Senior level business development, sales and marketing executive with over 29 years in the media and publishing space, starting out as an associate editor for Entrepreneur magazine and later spearheading the expansion of the magazine into the online space in 1992 with the development of Entrepreneur's community on CompuServe.Key milestones include:- Launched The Entrepreneur's Forum on CompuServe, July 1992- Formed partnership with Microsoft to become one of the charter publishers to launch on the first iteration of MSN in 1995- Launched Entrepreneur magazine's web site, September 1996- Launched SmallBizBooks.com, SoyEntrepreneur.com, BizStartups.com and HomeOfficeMag.com between 1997 and 1999- Implemented and managed SEM programs for traffic acquisition, e-commerce and lead development for Entrepreneur.com from 2001 to 2008- Spearheaded SEO iniative for Entrepreneur.com in 2005, resulting in 200% organic traffic growth- Created concept for and implemented white-label automotive content program for Autobytel in 2009, resulting in over 4 million monthly ad impressions- Developed and implemented exit and lead-abandon traffic program for Autobytel in 2009 targeting new and used car lead generating sites- Developed concept and initial spec for Local.com’s XML feeds site plugin application in 2010 designed to distribute PPC advertising through IAB standard ad units- Initiated and implemented an affiliate program combining the private label hosted directory product with XML feed partnerships for Local.com in 2010, resulting in a new revenue stream- Established business model and beta partnership for new private label video platform syndicated to Local.com’s affiliate network in 2011- Outlined concept and recruited partners for integration of video advertising and content for the Engage content recommendation platform for Adknowledge in 2012Specialties: Strategic partnership development, web site development, new product development, editorial development, online marketing, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, strategic management & planning, project planning & management, client relationship management, online advertising sales, contract negotiations, P&L management and and team building & leaderhsip.