Executive
Greater Seattle Area
- Current
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- Chief Revenue Officer RealGames at RealNetworks
- Executive Chairman at Mpire
- Past
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- Chairman and CEO at Mpire
- President at Expedia Corporate Travel
- President at Atom Entertainment
- Group Manager at RealNetworks
- Group Manager at WRQ
- Education
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- University of Washington
- Shorecrest High School
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Matt Hulett’s Summary
- Senior management experience across diverse functions including marketing, product development, sales/account management, and operations
- Personally grew software and media businesses from zero to over $100M
- Launched over 100 major products/product lines—ranging from corporate (F500) and consumer software to e-commerce
- Proven track record of leading large teams, building businesses, and getting results
Matt Hulett’s Experience
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Chief Revenue Officer RealGames
RealNetworks
(Public Company; RNWK; Computer Software industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
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Executive Chairman
Mpire
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
August 2009 — Present (4 months)
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Chairman and CEO
Mpire
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
June 2006 — August 2009 (3 years 3 months)
I was hired to restart an early stage business that did not have a successful business model. After joining Mpire, WidgetBucks' parent company, as CEO in early 2006, we have turned the business into one of the fastest growing ad networks in the work. We serve over 1.5 billion impression per month after only a year since our launch. We have raised over $17 million dollars in financing from Ignition Partners and Draper Fisher Jurveston.
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President
Expedia Corporate Travel
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; EXPE; Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)
December 2001 — December 2005 (4 years 1 month)
Led the fastest growing division with 150% year-over-year revenue growth and the fastest growing corporate travel agency worldwide. Oversaw all aspects of the division with over 450 employees. The division was able to scale to 3,000 global clients in just two years and $1 billion in gross sales.
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President
Atom Entertainment
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; via; Entertainment industry)
February 1999 — July 2001 (2 years 6 months)
Founding partner of leading interactive entertainment provider, AtomFilms and president of AtomShockwave (backed by Sequoia Capital and Macromedia). Recently acquired by Viacom, Inc for $200M.
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Group Manager
RealNetworks
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; REAL; Internet industry)
January 1996 — January 1999 (3 years 1 month)
Grew RealPlayer to the most popular non-browser application on the Internet. Started RealPlayer and software subscription business from zero to $60M before departure.
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Group Manager
WRQ
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Computer Networking industry)
June 1992 — December 1995 (3 years 7 months)
Launched and managed PC-to-UNIX product line, Reflection X; zero to $20M in revenue.
Matt Hulett’s Education
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University of Washington
BA , Marketing, Information Systems , 1988 — 1992
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Shorecrest High School
1984 — 1988
Additional Information
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Contributing blogger to: AlwaysOn, TechFlash, Seattle 2.0, and Fortune
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Expedia Expatriates
Matt Hulett’s Honors:
Named one of the "100 Rising Stars in the Travel Industry" by Travel Agent magazine
Industry board member of The Masters Program, the premier executive forum for travel industry leaders, 2003
Board member: Tangowire
Advisory Board Member: GridNetworks, Delve Networks
Puget Sound Business Journal’s 2008 40 Under 40, 2008
Matt Hulett’s Contact Settings
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