Freelance Coaching & Consulting
1/2023 - present
Coaching executives, managers and individual contributors to develop their leadership skills, achieve business goals and accelerate professional growth. Select domain industry consulting projects.
GoDaddy, Inc. | Miami
Senior Director of Marketing & PR, GoDaddy Registry 08/2020 - 12/2022
Led a small, nimble, award-winning global team managing the B2B and B2C marketing, communications and PR efforts for GoDaddy Registry, a business unit of GoDaddy, Inc., the world’s largest services platform for everyday entrepreneurs. Oversaw global brand strategy, go-to-market planning, product marketing and strategic partnerships for the GoDaddy Registry brand -- and 45+ registry-operated top-level domain products, including globally-relevant domains (like .co, .tv, .club, .us and .biz); location-based domains (like .nyc, .miami, .boston and .sydney); and lifestyle, business and niche-related domains (like .law, .design, .fashion and .yoga). Oversaw the end-to-end brand strategy for the relaunch of Tuvalu's .TV domain extension, including the launch of turnon.tv and all related campaign assets.
Neustar, Inc. | Miami
VP of Marketing & PR, Neustar Registry 04/2014 - 08/2020
Acquired by GoDaddy, Inc. Led the B2B and B2C marketing, communications and PR efforts for Neustar Registry, a world leading registry services provider with over two hundred top-level domains and 12 million domains names under management. Oversaw the global brand strategy, go-to-market planning, product marketing, lead generation, strategic partnerships, and digital marketing strategies for the .us, .biz, .co top-level domains; and led the end-to-end brand design, launch and growth of the .nyc top-level domain, on behalf of the New York City Mayor’s Office – making it one of the most successful city domains in the world.
.CO Internet SAS | Miami
Co-Founder & Vice President 10/2009 - 04/2014
Acquired by Neustar, Inc. Co-founder of .CO Internet, the company behind the successful global launch and commercialization of the .CO domain extension. Primary responsibility for all matters involving brand strategy, company culture, consumer marketing, PR, communications and business development, including three Super Bowl commercials in partnership with GoDaddy. Personally sourced and negotiated premium domain sales and development deals valued at over eight figures with many of the world’s most innovative businesses and brands, including Twitter, Angel List, Google, Amazon, WeWork, Cisco, Overstock, Airbnb and more. Co-led .CO to becoming one of the most popular and successful domain extensions in history, with more than 3 million domain names registered by innovators, entrepreneurs and businesses in 200 countries worldwide.
Dream Big Media | New York City
Founder & CEO 01/2004 - 09/2009
Digital asset strategy firm specializing in domain name acquisitions, appraisals, sales, and monetization.
Pebble Alley, LLC | New York City
Founder & CEO 08/2000 - 09/2007
Human resources strategy consulting and executive coaching firm helping organizations of all size to unleash the power of people. Designed bespoke programs to help clients hire the right people, reward and motivate their workforce, inspire the highest levels of performance, and help team members navigate and advance their own careers. Specialized in leadership development, 360-degree feedback, career development, team-building, and interactive training programs. Also worked individually with business leaders desiring or requiring more personalized, one-on-one coaching. Clients included Goldman Sachs, UBS, Chase Bank, AIG and Pepsi.
Goldman Sachs | New York City
Manager, Leadership & Professional Development 09/1998 - 08/2000
Summer Associate | Summer 1998
Responsible for all aspects of performance management, career and leadership development, soft-skills training and executive coaching for the (then) 3000-person Global Information Technology Division of Goldman Sachs across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Worked with internal teams and world-leading external leadership SMEs and companies, including Ken Blanchard, Noel Tichy and David Allen, among others, to design, implement and deliver best-in-breed executive development programs and action-learning initiatives. Helped design and deploy innovative competency-based career development, performance review, recruiting and coaching programs.
Proskauer Rose LLP | New York City
Associate Attorney 09/1992 - 08/1997
Summer Associate | Summer 1991
Practiced law in the Employment Division of Proskauer, one of the country's premier labor and employment law firms. Counseled Fortune 500 and non-profit human resource executives on the various requirements imposed by ERISA, the Internal Revenue Code, COBRA and other federal and state laws governing retirement, health and other employee benefit plans.
Honorable Carol Bagley Amon | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Student Law Clerk | Spring 1991
New York State Attorney General | Real Estate Financing Bureau
Legal Intern | Fall 1990
Honorable Bernard M. Bloom | King's County Surrogate's Court
Student Law Clerk | Summer 1990