Welcome to my blog, where I think out loud about entrepreneurship, startups, and business on the Internet.
I’ve been an ecommerce, SEO, digital marketing, lead generation and monetization consultant since 1998… helping local businesses, Fortune 1000’s, digital firms, and entrepreneurs dominate their markets.
Before entrepreneurship called, I held brand management positions at Gillette and Playtex.
Dissatisfied with corporate life, I started my first business in New England and sold it 10 years later for seven figures… relocated to Atlanta and co-founded a multimedia company. Two years later my company was acquired by a large ad agency. Innovative marketing drove the growth that led to both exits.
Since then I have:
- helped diverse founders raise over $500 million in funding
- grew Brooklyn Startups to 1000+ members
- taught Tournament-level chess for 2nd to 5th-graders
- become a WordPress security expert
- founded a Brooklyn-focused startup accelerator and incubator that’s helped launch hundreds of businesses
In 2008 I began providing due diligence services to angel investors and VC firmz From there it was a short hop to helping founders launch startups and get funding.
Working with startup founders, investors, and entrepreneurs brings all of my skills and interests together.
My success comes from helping other people be successful.
“You can have everything you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want” – Zig Ziglar
My greatest accomplishment is my daughter who plays AAU and varsity basketball. She’s fast as lightning, almost 6′ 1″ and formidable on defense. “Yes… I now look up into her eyes!”
She consistently earns top grades and has nice friends in many different circles. Her latest achievement… a 93 average and High Honors during basketball season, when her grades usually drop a bit.
All that, yet she remains humble… probably by letting her very proud Dad do the boasting. BTW, she made that shot!
Peace and good luck with all you do,
