Document:

Exhibit
10.67

 

AMENDED
& RESTATED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

This
Amended & Restated Executive Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January
1, 2018 (“Effective Date”) between TheMaven, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”)
and JOSH JACOBS, an individual (the “Executive”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive are parties to an Executive Employment Agreement dated as of May 17, 2017 as revised on August 23,
2017 (the “Prior Agreement”).

 

WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive desire to amend and restated the Prior Agreement in its entirety, effective as of the Effective
Date.

 

WHEREAS,
the Company and the Executive have determined that the terms and conditions of this Agreement are reasonable and in their mutual
best interests and accordingly desire to enter into this Agreement in order to provide for the terms and conditions upon which
the Executive shall be employed by the Company.

 

NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants, agreements and representations and warranties set forth
herein, the parties to this Agreement, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:

 

Article
1.

TERMS
OF EMPLOYMENT

 

1.1.
Employment and Acceptance.

 

(a).
Employment and Acceptance. On and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall employ the Executive
and the Executive hereby accepts such employment.

 

(b).
Title: Executive shall have the title of: President and Executive Chairman of the Board. The Executive shall represent
that Executive is the President or Executive Chairman of the Board of the Company in all business and professional communications.

 

(c).
Responsibilities and Duties. The Executive’s duties shall consist of such duties and responsibilities as are consistent
with the position of a President, including, assisting, managing and overseeing the Company in the launch of its products, advertising
revenue generation, attending, promoting and exclusively representing the Company at advertising industry related events, and
such other duties and responsibilities as are mutually determined from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer and Executive.
Executive shall lead mandatory attended monthly leadership meetings (“Executive Meetings”), in-person, in Seattle,
or in such other locations as the CEO may reasonably determine which shall be timed to coincide with Executive’s time in
Seattle or such other locations.

 

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(d).
Reporting. The Executive shall report directly to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, unless otherwise directed
by the Board.

 

(e).
Performance of Duties; Travel. With respect to Executive’s duties hereunder, at all times, the Executive shall be
subject to the instructions, control, and direction of the Board, and act in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of
Incorporation, Bylaws and other governing policies, rules and regulations, except to the extent that the Executive is aware that
such documents conflict with applicable law. The Executive shall devote Executive’s business time, attention and ability
to serving the Company on an exclusive and full-time basis as aforesaid and as the Board may reasonably require. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company acknowledges and agrees that Executive currently has, and will continue to engage in, limited consulting,
advisory and investment work that does not materially impact service to the Company pursuant to which Executive may: (i) render
his services, including but not limited to services of a similar nature to the management and advertising services performed by
the Executive under this Agreement, to third parties that are not direct competitors in the Company’s Business, (ii) serve
on up to three (3) corporate boards of directors one of which is the Company, (iii) fulfill speaking, advisory and consulting
engagements with third parties, and (iv) manage personal and venture capital investments, provided that such activities do not
individually or in the aggregate interfere with the performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement. The Company
acknowledges any of these outside activities may result in Executive being publicly identified as an investor, stockholder, director,
partner or service provider, as applicable, to other companies. Executive will use his best efforts to dissuade his third-party
clients, customers, companies and other business ventures from issuing press releases regarding Executive’s involvement
in their affairs. The Executive shall also travel as required by Executive’s duties hereunder and shall comply with
the Company’s then-current travel policies as approved by the Board.

 

(f).
Location. Executive shall be based in Los Angeles, California. He shall spend not less than four days (three nights) per
month on average in Seattle, Washington (or other locations where Executive Meetings will be held as approved by the Chief Executive
Officer), which shall be coordinated with the Executive Meetings. Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable and appropriate
cost of travel between Los Angeles, California and Seattle, Washington and lodging and transportation in Seattle, Washington.

 

(g).
Board. The Executive shall, if requested, also serve as an officer or director of any affiliate of the Company for no additional
compensation during the term.

 

1.2
Compensation and Benefits.

 

(a).
Annual Salary. The Executive shall receive an annual salary of $300,000 for each year (the “Annual Salary”).
Salary shall be payable on a semi-monthly basis or such other payment schedule as used by the Company for its senior level Executives
from time to time, less such deductions as shall be required to be withheld by applicable law and regulation and consistent with
the Company’s practices. The Annual Salary payable to the Executive will be reviewed annually by the Board.

 

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(b).
Existing Equity Incentive Compensation. Executive has previously received a grant of 300,000 options under the THEMAVEN,
INC. 2016 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (“Plan”) in connection with the Prior Agreement (the “Existing Grant”).
The vesting conditions applicable to the Existing Grant shall be amended to be as follows:

 

(i).
200,000 shares shall vest on May 22, 2018 provided Executive’s service to the Company has been continuous through such date.

 

(ii).
100,000 shares shall vest on May 22 2018 provided that the Revenue Performance (as defined below) equals or exceeds the Revenue
Goal (as defined below), reduced pro rata in the event the Revenue Goal is not met, provided that if the Revenue Performance is
less than $1.75 million, no shares shall vest.

