Joe Meyer

ExecThread

Founder & CEO

Joe Meyer
ExecThread
49 West 38th Street
Floor 12
New York, NY 10018

212-293-2000   Main

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32 Years

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Male

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  • English

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ExecThread

"ExecThread is a great service which keeps you from wasting opportunities. It connects great roles with great people, and also gives you a unique view of what other career opportunities are out there for yourself. It's also a win for recruiters because they can find the perfect candidate. I highly recommend it."

Gretchen Garrigues

"Thanks to an ExecThread posting I discovered my new "home" at Bionic, which has been fantastic! As an entrepreneur, it's often difficult to find companies that are a fit. I'm grateful that ExecThread curates high-quality opportunities that otherwise reside below the radar and may go unnoticed."

Brian Beswick

"ExecThread is fantastic. I'm grateful for the EVP of Marketing position at SolarCity that I discovered via this close-knit, well-curated community. ExecThread offers a better search experience than traditional models because you discover career opportunities and make connections based on your specific interests at the time, rather than reactively waiting for recruiters to reach out to you."

Ming Wu

About

  • Founder & CEO of ExecThread, a VC-backed crowdsourcing platform and premium job-sharing network that enables 750k+ professionals to access the "hidden job market". ExecThread is the largest global aggregator of unpublished executive-level job opportunities.

  • Successful start-up CEO and operating executive at high-growth tech companies including HopStop (acquired by Apple), Quigo (acquired by AOL) and eBay (EBAY) with a strong track record of recruiting teams, launching new products, raising venture capital, growing traffic, eliciting engagement, scaling revenue and achieving liquidity.

  • Entrepreneur of the Year in 2012 by Crain's New York Business, and was #9 on Business Insider's 2013 "Silicon Alley 100" list (as one of the Top 100 tech executives in NYC).

  • Former Board Member of the Hoyas Unlimited Board of Governors Company for Georgetown University, and previously on the Board of Directors of Kalexo (acquired by Autodesk) and Belief Networks (acquired by Benefit Focus), and also served on the Board of Advisors of Adtuitive (acquired by Etsy), Spongecell (acquired by Flashtalking, Inc., which was subsequently acquired by Mediaocean) and Snooth (wine discovery platform).
I hold an MBA in Marketing & Strategic Management from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Political Science from Georgetown University.
Professional Skills:
  • Growth Strategies
  • Start-ups
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Venture Capital
  • Mobile Devices
  • Go-to-market Strategy
  • SEM
  • Business Development
  • Online Advertising
  • Mobile Marketing
  • Product Management
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Sales
  • Corporate Development
  • User Experience
  • Analytics
  • Digital Media
  • Mobile Applications
  • Mobile Technology
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Strategy
  • Social Media
  • Digital Marketing
  • Mobile Advertising
  • E-commerce
  • P&L Management
  • Online Marketing
  • Integrated Marketing
  • Digital Strategy
  • Product Marketing
  • Monetization
  • New Media
  • Business Strategy
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Web Analytics
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Product Development
  • Interactive Marketing
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Leadership
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Strategic Planning
  • New Business Development
  • Team Building
  • ROI Strategies

Work Experience

  • Founder & CEO
    ExecThread - Full-time
    Greater New York City Area
    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.


  • GEO Team
    Apple
    Jul 2013 - Oct 2015
    New York, NY

    • 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.


  • President & CEO
    HopStop (acquired by Apple)
    Greater New York City Area
    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.


  • Vice President, Publisher Services
    Quigo Technologies (acquired by AOL)
    Greater New York City Area
    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.


  • Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR)
    ONSET Ventures
    San Francisco Bay Area
    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).


  • General Manager
    eBay
    San Francisco Bay Area
    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)


  • Co-Founder, VP of Marketing & Business Development
    eRIDE
    San Francisco Bay Area
    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.


  • Manager, Internet Strategy Practice
    PricewaterhouseCoopers
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Aug 1997 - Aug 1999
    • Advised the founders of and helped raise capital for several early stage tech start-ups including Panop (acquired by Broadbase Software), MySimon (acquired by CNET) and Bamboo.com (acquired by IPIX)


  • Associate Brand Manager
    The Upper Deck Company
    Greater San Diego Area
    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.


  • Regional Sales Representative
    Ernest & Julio Gallo Winery
    San Francisco Bay Area
    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.

Education

  • The Wharton School
    University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, PA
    MBA, Marketing & Strategic Management
    1995 - 1997

  • Georgetown University
    Washington, DC
    BA, Political Science
    1988 - 1992

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  • Board Member, Hoyas Unlimited Board of Governors
    Georgetown University

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    Georgetown University

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Joe Meyer

ExecThread
49 West 38th Street
Floor 12
New York, NY 10018

Phone: 212-293-2000

Sunday Closed
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