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Reno, Nv, Us

Sebastopol, California, Us

Educating & empowering the regular investor by delivering actionable insights from the top minds in money & the markets

Holding company offering advisory & consulting services

New York, Ny, Us

Run all aspects of Wealthion.com, one of the fastest-growing financial media properties on the Internet today. Produce 5+ videos per week, interviewing the world's top experts on the economy & financial markets.As of Sep 2020, Wealthion's YouTube channel (youtube.com/wealthion) has over 150,000 subscribers and 14+ million views. And through its financial advisor referral program, Wealthion has guided over $330 million in assets under management (AUM) into the stewardship of its advisory partners.

Santa Rosa, California, Us

Sebastopol, Ca, Us

Ran all aspects of one of the world's most popular resources for understanding the future of the economy and what steps to take to build a more prosperous future.

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Non-profit supporting agricultural producers in Sonoma County, CA

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Promoted by CMO to coordinate the Marketing function for Yahoo!'s North America region (largest in both scope and revenues). Had particular focus on rebuilding the company's B2B marketing capabilities.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Promoted to lead all inbound and outbound marketing-related efforts for Yahoo!'s mobile business, as well as product development for its most strategic region. Oversight included Product Marketing, Consumer Marketing, B2B Marketing, Partner Marketing, Trade Marketing, Mobile Sites, North America Product, and Latin America Product - a team of over twenty-five. Reported directly to SVP in charge of Yahoo!'s mobile business unit. Member of CMO staff.Global business responsibility across all aspects of the consumer experience for the #1 most visited mobile property in the US (source: Comscore), including: market analysis, sizing, segmentation, needs analysis, competitive analysis, marketing requirement documentation (MRD) development, marketing strategy, creative development, media planning, campaign planning and execution, performance and ROI analysis, conversion optimization, customer feedback, customer engagement and retention. On track to increase global audience by 50% in 2009.Regional oversight of product development for the US, Canada and Latin America. Responsible for new Yahoo! product launches (e.g., News, Sports, Finance, March Madness, Fantasy Football) as well as strategic deployments for carrier partners. Coordinate closely with the Yahoo! salesforce to create advertiser solutions, as this team creates the most valuable inventory Yahoo! offers mobile advertisers.Managed a 7-figure budget, as well as tens of millions of dollars worth of inventory on the Yahoo! network.Frequent public spokesperson for Yahoo! Mobile. Well-experienced giving interviews to senior industry journalists, bloggers and analysts from leading publications such as The Wall Street Journal, CNET, Techcrunch, Gartner, Forbes, BusinessWeek, Wired, Fortune and AllThingsD.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Responsible for general management of the mobile version of yahoo.com. Oversaw Engineering, Design, Product Development and Product Marketing. Reported directly to Executive Vice President.Global business responsibility across the entire product lifecycle: business strategy, consumer insights, product requirements & development, go-to-market, and maintenance/evolution.Launched the new mobile version of yahoo.com (accessible via mobile browsers at m.yahoo.com or as an app in the Apple App Store) in Q1 2009. Awarded "Best of CTIA" at its launch in April, garnering favorable press coverage from more than 200 outlets and receiving a 10 out of 10 in customer satisfaction from nearly half of the users of the previous version. Now serves as Yahoo! Mobile's flagship product.Managed the global release of several of the most popular mobile services in the market today, including Yahoo! Go 2.0 & 3.0 (combined, over 15 million initiated downloads to-date - named "Best of CES" by LAPTOP Magazine for both 2007 & 2008).

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Led the Marketing team responsible for monetizing and retaining Yahoo!’s rapidly growing base of 15+ million premium broadband subscribers and mobile users. Set targets & strategy, designed new marketing vehicles and programs, drove infrastructure development, and scaled solutions across Yahoo!’s portfolio of telecom partners (including AT&T, Verizon, Rogers Communications, British Telecom, Verizon, BellSouth). Managed launches of Yahoo!’s broadband partnerships with Rogers Communications and Verizon, as well as Yahoo!’s BYOA service, Yahoo! Plus.Designed, developed and launched Yahoo! Online Protection, an all-in-one security software suite, in May 2005. Over 10 million successful installations as of 2007.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