 

(c).
New Equity Incentive Compensation. In connection with Executive’s ongoing employment and subject to approval by the
Board and the Plan, Executive will be awarded grants of an aggregate of 600,000 options under the Plan, which options will be
issued as incentive stock options to the extent permitted by law. The options shall vest as provided in the stock option award
agreements in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 1.2(c) and pursuant to the Plan.

 

(d).
Performance Bonus. Executive shall be entitled to earn a performance bonus as provided in Exhibit 1.2(d) (“Performance
Bonus”).

 

(e).
Expenses. The Executive shall be reimbursed for all ordinary and necessary out- of-pocket business expenses reasonably
and actually incurred or paid by the Executive in the performance of the Executive’s duties in accordance with the Company’s
policies upon presentation of such expense statements or vouchers or such other supporting information as the Company may require.

 

(f).
Benefits. The Executive shall be entitled to fully participate in all benefit plans that are in place and available to
senior level Executives of the Company from time to time, including, without limitation, medical, dental, vision and life insurance
(if offered), in each case subject to the general eligibility, participation and other provisions set forth in such plans.

 

(g).
Paid Time Off. The Executive shall be entitled to 120 hours per year of paid time off (“PTO”) based
on the Company’s policy for all new hires, so long as such PTO does not interfere with Executive’s ability to properly
perform Executive’s duties as President of the Company. Executive will start accruing PTO each year per the Company’s
PTO policy. The total PTO will be prorated for the first year.

 

(h).
Clawback Provisions. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement to the contrary, any incentive-based compensation,
or any other compensation, paid to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement with the Company
which is subject to recovery under any law, government regulation. or stock exchange listing requirement, will be subject to such
deductions and clawback as may be required to be made pursuant to such law, government regulation, or stock exchange listing requirement.

 

1.3
Termination of Employment.

 

(a).
Term. The term of employment begin on the Effective Date and end on May 31, 2020 (the “End Date”), unless earlier
terminated by Executive or the Company under Section 1.3(b). The term of employment shall terminate on the End Date, unless extended
by the written agreement of the Company and Executive.

 

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(b).
Early Termination. The term of this Agreement may be earlier terminated by Executive or Company as follows:

 

(i).
Termination for Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time for Cause upon written notice
to the Executive setting forth the termination date and, in reasonable detail, the circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination pursuant to this Section 1.3(b)(i), without any requirement of a notice period and without payment of any compensation
of any nature or kind; provided, however, that if the Cause is pursuant to subsections (i), (ii), (vi) or (vii)
of the definition of Cause (appearing below), the Chief Executive Officer must give the Executive the written notice referenced
above within (30) days of the date that the Chief Executive becomes aware or has knowledge of, or reasonably should have become
aware or had knowledge of, such act or omission, and the Executive will have thirty (30) days to cure such act or omission. Upon
payment of the amounts set forth in Section 1.3(d), the Executive shall not be entitled to any benefits or payments (other than
those required under Section 1.3(d) hereof), including any payment under the terms of the Plan.

 

(ii).
Termination without Cause. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment at any time without Cause upon written
notice to the Executive, subject to Section 1.3(c) and 1.3(d).

 

(iii).
Permanent Incapacity. In the event of the “Permanent Incapacity” of the Executive (which shall mean
by reason of illness or disease or accidental bodily injury, Executive is so disabled that Executive is unable to ever work again),
Executive may thereupon be terminated by the Company upon written notice to the Executive without payment of any severance of
any nature or kind (including, without limitation, by way of anticipated earnings, damages or payment in lieu of notice); provided
that, in the event of the Executive’s termination pursuant to this Subsection 1.3(b)(iii), the Company shall pay or cause
to be paid to the Executive (i) the amounts prescribed by Section 1.3(d) below through the date of Permanent Incapacity, and (ii)
the amounts specified in any benefit and insurance plans applicable to the Executive as being payable in the event of the permanent
incapacity or disability of the Executive, such sums to be paid in accordance with the provisions of those plans as then in effect.

 

(iv).
Death. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by reason of the Executive’s death, the Executive’s
beneficiaries or estate will be entitled to receive and the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to them or it, as the case may
be, (i) the amounts prescribed by Section 1.3(d) through the date of death, and (ii) the amounts specified in any benefit and
insurance plans applicable to the Executive as being payable in the event of the death of the Executive, such sums to be paid
in accordance with the provisions of those plans as then in effect.

 

(v).
Termination by Executive. The Executive may terminate employment with the Company upon giving 30 days’ written notice
or such shorter period of notice as the Company may accept. The Executive may resign for Good Reason subject to Section 1.3(c)
and 1.3(d). If the Executive resigns for any reason not constituting Good Reason, the Executive shall not be entitled to any severance
or other benefits (other than those required under Section 1.3(d)).

