Business Role
CUShopper: ran credit-union relations and was instrumental in startup.
Family profile
- Born
- 1947
- Died
- 2011
Biography
At CUShopper, Douglas “Doug” Wicks Walker handled credit-union relations; contemporary reporting described his role as instrumental in the startup. In 2003, Doug, his sons Jason and Adam, and Zac Brandenberg formed Hydra. The company reported $108 million in revenue for 2008.
A dispute late that year separated the Walker partners from Hydra and led to cross-litigation, later settled. In May 2009, the family formed W4 with Abby Whitridge.
Doug died of cancer in January 2011. PBS SoCal records his memorial at Westwood Village Memorial Park. Its epitaph reads “WOW!”
Timeline
Burial
Burial/commemoration at Westwood Village Memorial Park; epitaph “WOW!”
Westwood Village Memorial Park, California, United StatesCompany Founding
Co-founded Hydra with sons Jason and Adam Walker and Zac Brandenberg.
Company Founding
Helped form W4 with Jason Walker, Adam “Wicks” Walker and Abby Whitridge.
Death
Died of cancer; exact day unresolved.
Work & roles
- business executive
- Internet entrepreneur
- Credit-union relations / startup leadership · CUShopper
- Co-founder / partner · Hydra Network2003 – 2008
- Founder · W4 Performance Ad MarketMay 2009 – January 2011
Family records
Douglas Wicks Walker → Jason Durant Walker · Family contribution
Douglas Wicks Walker → Adam Wicks Walker · Jason Walker — Sandi complete family confirmations and approval
Douglas Wicks Walker → Juliette “Julie” Walker McKernan · Jason Walker — Sandi complete family confirmations and approval
Edmund H. Walker → Douglas Wicks Walker · Family contribution
Marjorie Moulton Wicks → Douglas Wicks Walker · Family contribution