I am Founder & CEO of TownConnect, a social media startup dedicated to organizing and uniting families, friends and organization in local communities. I decided to start TownConnect after coaching my kids sports teams and volunteering at their school. Every local group seems to face the same problems organizing, communicating and scheduling their members and activities.
Before TownConnect, I was Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Did-it Search Marketing, a leading search marketing firm ranked on the Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies. Did-it’s clients include E*TRADE, Cingular Wireless, Match.com, and Register.com. We managed our client’s paid search advertising ($120+ Million in spend) on Google, Yahoo & MSN. Prior to Did-it, I led vertical business development for Quigo Technologies in NYC where I developed key publisher partnerships with PGATour.com, Golf Digest, Robb Report, IDG and Boston.com. Quigo sold to AOL for $330M in 2007.
My first startup, Computer.com, began in my garage in 1999. Computer.com was a highly publicized, computer portal site for novice computer users. We raised venture capital, developed the site and launched during the now infamous dotcom Super Bowl in 2000. We eventually sold Computer.com to what became Office Depot’s tech center. Computer.com, the domain name, has been bought and sold several times since.
I have been a guest speaker for Inc. Magazine’s CEO Conference, Webmaster World, and Boston College and have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Boston Globe, NY Times, Ad Week, Ad Age, San Jose Mercury News, Boston Business Journal, Mass High Tech, The Today Show and Good Morning America.
I attended UAlbany for undergrad and Boston College CGSOM for MBA. When I used to have spare time I liked photography, golfing, fishing and attending sporting events.
Random Facts:
- I take so many photos and videos of my family I need an assistant to manage it all. Feels like I am doing a documentary of their lives. I occassionally make a cameo appearance.
- Honored to coach AB Griffins Girls U11 travel Soccer Team despite my limited soccer playing experience.
- Happy to direct AB Community Ed Basketball program. Running the league draft is fun and the girls love to play.
- Sundays in the fall you can find me at Gillette stadium.
- I am software and tech junkie. Everything is automated but I am cutting back.