 

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(c).
Termination without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason. If the Executive’s employment with the Company is
terminated prior to the end of the term under Section 1.3(a), by the Company without Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason,
then the Executive shall be entitled to receive a lump sum payment equal to six months’ Annual Salary. The payment described
in this subsection, along with the vesting acceleration features of the Executive’s options as set forth in his stock option
award agreement, are the only severance or other payment or payment in lieu of notice that the Executive will be entitled to receive
under this Agreement (other than payments due under Section 1.3(d)). Any payment pursuant to this subsection 1.3(c) shall be paid,
subject to applicable withholding, if any, within one (1) month of the termination date. Any right of the Executive to payment
pursuant to this subsection 1.3(c) shall be contingent on Executive signing a standard form of release agreement with the Company
(which release shall not include any restrictions on post-termination activities other than with respect to customary provisions
regarding Proprietary Information as defined herein).

 

(d).
Earned Salary and Performance Bonus, PTO and Un-Reimbursed Expenses. In the event that: any portion of the Executive’s
Annual Salary and/or Performance Bonus has been earned but not paid, any PTO has been accrued by the Executive but not used, or
any reimbursable expenses have been incurred by the Executive but not reimbursed, in each case to the date of termination of his
employment, such amounts shall be paid to the Executive within 30 days following such date of termination. PTO related compensation
shall be paid at the rate of the Base Salary. Any Performance Bonus will be deemed “earned but not paid” if the calendar
month or quarter (as may be applicable) giving rise to a Performance Bonus has ended but the associated bonus has not yet been
paid to the Executive.

 

(e).
Statutory Deductions. All payments required to be made to the Executive, his beneficiaries, or his estate under this Section
shall be made net of all deductions required to be withheld by applicable law and regulation. The Executive shall be solely responsible
for the satisfaction of any taxes (including employment taxes imposed on employees and taxes on nonqualified deferred compensation).
Although the Company intends and expects that the Plan and its payments and benefits will not give rise to taxes imposed under
Code Section 409A, neither the Company nor its employees, directors, or their agents shall have any obligation to hold the Executive
harmless from any or all of such taxes or associated interest or penalties.

 

(f).
Fair and Reasonable, etc. The parties acknowledge and agree that the payment provisions contained in this Section are fair
and reasonable, and the Executive acknowledges and agrees that such payments are inclusive of any notice or pay in lieu of notice
or vacation or severance pay to which he would otherwise be entitled under statute, pursuant to common law or otherwise in the
event that his employment is terminated pursuant to or as contemplated in this Section 1.3.

 

1.4
Restrictive Covenants.

 

(a).
Non-competition / Non-solicitation. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that Executive’s services to the Company
are of a special, unique and extraordinary nature that cannot easily be duplicated. Further, the Company has and will expend substantial
resources to promote such services and develop the Company’s Proprietary Information. Accordingly, in order to protect the
Company from unfair competition and to protect the Company’s Proprietary Information, the Executive agrees that, during
his employment with the Company or an Affiliate, Executive will not engage as an employee, consultant, owner or operator for any
business that competes with the Company’s Business. While Executive renders services to the Company, Executive also agrees
that Executive will not assist any person or organization in hiring away any executive of the Company. Executive also agrees not
to solicit, induce or encourage or attempt to solicit, induce or encourage, either directly or indirectly, any employees, consultants
or partners of the Company to leave the employ of the Company for a period of one (1) year from the date of Executive’s
termination with the Company for any reason; provided, however, that a general advertisement, general notice of
a job listing or opening, or other similar general publication of a job search or availability to fill employment positions, including
on the Internet or through professional search firms, in each case that is not directed at any employee or group of employees
of the Company or any of its Affiliates, will not, solely by reason thereof, constitute a violation of the restrictions set forth
in this sentence.

 

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(b).
Confidential Information. The Executive recognizes and acknowledges that the Proprietary Information is a valuable, special
and unique asset of the Company’s Business. In order to obtain and/or maintain access to the Proprietary Information, which
Executive acknowledges is essential to the performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement, the Executive agrees
that, except with respect to those duties assigned to him by the Company, the Executive: (i) shall hold in confidence all Proprietary
Information; (ii) shall not reproduce, use, distribute, disclose, or otherwise misappropriate any Proprietary Information, in
whole or in part; (iii) shall take no action causing, or fail to take any action necessary to prevent causing, any Proprietary
Information to lose its character as Proprietary Information, and (iv) shall not make use of any such Proprietary Information
for the Executive’s own purposes or for the benefit of any Person (except the Company) under any circumstances; provided
that the Executive may disclose such Proprietary Information to the extent required by law; provided, further that, prior to any
such disclosure, (A) the Executive delivers to the Company written notice of such proposed disclosure, together with an opinion
of counsel regarding the determination that such disclosure is required by law and (B) the Executive provides an opportunity to
contest such disclosure to the Company. The provisions of this subsection will apply to Trade Secrets for as long as the applicable
information remains a Trade Secret and confidential information.

