When I was hired to lead B2C, brand, experience, and PR for Spartan, I knew that I needed to completely rebuild the bench of talent so that we could restore growth. Derek had previously worked for me at Groupon and despite having a largely Affiliate Marketing background, I had confidence that as my first new digital hire he could help me rebuild the SEM foundation, drive a collaborative culture, and manage several new agency onboardings. He did just that, and I promoted him to Senior Manager ahead of schedule. Throughout my tenure, I continued to give him increasing responsibility including helping launch our brand beyond Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic Display, and SEO into OOH, Radio, and connected TV. If you are looking for someone who will work hard, flex across channels, and build relationships across the business, I'd recommend Derek.

In the year or so that he has been managing our account, Derek has impressed me with his attention to detail, ability to think on the fly, and his ability to marry those attributes to a very casual demeanor. We have had a handful of lunch meetings where the topics have covered everything from professional football to affiliate tracking issues. Without fail, as soon as he is back in the office, I will receive a status update and he will have begun work on everything business-related that we discussed. Anyone considering hiring Derek would be making a huge mistake by not doing so- Groupon is lucky to have him, and I would love it if he were a part of the team here at Slickdeals.

When I was hired to lead B2C, brand, experience, and PR for Spartan, I knew that I needed to completely rebuild the bench of talent so that we could restore growth. Derek had previously worked for me at Groupon and despite having a largely Affiliate Marketing background, I had confidence that as my first new digital hire he could help me rebuild the SEM foundation, drive a collaborative culture, and manage several new agency onboardings. He did just that, and I promoted him to Senior Manager ahead of schedule. Throughout my tenure, I continued to give him increasing responsibility including helping launch our brand beyond Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic Display, and SEO into OOH, Radio, and connected TV. If you are looking for someone who will work hard, flex across channels, and build relationships across the business, I'd recommend Derek.

In the year or so that he has been managing our account, Derek has impressed me with his attention to detail, ability to think on the fly, and his ability to marry those attributes to a very casual demeanor. We have had a handful of lunch meetings where the topics have covered everything from professional football to affiliate tracking issues. Without fail, as soon as he is back in the office, I will receive a status update and he will have begun work on everything business-related that we discussed. Anyone considering hiring Derek would be making a huge mistake by not doing so- Groupon is lucky to have him, and I would love it if he were a part of the team here at Slickdeals.

When I was hired to lead B2C, brand, experience, and PR for Spartan, I knew that I needed to completely rebuild the bench of talent so that we could restore growth. Derek had previously worked for me at Groupon and despite having a largely Affiliate Marketing background, I had confidence that as my first new digital hire he could help me rebuild the SEM foundation, drive a collaborative culture, and manage several new agency onboardings. He did just that, and I promoted him to Senior Manager ahead of schedule. Throughout my tenure, I continued to give him increasing responsibility including helping launch our brand beyond Paid Search, Paid Social, Programmatic Display, and SEO into OOH, Radio, and connected TV. If you are looking for someone who will work hard, flex across channels, and build relationships across the business, I'd recommend Derek.

In the year or so that he has been managing our account, Derek has impressed me with his attention to detail, ability to think on the fly, and his ability to marry those attributes to a very casual demeanor. We have had a handful of lunch meetings where the topics have covered everything from professional football to affiliate tracking issues. Without fail, as soon as he is back in the office, I will receive a status update and he will have begun work on everything business-related that we discussed. Anyone considering hiring Derek would be making a huge mistake by not doing so- Groupon is lucky to have him, and I would love it if he were a part of the team here at Slickdeals.