Experience

Work experience

March 2004-
current

Maui Media, LLC

My latest venture is a digitally-focused publishing and marketing company.  Our first product is the award-winning audiobook God Has A Dream written and read by Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.  In 2005, our first book, How to Meditate with Your Dog will be published.

 

January 2003-
current

Marketing Consultant

I advise a select number of  domestic and international clients on developing and implementing marketing strategies and tactics for their businesses. As a student and protégée of Jay Abraham, I help companies uncover hidden and under-performing assets in a process I've developed and named Congruent Marketing.

To inquire about my consulting services, please contact me.

 

March 2002 - 
December 2002

Conscious Media, Inc.

Vice President, Business Development

Sold the name and trademark from my previous company to an investor group that was merging several firms together to focus on the conscious media space. I developed strategy and helped launch several new ventures including an advertising network composed of major magazines and a credit card/ loyalty-rewards program for conscious consumers.

 

July 1998 - 
December 2001

ConsciousMedia.com, Inc.

Founder & CEO

Built, secured angel and VC financing and managed the world's largest e-commerce site focused on the cultural creative demographic. ConsciousMedia.com sold over 50,000 products for body, mind & spirit. Monthly the site attracted approximately 100,000 unique customers and over 400,000 page views with annualized sales of $3 Million.

 

July 1990 - 
April 1998

WAVE Communications, Inc.

President 

Built and managed a leading video production and marketing company that was a pioneer in the use of video brochures and infomercials to market technology and service related businesses.  

Executive produced, directed and oversaw marketing for a number of programs that have been released on home video and sold 100,000-plus copies. Videos include:

 

February 1989 -
July 1990 

YearLook Enterprises, Inc.

Director of Sales & Marketing

Managed a team of six full-time dedicated sales representatives and 200 part-time reps who marketed video yearbook services to colleges and high schools throughout the US.

 

Education

 

May 1988

University of Virginia

Bachelor of Arts
Rhetoric & Communication Studies

  • Honors student

  • Lawn Resident, UVA's highest residential honor for overall academic achievement and contribution to the University community.

  • Active in student media, founded student teleproduction company and managed WUVA-FM commercial radio station.

 

June 1984

Landon School

High School diploma
Private prep school, Bethesda, MD

  • Honors student