 

(c).
Ownership of Developments. All Work Product shall belong exclusively to the Company and shall, to the extent possible,
be considered a work made by the Executive for hire for the Company within the meaning of Title 7 of the United States Code. To
the extent the Work Product may not be considered work made by the Executive for hire for the Company, the Executive agrees to
assign, and automatically assign at the time of creation of the Work Product, without any requirement of further consideration,
any right, title, or interest the Executive may have in such Work Product. Upon the request of the Company, the Executive shall
take such further actions, including execution and delivery of instruments of conveyance, as may be appropriate to give full and
proper effect to such assignment.

 

(d).
Books and Records. All books, records, and accounts relating in any manner to the customers or clients of the Company,
whether prepared by the Executive or otherwise coming into the Executive’s possession, shall be the exclusive property of
the Company and shall be returned immediately to the Company on termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder or on
the Company’s request at any time.

 

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(e).
Acknowledgment by the Executive. The Executive acknowledges and confirms that: (i) the restrictive covenants contained
in this Section 1.4 are reasonably necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company; (ii) the restrictions
contained in this Section 1.4 (including, without limitation, the length of the term of the provisions of this Section 1.4) are
not overbroad, overlong, or unfair and are not the result of overreaching, duress, or coercion of any kind; and (iii) the Executive’s
entry into this Agreement and, specifically this Section 1.4, is a material inducement and required condition to the Company’s
entry into this Agreement.

 

(f).
Reformation by Court. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that any provision of this Section
1.4 is invalid or more restrictive than permitted under the governing law of such jurisdiction, then only as to enforcement of
this Section 1.4 within the jurisdiction of such court, such provision shall be interpreted and enforced as if it provided for
the maximum restriction permitted under such governing law.

 

(g).
Survival. The provisions of this Section 1.4 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

(h).
Injunction. It is recognized and hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto that a breach by the Executive of any of the
covenants contained in this Section 1.4 will cause irreparable harm and damage to the Company, the monetary amount of which may
be virtually impossible to ascertain. As a result, the Executive recognizes and hereby acknowledges that the Company shall be
entitled to an injunction from any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining and restraining any violation of any or all of the
covenants contained in this Section 1.4 by the Executive or any of Executive’s Affiliates, associates, partners or agents,
either directly or indirectly, and that such right to injunction shall be cumulative and in addition to whatever other remedies
the Company may possess.

 

1.5
Definitions. The following capitalized terms used herein shall have the following meanings:

 

(a).
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such Person.

 

(b).
“Agreement” shall mean this Agreement, as amended from time to time. (c). “Annual Salary”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.2(a).

 

(d).
“Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(e).
“Cause” means the (i) Executive’s willful and continued failure substantially to perform the duties of
Executive under this Agreement (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (ii)
the Executive’s willful and continued failure to comply with any valid and legal directive of the Chief Executive Officer
in accordance with this Agreement; (iii) the Executive’s engagement in dishonesty, illegal conduct, or willful misconduct,
which is, in each case, materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company or its Affiliates; (iv) the Executive’s embezzlement,
misappropriation, or fraud against the Company or any of its Affiliates; (v) the Executive’s conviction of or plea of guilty
or nolo contendere to a crime that constitutes a felony (or state law equivalent) or a crime that constitutes a misdemeanor involving
moral turpitude if such felony or misdemeanor is work-related, materially impairs the Executive’s ability to perform services
for the Company, or results in a material loss to the Company or material damage to the reputation of the Company; (vi) the Executive’s
violation of a material policy of the Company that has been previously delivered to Executive in writing if such failure causes
material harm to the Company; or (vii) the Executive’s material breach of any material obligation under this Agreement or
any other written agreement between the Executive and the Company. No act or failure to act on the part of the Executive shall
be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by the Executive in bad faith or without reasonable
belief that the Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.

 

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(f).
“Code” shall have the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

(g).
“Company” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereof; provided that, (i) “Company’
shall include any successor to the Company and (ii) for purposes of Section 1.5, the term “Company’ also shall include
any existing or future subsidiaries of the Company that are operating during any of the time periods described in Section 1.1(a)
and any other entities that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, control, are controlled by or are under
common control with the Company during the periods described in Section 1.1(a).

 

(h).
“Company’s Business” shall mean (a) the business of owning and operating a network of expert-led online
interest groups and communities, associated web and mobile application products enabling access to such network, and monetization
of such business through membership fees, advertising, commerce etc. and (b), if and to the extent different from, in any material
respects, the foregoing, the then business of the Company.

 

(i).
“Confidential Information” shall mean any information belonging to or licensed to the Company, regardless of
form, other than Trade Secrets, which is valuable to the Company and not generally known to competitors of the Company, including,
without limitation, all online research and marketing data and other analytic data based upon or derived from such online research
and marketing data. Confidential Information does not include information that enters the public domain other than through the
Executive’s breach of his obligations under this Agreement.

