Leo Resig is the co-owner and CEO of Resignation Media, LLC, the parent company of The Chive, theBERRY.com, theBRIGADE.com, theTHROTTLE.com and TheChivery.com. He started the flagship site, theCHIVE in November 2008 with his brother John Resig.

How did theCHIVE get its name?

History. John and Leo Resig founded Resignation Media, LLC in August 2007 and then launched thechive.com in November, 2008. Initially, it was claimed that the websites name came from combining Chicago and Venice Beach; however, Resig later admitted that the name was actually inspired by The Onion.

What does the E in coexist stand for?

On the flag every letter in COEXIST has a symbol representing a religious system or spiritual ideology: C for the crescent and star (representing Islam); O being dotted with the Karma Wheel (Buddhism); E as energy in the relativity equation (Science); X illustrating the star of David (Judaism); the I doted