A new position created to grow substantial incremental advertising revenue within key Yahoo! target industries. Served as critical coordinating catalyst between Yahoo! Media Sales and Yahoo!'s Business Units to develop go-to-market strategies, design & launch new market need-driven solutions, and oversee major trade marketing initiatives. Role became so essential to Yahoo!'s Media Sales organization that it took over the function and substantially expanded investment in the program. Highlight accomplishments include the creation of Yahoo! Tech Tuesday, a weekly-recurring technology editorial feature. Tech Tuesday was created as an answer to the consumer tech market's need to reach a large, high-composition audience of tech enthusiasts. Over $3 million in new revenue was booked by blue-chip tech clients such as HP, Dell, Intel and Sony in the first 5 months after launch.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Led marketing function for largest financial site on the Web (over 10 million unique users per month). Areas of focus included acquisition campaigns for Yahoo!'s financial premium and fee-generating services, customer insights, and brand awareness initiatives.Highlight accomplishments include designing and launching the inaugural partnership with Intuit/TurboTax. End results for the campaign were 60% above goal, directly earning $1 million on a marketing spend of $65,000. Results exceeded targets for years 1, 2 and 3 set by the contract - more than meeting the requirements to extend the TurboTax partnership for a minimum of two more years. Additional leadership responsibilities included ownership of Marketing strategy, supervision of all online and offline advertising campaigns, consumer segmentation and analysis, trade marketing, support for strategic content partnerships (e.g. Wall Street Journal, theStreet.com), and launching and optimizing Y! Finance's suite of premium services.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Promoted to lead new department charged with determining the Customer Loyalty strategy (increasing frequency, recency, and value of repeat visits) for the Web's leading online comparison shopping service. Recruited and managed a team of Marketing Managers responsible for implementing customer loyalty initiatives. Designed and launched mySimon's email direct marketing business, bringing volumes to over 3 million emails per month and over 350,000 subscribers (up from 70,000 and 35,000 in January 2000). Subsequently hired and managed a Direct Marketing Manager to run this high-margin business unit.Collaborated with senior management at corporate parent, CNET Networks (CNET, ZDNET, and related properties), to coordinate strategy, to share best practices, and to optimize promotion across the network.

Early member of team that grew mySimon to the point at which it was acquired by CNET Networks for approximately $700 million in January 2000.Worked closely with Sales department to create commerce-related products designed to improve mySimon's ability to monetize, manage, and deepen its merchant partnerships - the company's primary source of revenue. Products helped Sales force increase number of revenue-generating merchant partnerships by 800% within 1 year.Designed, negotiated, and implemented mySimon's first content partnerships, involving Billboard Magazine, The New York Times, Outside Magazine, and Bankrate Monitor.Responsible for acquiring new customers via online promotions; designed and executed mySimon's online promotions strategy. Promotions increased registered user base and email newsletter subscribers by over 100% within four months.

Co-authored Descriptive Memorandum while creating 40-page financial model for satellite telecommunications venture. Reported directly to the CFO. Final products used as marketing and valuation vehicles to raise approximately $2 billion in financing for construction and launch of global satellite constellation.

Managed marketing and business development projects for Outside Magazine’s then newly-formed online division. Reported directly to the Executive Producer.

Dublin 2, Ie

Engaged on two assignments: an analysis of alternatives for distributing health care insurance to small employers; and a client assignment assessing acquisition candidates/strategic partners for a large telecommunications equipment manufacturer.Applied principles of structured problems solving and Andersen Consulting strategic frameworks. Conducted research through interviews with primary sources including leading economists, government organizations, research analysts and senior managers in industry; utilized secondary research sources such as company financials, web sites and research reports.

New York, Ny, Us

Performed quantitative analysis for equity and debt financings, M&A transactions and advisory assignments for large multinational clients in the healthcare, telecommunications & tech industries. Valuation techniques included pro forma merger, discounted cash flow, comparable company, comparable transaction, and weighted average cost of capital analyses. Researched and authored strategic studies analyzing current trends within key sectors.Extensive international work experience, including travel to Asia, Europe and Latin America on numerous assignments including due diligence, on-site modeling, management & board presentations, and company roadshows.

Mba, General Management

Ba, Archaeology

High School Diploma