 

(j).
“Good Reason” shall mean any of the following events, which has not been either
consented to in advance by the Executive in writing or, with respect only to subsections (i), (ii), or (v) below, cured by the
Company within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 30 days, after the Executive provides
written notice within 30 days of the initial existence of one or more of the following events: (i) a material reduction in Annual
Salary; (ii) in any merger or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company
or any other acquisition of the Company, the failure of the acquirer of the Company or its assets
to assume all rights and obligations under this Agreement and the stock option award agreement entered into with Executive;
(iii) a material breach of the Agreement by the Company;
(iv) a material diminution or reduction in the Executive’s responsibilities, duties
or authority; or (v) requiring the Executive to take any action which would violate any federal
or state law; (vi) any requirement that the Executive’s duties be performed outside of Los Angeles, California more than
two (2) days per week on average, (it being understood that certain weeks will require lengthier stays outside of Los Angeles,
California); (vii) any failure by the Company to comply with Section 2.6 of this Agreement; or (viii) the failure of the Executive
to be elected or appointed to the Board within sixty (60) days of the Effective Date. Good Reason shall
not exist unless the Executive terminates his employment within seventy-five (75) days following the initial existence of the
condition or conditions that the Company has failed to cure, if applicable.

 

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(k).
“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership,
limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any limited liability company
or joint stock company), firm or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.

 

(l).
“Proprietary Information” shall mean the Trade Secrets, the Confidential Information and all physical embodiments
thereof, as they may exist from time to time.

 

(m).
“Revenue Goal” means, with respect to Company, $650,000 and with respect to HubPages, Inc., $1.6 million, in
each case during the period from and including January 1, 2018 through May 15, 2018.

 

(n).
“Revenue Performance” means the gross advertising revenue (on a cash accounting basis) of the Company or HubPages,
Inc., as the case may be, for the months of January through April 2018.

 

(o).
“Trade Secrets” means information belonging to or licensed to the Company, regardless of form, including, but
not limited to, any technical or non-technical data, formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, drawing,
financial, marketing or other business plan, lists of actual or potential customers or suppliers, or any other information similar
to any of the foregoing, which derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily
ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can derive economic value from its disclosure or use.

 

(p).
“Work Product” means all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property fights associated
with any ideas, concepts, techniques, inventions, processes, or works of authorship developed or created by the Executive during
the course of performing work for the Company or its clients and relating to the Company’s Business.

 

Article
2.

MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS

 

2.1
Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereto shall execute and cause to be delivered to the other party hereto such instruments
and other documents, and shall take such other actions, as such other party may reasonably request for the purpose of carrying
out or evidencing any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

2.2
Notices. All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be sent by (a) certified or registered mail, return receipt
requested, (b) national prepaid overnight delivery service, (c) electronic transmission (following with hard copies to be sent
by prepaid overnight delivery Service) or (d) personal delivery with receipt acknowledged in writing. All notices shall be addressed
to the parties hereto at their respective addresses as set forth below (except that any party hereto may from time to time upon
fifteen days’ written notice change its address for that purpose), and shall be effective on the date when actually received
or refused by the party to whom the same is directed (except to the extent sent by registered or certified mail, in which event
such notice shall be deemed given on the third day after mailing).

 

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(a).
If to the Company:

 

TheMaven,
Inc.

5048
Roosevelt Way NE

Seattle,
WA 98105

Email:
Marty@theMaven.net

 

(b).
If to the Executive:

 

Josh
Jacobs

9917
La Tuna Canyon Road Sun Valley, CA 91352

Email:
joshajacobs@gmail.com

 

2.3
Headings. The underlined or boldfaced headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall
not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation
of this Agreement,

 

2.4
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all
of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.

 

2.5
Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Venue.

 

(a).
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and governed in all respects by, the internal laws of the State of Washington
(without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws), except to the extent preempted by federal law.

 

(b).
Any legal action or other legal proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of any provision of this Agreement shall
be brought or otherwise commenced exclusively in any state or federal court located in King County, Washington.

 

2.6
Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors
and assigns (if any). The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to require any successor (whether direct or indirect,
by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company expressly
to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would have been required
to perform it if no such succession had taken place. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean both the
Company as defined above and any such successor that assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise.
The Executive shall not assign this Agreement or any of Executive’s rights or obligations hereunder (by operation of law
or otherwise) to any Person without the consent of the Company.

 

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2.7
Remedies Cumulative; Specific Performance. The rights and remedies of the parties hereto shall be cumulative (and not alternative).
The parties to this Agreement agree that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any party to this Agreement of any
covenant, obligation or other provision set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of any other party to this Agreement, such
other party shall be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it) to (a) a decree or order of specific
performance or mandamus to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant, obligation or other provision, and (b) an
injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach. The parties to this Agreement further agree that in the event Executive
prevails on any material claim (in a final adjudication) in any legal proceeding brought against the Company to enforce Executive’s
rights under this Agreement, the Company will reimburse Executive for the reasonable legal fees incurred by Executive in connection
with such proceeding.

 

2.8
Waiver. No failure on the part of any Person to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and
no delay on the part of any Person in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as
a waiver of such power, right, privilege or remedy and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy
shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy. No Person shall be deemed
to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, unless
the waiver of statutory claim, power, right, privilege or remedy is expressly set forth in a written instrument duly executed
and delivered on behalf of such Person; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific
instance in which it is given.

