Brandon Mitchell Starkoff

Brandon M. Starkoff, age 46, of Dublin, died Sept 6, at Kobacker House. Survived by wife Amy, twins Anna “Nan” and Matthew “Matty”, parents Alan (Kathleen) Starkoff and Teri (Butch) Kabb; siblings Brooke (Melissa Menne) Starkoff, William Starkoff, Amy (Mike) Bloom, Brian (Jenny) Kabb, Lindsey (Mike) Lieberman; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was a graduate of University School in Hunting Valley, OH, and Miami University where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Brandon enjoyed a long and successful career as EVP and Managing Director of Starcom Worldwide, and later as the CEO and Managing Partner of Transparent Partners. Brandon took great pride in mentoring and leading others in the digital media and marketing industries. He enjoyed being an early adopter of new technologies. He was proud to serve as the vice chair and board member of the American Brain Tumor Association. He was an avid triathlete and fundraiser. As the founder of Cater to the Cure, an annual fundraiser for the ABTA, Brandon raised close to $150,000 for brain tumor research. He loved his work and coaching his kids in sports. His greatest joy in life was being a dad. Family will receive friends from 5-7pm Saturday, September 10, at Schoedinger Dublin, 5980 Perimeter Drive. A memorial service will be held at 11am Sunday at the funeral home with a catered luncheon to follow. The funeral will be livestreamed at

https://webcasts.lifetributes.com/1229438 beginning at 11am Sunday. Cleveland Shiva will be held 1-4 and 7-9pm on Sept 12 & 13 at 5105 Muirfield Dr, Pepper Pike, OH 44124, for friends of Butch and Teri. Contributions may be made to American Brain Tumor Association, at www.abta.org, or Kobacker House, 800 McConnell Dr, Columbus, OH 43214, in his memory. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.Schoedinger.com. As Brandon would say, “Onward!”