[4][5] He began his career in sales at telecommunications firm Lucent Technologies and later co-founded a boutique ad agency.
[7] Scanlan partnered with Phillip Alvelda and Jeff Annison to found MobiTV (originally known as Idetic) in 1999.
[12][13] Scanlan, along with business partner and MobiTV co-founder Jeff Annison, founded Legion M in 2016, which claims to be the industry's first fan-owned media company.
[14][additional citation(s) needed] Legion M lets fans invest in and be part of the creation of the company's media content.
[17][18] Advisors of the company include Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, Tim League, Adam Rymer, Scott Landsman, and William Shatner.