 

2.9 Code
Section 409A Compliance. To the extent amounts or benefits that become payable under this Agreement on account of the
Executive’s termination of employment (other than by reason of the Executive’s death) constitute a distribution
under a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Code Section 409A (“Deferred
Compensation”), the Executive’s termination of employment shall be deemed to occur on the date that the
Executive incurs a “separation from Service’ with the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-1(h). If at the time of the Executive’s separation from service, the Executive is a “specified
Executive’ (within the meaning of Code Section 409A and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(i)), the payment of such
Deferred Compensation shall commence on the first business day of the seventh month following Executive’s separation
from Service and the Company shall then pay the Executive, without interest, all such Deferred Compensation that would have
otherwise been paid under this Agreement during the first six months following the Executive’s separation from service
had the Executive not been a specified Executive. Thereafter, the Company shall pay Executive any remaining unpaid Deferred
Compensation in accordance with this Agreement as if there had not been a six-month delay imposed by this paragraph. If any
expense reimbursement by the Executive under this Agreement is determined to be Deferred Compensation, then the reimbursement
shall be made to the Executive as soon as practicable after submission for the reimbursement, but no later than December 31
of the year following the year during which such expense was incurred. Any reimbursement amount provided in one year shall
not affect the amount eligible for reimbursement in another year and the right to such reimbursement shall not be subject to
liquidation or exchange for another benefit. In addition, if any provision of this Agreement would subject the Executive to
any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, then the Company shall reform such provision; provided that
the Company shall (x) maintain, to the maximum extent practicable, the original intent of the applicable provision without
subjecting the Executive to such additional tax or interest and (y) not incur any additional compensation expense as a result
of such reformation.

 

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2.10
Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended, modified, altered or supplemented other than by means of a written instrument
duly executed and delivered on behalf of all of the parties hereto.

 

2.11
Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application of any such provision to any Person
or set of circumstances, shall be determined to be invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this
Agreement, and the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is determined to
be invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable, shall not be impaired or otherwise affected and shall continue to be valid and enforceable
to the fullest extent permitted by law,

 

2.12
Parties in Interest. Except as provided herein, none of the provisions of this Agreement are intended to provide any rights
or remedies to any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (if any).

 

2.13
Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto relating to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, term sheets and understandings between the parties relating to the subject matter
hereof.

 

2.14
Resolution of Prior Agreement and Associated Warrant. The Company agrees the Independent Contractor Services Agreement,
dated March 22, 2017 by and between the Company and the Executive (the “Prior Agreement”), has been fully performed;
and both parties agree the Prior Agreement shall conclude and terminate immediately prior to the Effective Date. Finally, in connection
with the conclusion of the Prior Agreement, the Company agrees the warrants to purchase 20,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock referenced in the Prior Agreement have been earned in full and will be issued to Executive as soon as reasonably possible.

 

[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT TO FOLLOW]

 

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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT]

 

The
parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first set forth above.

 

	 	THE
    COMPANY:
	 	 
	 	THEMAVEN,
    INC.
	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ James Heckman
	 	Name: 	James
    Heckman
	 	Title:	Chief
    Executive Officer
	 	 	 
	 	THE
    EXECUTIVE:
	 	 
	 	/s/ JOSH
    JACOBS
	 	JOSH
    JACOBS

 

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Exhibit
1.2(c)

 

Stock
Option Award Agreement

 

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Exhibit
1.2(d)

 

2017
Performance Bonus

 

The
Performance Bonus described in the Prior Agreement shall no longer be payable, and in its place Executive shall be entitled to
receive a bonus payment of up to $15,000 for Company and $15,000 for HubPages, Inc. (i.e, up to $30,000 in the aggregate), provided
the Revenue Performance for each equals or exceeds the respective Revenue Goal for of Company and HubPages, Inc.

 

In
the event that the Revenue Performance with respect to Company or with respect to HubPages Inc. is less than the Revenue Goal,
the applicable Performance Bonus shall be reduced on a pro rata basis.

 

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10.69

 

DIRECTOR
AGREEMENT

 

THIS
DIRECTOR AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made effective as of the 1st day of January, 2020 (the “Effective
Date”), between THEMAVEN, INC., a Delaware corporation with an address at 1500 Fourth Avenue, Suite 200, Seattle, WA
98101 (the “Company”), and JOSHUA JACOBS (“Director”).

 

WHEREAS,
it is essential to the Company to retain and attract as directors the most capable persons available to serve on the board of
directors of the Company (the “Board”);

 

WHEREAS,
pursuant to an Amended & Restated Executive Employment Agreement dated as of January 1, 2018 (the “Employment Agreement”)
was previously employed by the Company;

 

WHEREAS,
the Company believes that Director possesses the necessary qualifications and abilities to continue to serve as a director of
the Company and to perform the functions and meet the Company’s needs related to its Board.

