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David J

Fractional CxO since 2007, CTO and Product Head turned full-stack CMO

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
CMO (fractional) & Head of Growth
2021 - 2025

Created brand and strategy, took revolutionary behavioral health provider and app to market in over 20 states.

Head of Marketing and Communications
2020 - 2021

Led marketing and repositioning following PE acquisition, expanding into 4 new states. Lowered CAC by 75% and increased admissions by 60%.

Head of Digital Marketing Strategy
2014 - 2017

Led rebrand and redesign of all digital properties, integrating CRM and CMS for personalized content. Launched content marketing and social media. Created Digital Customer Experience strategy.

Chief Technology Officer
1998 - 2010

Appointed CTO and Head of New Media before age 30 to lead historic media company through the dot com disruption, defining practices that became standard for all communications and marketing including content marketing, social media, interactive journalism, multimedia storytelling, community, e-commerce, and digital advertising. Oversight over more than 1000 international b2b clients and subscribers, 28 owned and operated newspapers, 13 owned and operated television stations, and four cable networks including HGTV and Food Network. Started HGTV Ideas Magazine.

Professor of Digital Innovation
2007 - 2014

Recruited to revamp curriculum for digital first media and entrepreneurism. Created first courses in digital marketing, media, serious games, and social media. Advisor and consultant on digital strategy to National Geographic, NPR, PBS, New York Times, Washington Post, ABC, NBC, CBS, Gannett, USA Today, and others. Keynote speaker at conferences, including TED.

Educations

Doctorate of Ethnography and LinguisticsAmerican University
2007 - 2014
Masters of Business Administration and MarketingGeorgetown University
2002 - 2004
Masters of AnthropologyTexas A&M University
1994 - 2001
Degree of AnthropologyIndiana University
1989 - 1992

Skills

Core skills10
Languages1

Skills

Brand
Advertising
Performance Marketing
Product
Martech
CRM
Market Analysis
GTM
Customer Experience
Revenue

Languages

English

Services