Experience

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  Blue Creative Group

  • Newburyport, MA

  • President

    • May 2019 - Present
    • Newburyport, MA

    The Blue Creative Group believes joining a wealth of experiences and views inspires creativity to directly benefit our clients. We combine business development knowledge, operational expertise, and deep sales development backgrounds, with creativity, design, strategy and content expertise to deve...

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  The Fresnel Companies

  • Newburyport, MA

  • Expert-in-Residence

    • Apr 2019 - Present
    • Newburyport, MA

    The Fresnel Companies is redefining private equity. Fresnel believes that financial growth comes from building and managing great businesses. Because the partners are businesspeople first, they actively engage in the success of their investments. In my role as an Expert-in-Residence, I'm work...

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  Perpetual Sports Network

  • Phoenix, Arizona, United States

  • Board Advisor

    • May 2019 - Jan 2023
    • Phoenix, Arizona, United States

    I'm thrilled to be working closely with the team at @Perpetual Sports Network. The company truly is the "Athlete's Network." The entire team is dedicated to monetizing Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) opportunities for collegiate athletes. At the core of the company is its conten...

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  Grand Banks Yachts

  • Newport, RI

  • Global Marketing Director

    • Jan 2018 - May 2019
    • Newport, RI

    Seventeen years after I left to pursue a career in publishing, I seized on a great opportunity to return to Grand Banks Yachts and Palm Beach Motor Yachts. I worked with an incredibly dedicated team of boatbuilders, designers and sales and marketing professionals, to bring new models to market, e...

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  Active Interest Media

  • United States
  • Book and Periodical Publishing
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Vice President, Managing Director, Catapult Creative Labs

    • Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

    Catapult Creative Labs was launched in 2015 by Active Interest Media to facilitate conversations between partner brands and our 40 million enthusiast followers. We're content specialists co-curating on target messaging and tapping AIM's experts in research, data mining, and technology to engage targeted customer sets. Services offered included custom content, SEO, web development, video and TV production, lead generation, creative services, event activation, social media audits and strategy, and research and market intel. Current clients include Grand Banks Yachts, Four Seasons Residences Los Cabos, Resorts West, ScentLok, Wiemann Metalcraft, National Reining Horse Association, WF Young, Honest Abe Log Homes, CSI, Weaver Leather, Vetus-Maxwell USA, Deer Valley Resort, and Solitude Mountain Resort.

  • Marine Group Editorial Director

    • Feb 2012 - Jan 2016

    Oversee all content initiatives for the marine brands in Active Interest Media, across all platforms to drive engagement, and grow the group's audience. Focusing on brand consistency and channel optimization.

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  Bonnier Corp

  • Editor-in-Chief

    • Dec 2007 - Feb 2012

    Editor-in-Chief of Yachting magazine.

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  Force 12 Media

  • Managing Partner

    • Sep 2004 - Dec 2007

    Purchased an existing magazine with partners and relaunched it, increasing revenue by more than 200%. One of the early producers of digital magazines in the marine market. Also created custom print and digital publications for boatbuilders and dealers.

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  Center Console Angler Magazine

  • Partner

    • 2005 - 2007

    My job was made easy by editor-in-chief John Brownlee and publisher Dave Morel, who conceptualized this very targeted, niche publication dedicated to the saltwater sportsman and center consoles. I supported their efforts on the operations, manufacturing, and production sides.

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  Time4 Media

  • Executive Editor

    • 2002 - 2004

    Executive editor of Yachting magazine.

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  Sass Communications

  • Vice President, Account Services

    • 2001 - 2002

    Developed a new business strategy and managed existing accounts in a full service agency. Clients included Simrad Electronics, STX Lacrosse, Nordhavn, Pearson Yachts, Alden Yachts, Apex Inflatables, Rouse Corporation, Davis Yachts, AquaDrive, and U.S. Paint.

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  Yachting

  • Senior Editor

    • 1999 - 2001
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  Grand Banks Yachts

  • Marketing Manager

    • 1994 - 1999