 

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, the benefits to be derived by each party hereunder and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

	 	1.	Service
    as Director. Director will serve as a director of the Company and perform all duties as a director of the Company, including
    without limitation (collectively, the “Services”):

 

	 	a.	Attending
    meetings of the Board
	 	 	 
	 	b.	Overseeing
    the Company’s operational budget oversight, revenue/forecast review
	 	 	 
	 	c.	Participating
    in annual shareholder presentation preparation
	 	 	 
	 	d.	Serving
    on one or more committees of the Board (each a “Committee”) and attending meetings of each Committee of
    which Director is a member
	 	 	 
	 	e.	Using
    reasonable efforts to promote the business of the Company.

 

The
Company currently intends to hold at least one in-person regular meeting of the Board and each Committee each quarter, together
with additional meetings of the Board and Committees as may be required by the business and affairs of the Company. In fulfilling
his responsibilities as a director of the Company, Director agrees that he shall act honestly and in good faith with a view to
the best interests of the Company and exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in
comparable circumstances.

 

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	 	2.	Compensation
    and Expenses.

 

	 	a.	Maintenance
    of Option Grants. Director’s continuous service on the Board shall be deemed to be a continuation of his service
    under the Employment Agreement for the purposes of maintaining the currency of the all stock option grants previously made
    to Director by the Company (the “Option Grants”), however all vesting under the Option Grants shall cease
    as of December 31, 2019.
	 	 	 
	 	b.	COBRA
    Benefits. The Company will reimburse Director for the cost of continued health insurance costs under the Consolidated
    Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) through January 31, 2020.
	 	 	 
	 	c.	Board
    Compensation Plan. For the Services provided to the Company as director from and after the Effective Date, Director will
    be entitled to the compensation (i) for the first two years following the Effective Date, not to exceed the compensation provided
    for in the Outside Director Compensation Plan of the Company as in effect on the Effective Date and (ii) thereafter, as provided
    for in the Outside Director Compensation Plan then in effect, as such plan may be amended, modified or replaced from time
    to time.
	 	 	 
	 	d.	Expenses.
    Upon submission of appropriate receipts, invoices or vouchers as may be reasonably required by the Company, the Company will
    reimburse Director for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the performance of Director’s
    duties under this Agreement.

 

	 	3.	Term;
    Termination.

 

	 	a.	Term.
    The terms of this Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Date until the earlier of (i) the resignation of Director
    as a director of the Company or any successor thereof, (ii) the failure of Director to be re-elected by the stockholders of
    the Company and (ii) the termination of this Agreement by either party in accordance with Subsection 3(b) below. Should either
    party default in the performance of this Agreement or materially breach any of its obligations under this Agreement, including
    but not limited to Director’s continuing obligations under the Employment Agreement, the non-breaching party may terminate
    this Agreement immediately if the breaching party fails to cure the breach within five business days after having received
    written notice by the non-breaching party of the breach or default.
	 	 	 
	 	b.	Early
    Termination. The term of this Agreement may be earlier terminated by Director or Company, provided that termination of
    this Agreement by the Company shall not imply the removal from the Director from the Board, as follows:

 

	 	i.	Termination
    for Cause. The Company may upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested independent members of the Board
    terminate this Agreement at any time for Cause upon written notice to Director setting forth the termination date and, in
    reasonable detail, the circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination pursuant to this Section 3(b)(i), without
    any requirement of a notice period and the Option Grants shall immediately terminate.

 

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	 	ii.	Termination
    without Cause. The Company upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested independent members of the Board
    terminate this Agreement at any time without Cause upon written notice to Director, subject to Section 3(c).
	 	 	 
	 	iii.	Permanent
    Incapacity. In the event of the “Permanent Incapacity” of Director (which shall mean by reason of illness
    or disease or accidental bodily injury, Director is so disabled that Director is unable to ever work again), this Agreement
    may thereupon be terminated by the Company upon written notice to Director, and the Option Grants shall remain exercisable
    for a period of one year thereafter.
	 	 	 
	 	iv.	Death.
    If this Agreement is terminated by reason of Director’s death, the Option Grants shall remain exercisable for a period
    of one year thereafter.
	 	 	 
	 	v.	Termination
    by Director. Director may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to the Company. Director may resign for Good Reason
    subject to Sections 3(c). If Director resigns for any reason not constituting Good Reason, the Option Grants shall remain
    exercisable for a period of one year thereafter.
	 	 	 
	 	vi.	Director
    not Re-Elected. In the event that Director is not re-elected to the Board by the stockholders of the Company, this Agreement
    shall automatically terminate immediately following Director’s last day in office, and the Option Grants shall remain
    exercisable for a period of one year thereafter.

 

	 	c.	Termination
    without Cause or by Director for Good Reason. If this Agreement is terminated under Section 3(b), by the Company without
    Cause or by Director for Good Reason, then the Option Grants shall remain exercisable for a period of one year thereafter.
	 	 	 
	 	d.	Certain
    Definitions.

