Dan Weiss
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Jane Ezersky
Dan is an inspiring and visionary leader, who has consistently built and developed strong and creative teams in the media, print and internet sectors. He is imaginative and bold, characteristically thinking "out of the box" and, as importantly, able to make his vision both clear and compelling to the people who work with him.
Elise Howard
Because we had been working together on other projects closely at the time, I was very aware of the genesis of Dan's identification of SparkNotes.com as an young internet company ripe for further evolution and growth. After bringing SparkNotes to Barnes and Noble, Dan presided over the development of a successful program to take SparkNotes' internet content and turn it into a variety of print materials, including study guides, reference charts, and test preparation materials. Dan's work at SparkNotes and in all his ventures has been marked by intelligence, energy, curiosity, and a drive to innovate.
Jane Ezersky
Dan is an inspiring and visionary leader, who has consistently built and developed strong and creative teams in the media, print and internet sectors. He is imaginative and bold, characteristically thinking "out of the box" and, as importantly, able to make his vision both clear and compelling to the people who work with him.
Elise Howard
Because we had been working together on other projects closely at the time, I was very aware of the genesis of Dan's identification of SparkNotes.com as an young internet company ripe for further evolution and growth. After bringing SparkNotes to Barnes and Noble, Dan presided over the development of a successful program to take SparkNotes' internet content and turn it into a variety of print materials, including study guides, reference charts, and test preparation materials. Dan's work at SparkNotes and in all his ventures has been marked by intelligence, energy, curiosity, and a drive to innovate.
Jane Ezersky
Dan is an inspiring and visionary leader, who has consistently built and developed strong and creative teams in the media, print and internet sectors. He is imaginative and bold, characteristically thinking "out of the box" and, as importantly, able to make his vision both clear and compelling to the people who work with him.
Elise Howard
Because we had been working together on other projects closely at the time, I was very aware of the genesis of Dan's identification of SparkNotes.com as an young internet company ripe for further evolution and growth. After bringing SparkNotes to Barnes and Noble, Dan presided over the development of a successful program to take SparkNotes' internet content and turn it into a variety of print materials, including study guides, reference charts, and test preparation materials. Dan's work at SparkNotes and in all his ventures has been marked by intelligence, energy, curiosity, and a drive to innovate.
Jane Ezersky
Dan is an inspiring and visionary leader, who has consistently built and developed strong and creative teams in the media, print and internet sectors. He is imaginative and bold, characteristically thinking "out of the box" and, as importantly, able to make his vision both clear and compelling to the people who work with him.
Elise Howard
Because we had been working together on other projects closely at the time, I was very aware of the genesis of Dan's identification of SparkNotes.com as an young internet company ripe for further evolution and growth. After bringing SparkNotes to Barnes and Noble, Dan presided over the development of a successful program to take SparkNotes' internet content and turn it into a variety of print materials, including study guides, reference charts, and test preparation materials. Dan's work at SparkNotes and in all his ventures has been marked by intelligence, energy, curiosity, and a drive to innovate.
Experience
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Charity Navigator
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board member
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2011 - Present
CN provides transparent, reliable and objective information about thousands of charities and non-profits through its website, charitynavigator.org. CN provides transparent, reliable and objective information about thousands of charities and non-profits through its website, charitynavigator.org.
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Echoing Green
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board member
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2008 - Present
Strategy, marketing and communications advice and counsel for this non-profit. Strategy, marketing and communications advice and counsel for this non-profit.
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Consultant
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Apr 2014 - Dec 2016
Strategic planning, acquisitions and business planning for new publishing company. Strategic planning, acquisitions and business planning for new publishing company.
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Consultant
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Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
Strategic planning, content acquisition and licensing. Strategic planning, content acquisition and licensing.
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Publisher at Large
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Nov 2009 - Oct 2013
As Publisher at Large, I look for fiction and non-fiction titles that appeal to the new generation of adults-Gen Ys-books that reflect and help shape their lives. As Publisher at Large, I look for fiction and non-fiction titles that appeal to the new generation of adults-Gen Ys-books that reflect and help shape their lives.
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Barnes & Noble, Inc.
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Publisher and Managing Director, Sparknotes LLC
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Feb 2001 - Oct 2008
Publisher and Managing Director of Spark Publishing LLC, a unit of Barnes and Noble. In addition to www.sparknotes.com, Publisher and MD of www.quamut.com. Publisher and Managing Director of Spark Publishing LLC, a unit of Barnes and Noble. In addition to www.sparknotes.com, Publisher and MD of www.quamut.com.
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CEO
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Jan 1987 - Nov 2000
Book packager Book packager
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CEO
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1997 - 2000
Founded this subsidiary of Daniel Weiss Associates, Inc., specializing in young adult entertainment properties, with an emphasis on developing properties for books, television and Internet. Founded this subsidiary of Daniel Weiss Associates, Inc., specializing in young adult entertainment properties, with an emphasis on developing properties for books, television and Internet.
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CEO
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1980 - 1987
A book packaging company specializing in the creation and production of trade books in fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. A book packaging company specializing in the creation and production of trade books in fiction and non-fiction for adults and children.
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Education
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1972 - 1976
NYU Stern School of Business
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1966 - 1968
New York University
BFA, Film and Television
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