-Raised $1.5M pre-seed round @ $7.5M valuation & Secured $500K in revolving line of credit-Hired and built executive team including Head of Technology and Chief Content Officer-Developed marketing and content operations processes-Built go-to-market (GTM) strategy that drove ~40K organic visits per month, 30K+ email subscribers, and 20K+ IG followers-Created proprietary fitness training programs and sold via SuperSet + Stripe-Created MVP B2B product, GymBird's Preferred Listings, and made available for Enterprise white glove sales as well as self-service sales-Built off-shore team to improve and maintain product data-Managed all Accounting, Legal, and Finance functions including Capital Accounts

Advisor for businesses looking to grow, improve, and optimize commerce-focused digital media operations. If you need assistance in building and structuring content, creative, or engineering teams; if you need assistance developing content planning and technology deployment processes; if you need a second set of eyes on general commerce or content strategy - whether publisher or advertiser side - I'm happy to help. Email me to chat: brett.pharis@gmail.com

Responsible for $185M run-rate P&L managing ~300 person organization. Involved in all digital media corporate development and M&A with transactions totaling over $150M total over the course of 5 years. Built case for corporate restructure and a management buyout to acquire the business. Parent company ultimately went a different direction.

Develop the team, strategy, and tactics capable of assisting more than 1 Billion consumers and small business owners make informed buying decisions across a number of verticals in our digital media portfolio. Grow our user base + improve the utility of our brands + provide better and more compelling advertising options to new and existing partners.-Own and manage P&L for Clearlink's Digital Media and consumer comparison brands portfolio-Lead a team of 200+ media, content, digital marketing, technology, and account folks-Built and developed executive leadership team across content, creative, growth marketing, data+analytics, technology, and sales disciplines-Support the exploration, diligence, and integration of acquisitions as a key part of our growth strategy-Pitch new business and partnerships as well as support ongoing accounts

I lead a marketing team and own the P&L for Consumer Brands division at Clearlink.Drove 100% YoY revenue and gross profit growth in 2017.

My teams have the exciting task of driving demand, visits, and new customer acquisition for CLEARLINK's Satellite, Home Security, and Internal Brands businesses. We execute multi-channel marketing campaigns to deliver high value customers for our clients.-Lead team of >35 digital marketers including marketing managers, content strategists, SEO specialists, paid search specialists, front end developers, back end developers (software engineers), digital PR specialists, web designers, and project managers-Develop brand strategies and integrated marketing plans for content marketing, PPC, SEO, paid social, email, and retargeting campaigns-Manage e-commerce strategies for websites receiving >1 million sessions per month-Work with some of the largest Home Services - TV, Internet, Home Security - brands in the country-Collective optimizations in 2015 on one website delivered >300% monthly revenue growth YoY-Manage Business Unit P&L

Managed an 8-person, cross-functional marketing team responsible for launching several new websites centered around driving 'higher-funnel' customers via industry leading content strategy techniques and lead nurturing in B2C and B2B markets.

Responsible for on-boarding all new brand relationships within the SMB and Insurance verticals. Accountable for creating strategy and implementing new web design and digital marketing campaigns for new partnerships.- Directed the development of seven highly successful new-industry projects with several of the nation's largest telecommunications & insurance brands that delivered thousands of potential new customers.- Developed new processes and best practices within project timetables and strategic planning that maximized project team efficiencies and decreased average website production time by 50%.- Launched live chat on flagship site that added new channel annual revenue growth of over $250,000.

Created customized organic search engine marketing strategies and implemented tactical plans for large brands in the cable television and home security industries. Hired and trained new SEO specialists in the process of building a team of nearly 20 SEOs. Managed search strategy for $5 million EBITDA division.- Implemented new search strategy that added incremental, company-wide annual revenue growth of over $2.5 million.- Increased new customer acquisition in division by 40% year over year, accounting for an additional $1 million in gross profit.- Oversaw the creation and promotion of content featured on websites including Wired, MTV, and Vulture.Some Various Tasks within the role:- Conduct actionable, detailed on-page, site-wide SEO analyses. - Develop and implement link building strategies & campaigns. - Lead a team of SEOs to drive results and increase sales across a variety of brands and industries. - Research high value target keywords to provide the best possible results for a given brand. - Develop automated prospecting tools using Google Docs & SEOMoz apis.- Create new website outlines and wire frames for design and content implementation.- Skilled in the use of industry-wide standard SEO tools: SEOMoz Toolbar, Open Site Explorer, SEO Quake, Raven Tools, Yahoo Site Explorer (RIP), Majesticseo tools, citation labs, etc.

Created an e-commerce store for concrete construction equipment and replacement parts with WordPress. Completed simple coding tasks for website maintenance. Built shopping cart using JotForm. Sourced, inventoried, and shipped products from home office. Implemented organic search tactics to rank for all competitive, niche terms. Deployed Google Adwords campaigns to drive additional visits and conversions, optimized using target max CPA.

Managed SEM strategy for websites across three industries. Maintained vendor relationships for multi-million dollar accounts. Managed all out-sourced agency relationships for design and web development.- Resurrected failing, unprofitable business as a part of a small team, in a single month by maintaining sales margins and focusing marketing efforts on profitable product offerings- Developed an e-commerce redesign and content strategy that reduced bounce rates by 10% across multiple sites.- Created and implemented biweekly email campaign that improved category conversion by 15%.

Revitalized snowboard department by developing & implementing new merchandising strategy that helped snowboard sales increase YoY. AKA, I sold skis and snowboards to people who wanted them.

Prospected and contacted potential new clients to help increase the scale and reach of sales team efforts. Negotiated contracts with small to medium sized businesses and implemented customized plans to meet firms' strategic video goals.

Managed marketing efforts for 2 of the highest revenue stores in the restaurant's network.