 

“Cause”
means (i) Director’s willful and continued failure substantially to perform the duties of Director under this Agreement
(other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to physical or mental illness); (ii) Director’s engagement in
dishonesty, illegal conduct, or willful misconduct, which is, in each case, materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company
or its affiliates; (iii) Director’s conviction of or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a crime that constitutes a felony
(or state law equivalent) or a crime that constitutes a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude if such felony or misdemeanor is
work-related, materially impairs Director’s ability to perform his duties, or results in a material loss to the Company
or material damage to the reputation of the Company; (iv) Director’s material breach of any material obligation under this
Agreement or any other written agreement between Director and the Company. No act or failure to act on the part of the Executive
shall be considered “willful” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by Director in bad faith or without reasonable
belief that Director’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company.

 

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“Good
Reason” means any of the following events, which has not been either consented to in advance by Director in writing
or cured by the Company within a reasonable period of time, not to exceed 30 days, after Director’s provides written notice
within 30 days of the initial existence of one or more of the following events: (i) in any merger or sale of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Company or any other acquisition of the Company, the failure of the acquirer of the Company or its assets
to assume all rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Stock Option Grants or (ii) a material breach of this Agreement
by the Company. Good Reason shall not exist unless Director terminates this Agreement within seventy-five (75) days following
the initial existence of the condition or conditions that the Company has failed to cure, if applicable.

 

	 	4.	Method
    of Provision of Services.

 

	 	a.	Director’s
    relationship with the Company will be that of an independent contractor and not that of an employee.
	 	 	 
	 	b.	Director
    shall be solely responsible for determining the method, details and means of performing the Services.

 

	 	5.	No
    Authority to Bind Company. Director acknowledges and agrees that Director has no authority by reason of his position as
    a Director or under this Agreement, to enter into contracts that bind the Company or create obligations on the part of the
    Company without the prior written authorization of the Company.
	 	 	 
	 	6.	Withholding;
    Indemnification. Director shall have full responsibility for applicable withholding taxes for all compensation paid to
    Director under this Agreement, and for compliance with all applicable labor and employment requirements with respect to Director’s
    self-employment, sole proprietorship or other form of business organization, including state worker’s compensation insurance
    coverage requirements and any U.S. immigration visa requirements. Director agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Company
    and its affiliates harmless from any liability for, or assessment of, any claims or penalties with respect to such withholding
    taxes, labor or employment requirements, including any liability for, or assessment of, withholding taxes imposed on the Company
    or any affiliate by the relevant taxing authorities with respect to any compensation paid to Director.

 

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	 	7.	Director
    and Officer Liability Insurance. To the extent the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing directors’
    and officers’ liability insurance, Director shall be covered by such policy or policies, in accordance with its or their
    terms, to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any of the Company’s directors or officers.
	 	 	 
	 	8.	Conflicts
    with this Agreement. Director represents and warrants that Director is under no pre-existing obligation in conflict or
    in any way inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Director represents and warrants that Director’s performance
    of all the terms of this Agreement will not breach any agreement to keep in confidence proprietary information acquired by
    Director in confidence or in trust prior to commencement of this Agreement.
	 	 	 
	 	9.	Limitation
    of Liability; Right to Indemnification. Director shall be entitled to limitations of liability and the right to indemnification
    against expenses and damages in connection with claims against Director relating to his service to the Company to the fullest
    extent permitted by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws (as such documents may be amended
    from time to time), the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and other applicable law.
	 	 	 
	 	10.	Amendments
    and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement will be binding unless executed in writing by both
    parties. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement on a particular occasion will be deemed or will constitute a waiver
    of that provision on a subsequent occasion or a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement.
	 	 	 
	 	11.	Binding
    Effect. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective
    successors and assigns.
	 	 	 
	 	12.	Severability.
    The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and any provision of this Agreement that is held by a court of competent jurisdiction
    to be invalid, void, or otherwise unenforceable in any respect will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other
    provision of this Agreement.
	 	 	 
	 	13.	Governing
    Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware
    applicable to contracts made and to be performed in that state without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of laws.
	 	 	 
	 	14.	Entire
    Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Consulting Agreement and the Confidentiality and Proprietary Rights Agreement
    dated as of the Effective Date between Director and the Company constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with
    respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all negotiations, prior discussions and prior agreements and understanding
    relating to such subject matter.

 

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	 	15.	Miscellaneous.
    This Agreement may be executed by the Company and Director in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
    original instrument, but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Any party may execute this
    Agreement by facsimile signature and the other party will be entitled to rely on such facsimile signature as evidence that
    this Agreement has been duly executed by such party. Any party executing this Agreement by facsimile signature will promptly
    forward to the other party an original signature page by overnight courier. Director acknowledges that this Agreement does
    not constitute a contract of employment and does not imply that the Company will continue his service as a director for any
    period of time.

 

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date shown above.

 

	THEMAVEN, INC.	 	DIRECTOR
	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
    	/s/ James Heckman	 	 	/s/ Joshua Jacobs
	Name: 	James
    Heckman	 	Name: 
    	Joshua
Jacobs
	Title:	CEO	 	 	 

 

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