business Plan Competition in 2014.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Sonic Branding
As CEO of Barking Owl, he leads a company that specializes in creating audio identities for Fortune 500 and blue-chip brands like Adidas and LinkedIn.
Inclusive Initiatives
He is the Global Chairman of #StartWithoutaShot, a non-profit dedicated to replacing triggering sounds like starter pistols at sporting events globally.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Chief Executive Officer
Barking Owl
9-2022 - 10-2023
Strategy & Operations
Barking Owl
9-2024
Global Chairman of the Board
Start Without a Shot
2-2025
Board Member
The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
6-2020
Advisor
Mainfactor
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Education
2011 - 2014
JD
Harvard Law School
2008 - 2009
MAcc
USC Marshall School of Business
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