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Strategy firm focused on eCommerce.

Enabling factory-direct commerce (F2C).

Group messaging app. Raised $2.5 million in venture capital from investors who backed Snapchat, Twitter, Wordpress. Did not become like those companies. Gave it a good try, though.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bindle

Outsourced CMO + marketing team for venture-backed startups. Seed through Series C.

Digital & social marketing solutions for soccer brands, including Nike, Umbro, Pele Sports, Wasserman Media Group, Real Madrid, Storelli Sports and more.

Somehow wrote and drew award-winning soccer webcomic. Over 25,000 Facebook Fans, listed by the Guardian as "Top 100 to follow" and the Telegraph as "Top 25 Football Websites".Also spun out SUFC - a soccer-fashion collection featured by GQ. (??)

Award-winning comics & IP. Acquired by DMG Entertainment.

Hired as part of acquisition of CaughtOffside (founder). Lead product and growth for the $3.2 million-funded (Ingenious Media Active Capital) sports start-up as it became the leading user-generated sports website in Europe. <1 year growth to over 2,500 writers and 1 million+ MAUs.

Founded award-winning soccer blog and grew it to one of the largest sports blogs on the web. Acquired by Sportingo in 2007. 20 million+ pageviews per month. Ask.com & Metro UK "Best Sports Blog" winner 2007. Featured by Sky, The Guardian, BBC, FourFourTwo and more.

B2B direct response and digital marketing for clients including Navistar / International Truck & Engine, LG Mobile, AIG, Miami Herald and more.

B2B direct response and digital marketing for clients including Xerox, Panasonic, Aetna.