Ty Burrell Spends Big in Greenlight Super Bowl Ad

The Modern Family dad helps family fintech dispense financial lessons

When your business plan centers around helping families teach children about finance, how do you justify investing nearly $7 million in a Super Bowl ad?

Family based Greenlight Financial Technology considers it a lesson in value. Tim Sheehan, co-founder and CEO of Greenlight, created a platform that allows parents to automate allowance, manage chores, set flexible spending controls on a family debit card and make basic investments for their childrens’ futures. Though 5 million parents and kids use the service now, Sheehan and Greenlight CMO Rachel Hamilton said reaching the Super Bowl’s more than 90 million viewers is worth the 8-cents-per-person unit price. 

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Jason Notte

Jason Notte was a staff writer at ADWEEK.