Joe Meyer
Professional History
ExecThread
Founder & CEO
Nov - 2015 - Present
Founder of ExecThread, Inc., a premium peer-to-peer job sharing network of 750k+ high-caliber business leaders (50% of whom are underrepresented) that brings transparency to confidential exec-level career opportunities, and creates more access for all qualified candidates.
ExecThread is the leading global aggregator of unpublished executive-level job opportunities.
Have guided the company to 5 consecutive years of revenue growth, profitability growth, and cash flow growth
Venture Capital-backed, with funding from Canaan Partners, Corazon Capital, CoVenture, Javelin Venture Partners and NextView Ventures.
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Apple
GEO Team
Jul 2013 - Oct 2015
Managed team that was responsible for global sourcing & data licensing efforts, leading to the successful launch/introduction of transit routing & pedestrian navigation in Apple Maps.
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HopStop (acquired by Apple)
President & CEO
Apr 2009 - Jun 2013
Responsible for all operational, financial, product & strategic decisions at HopStop (a top ranked mapping app and leading provider of multi-modal pedestrian navigation in over 500 cities throughout the world).
HopStop (which was acquired by Apple in July, 2013) was named one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. in 2011 by Inc. Magazine for growing revenue by over 250% from 2009 to 2011.
The acquisition by Apple led to a 500% return-on-investment for HopStop's investors.
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Quigo Technologies (acquired by AOL)
Vice President, Publisher Services
Jun 2006 - Jun 2008
Scaled revenue for Quigo from $5 million to $50+ million in 2 years by executing scalable publisher deals and proactive partner optimizations (which led to Quigo being acquired by AOL for $376 million).
Led all post-acquisition integration efforts for Quigo, and worked closely with AOL's GM's and content teams to optimize and better monetize all AOL owned-and-operated digital properties.
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ONSET Ventures
Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR)
Jul 2005 - Mar 2006
Evaluated deal flow and incubated new business opportunities for Diamondhead Ventures, which merged with ONSET Ventures (a large Silicon Valley based venture capital firm).
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eBay
General Manager
Jun 2002 - Jun 2005
Launched eBay's inaugural co-op advertising program (which later became eBay's highly successful affiliate marketing program)
Had P&L responsibility for two of eBay's largest product categories including Collectibles and Sporting Goods (both of which were >$1 billion categories).
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eRIDE
Co-Founder, VP of Marketing & Business Development
Sep 1999 - Dec 2001
Raised $3.5 mm in venture capital from Draper Richards, Outlook Ventures and angels to launch an innovative new operational model in the multi-billion dollar car rental industry based on a real-time pick-up/drop-off service enabled by proprietary mobile dispatch technology.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
Manager, Internet Strategy Practice
Aug 1997 - Aug 1999
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The Upper Deck Company
Associate Brand Manager
Jan 1993 - Jun 1995
Managed the P&L for the NHL Hockey ($50 Million revenue) and World Cup Soccer ($15 Million revenue) trading card and memorabilia brands.
Initiated industry's first-ever, jointly-licensed NHL / NHLPA hockey card set to stimulate end-user demand during 1994/95 NHL lockout.
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Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery
Regional Sales Representative
May 1992 - Dec 1992
Awarded "top 5" sales distinction within Gallo's 500+ member Northern California sales force by proactively initiating multiple in-store marketing programs and consistently exceeding sales targets.