“From the moment I met John, I was impressed with his understanding of strategy, brand and the dynamics of businesses both large and small. Even though I was talking to John about an in-house marketing and strategy role, I knew immediately that John was destined to be an entrepreneur. I am not in the least surprised that John has achieved extraordinary success with his company in a short period of time. In just a year, John has led his company through very rapid growth in an extremely competitive environment while being thoughtful, wise and disciplined around spending and cash use. Most impressive has been his ability to identify, hire and mentor a top notch team that will undoubtedly propel his business into the next stage of growth. John has a razor sharp business mind and is a determined true leader and motivator. He has strong values and work ethics and probably most importantly, is just an all-around high quality, fun individual. His brand, team, and investors couldn't be in better hands.”
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Experience & Education
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Publications
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4 Things to Do in Your First Year Working in a Startup
Fast Company
See publicationA little advice on how to make it your first year count.
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5 Tips on Having an Honest Discussion on Work Satisfaction with your Boss
Mashable
See publicationA few tips on how to make a job improvement chat with your boss effective, yet honest.
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How to Market your Boostrapped Startup to Success
Yahoo!
See publicationNo cash? No problem. Here are bootstrapped marketing hacks to scale without capital.
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No Pain No Gain in Startups: Short Term Suffering Leads to Lasting Rewards
Entrepreneur
See publicationThink startup is risky? It's not, not really. Here's why taking the leap doesn't have that much downside risk. Just a little short-term pain.
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My Path from Corporate Executive to Startup Life
Medium
See publicationThe journey to startup is different for all of us. Here's mine.
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Best Advice I Ever Got: Live in a Tree
Inc.
See publicationFatherly advice applied in the business world. Seriously, go live in a tree!
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5 Experience Hacks that Can Transform your Ecommerce Brand
Huffington Post
See publicationIt's not just about 'growth hacking' via performance marketing, viral loops, and referral tools. Building great experience 'hacks' can get you the same results.
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It's Hard to Shake Up An Established Industry, But You Should Do It Anyway
Forbes
See publicationWhite space? Tough to come by. Shaking up a big industry is tough, but there are benefits too. Check 'em out.
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How to Attract & Retain the Best People. Put Employees First.
Forbes
See publicationA Piece on an Employee-First Culture, and how it can improve recruiting, retention and ROI.
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5 Fixes for Common Branding Errors
Amex Open Forum
See publicationBranding recommendations, for Startups to Fortune 50
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The Best Advice I Ever Got
Inc
See publicationIncremental Improvement, Gnomes, Silver Bullets, and my Dad. Seriously.
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3 Steps to Building a Company Culture that Makes Everyone Happy
Fast Company
See publicationA few things that might help you make Company Culture even better. For Founders, Leaders, or Employees to Pass to their Leadership team!
Honors & Awards
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Techweek 100
Techweek
Named an "Ambassador" as part of the Techweek 100. Ambassadors are chosen as positive spokespersons for technology in the LA area.
http://techweek.com/techweek100
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#40 Ranking on Entrepreneur's 360 List
Entrepreneur.com
Ranked #40 out of 360 startups nationwide based on innovation, leadership and impact.
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EY Entrepreneur of the Year Semi-Finalist
Ernst & Young
For nearly 30 years, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year program has recognized the endeavors of exceptional men and women who create the products and services that keep our worldwide economy moving forward. Since its inception, Entrepreneur Of The Year has grown dramatically and now includes programs in more than 140 cities and in more than 60 countries worldwide.
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UCLA Anderson Honor Society
UCLA Anderson
Awarded for top academic performance over the course of the UCLA Anderson MBA program
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Dean Willison Fellow
UCLA Anderson
Dean Willison Fellowship awarded for academic performance in the 1st Year of Business School
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UCLA Anderson Fellow
UCLA Anderson
Fellowship for top admits to the UCLA Anderson Class of 2006
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Notre Dame Scholar
University of Notre Dame
Academic Scholarship for top admits in the class of 2000
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Valedictorian
Fox Chapel Area High School
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KDKA-TV Extra Effort Award
KDKA News
You may ask why this is on my LinkedIn profile. Well, because when in High School my amazing sisters nominated me for this award, and it was quite the big deal. Still is in Western PA!
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All-State, All-WPIAL, All Section Soccer Selection in Pennsylvania, 1995
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WPIAL CHAMPS WOOT!
Languages
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Spanish
Limited working proficiency
Organizations
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RollingStone Culture Council
Member
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YPO
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- PresentYPO (formerly Young Presidents' Organization) is a global leadership community of chief executives with approximately 29,000 members in more than 130 countries.
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PTTOW!
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- PresentPTTOW! is an invite-only membership for today's most creative and inspiring CEOs, CMOs and Icons, from all 70 major industries to create the world of tomorrow.
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Young Entrepreneurs Council (YEC)
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