President at Revolutionary Ventures
Greater Atlanta Area
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- President at Revolutionary Ventures
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- Vice President, New Product Development & Innovation at Turner Broadcasting
- Senior Director at RealNetworks
- Consultant, Strategic Advisor to Vice-President at RealNetworks
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst
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David Eckoff’s Summary
"David Eckoff is a cannonball of energy, delivering passion and engagement." - Chris Brogan, President of New Marketing Labs
"David is a high-impact player." - Leslie Grandy, Vice President, Product and Systems Development, T-Mobile
Entrepreneur, Author, and Life & Business Strategist
David Eckoff is President of Revolutionary Ventures, a consulting company that specializes in taking revolutionary ideas from the drawing board to market. Clients include Kleiner Perkins backed Zazzle.com, Ustream.TV, 3D virtual world innovator Kaneva, and more.
In addition, Eckoff teaches people how to use principles of innovation to reinvent the most important product of all – themselves - in his acclaimed by-invitation-only course "Innovate YOU!".
He is currently developing two Web 2.0/new media businesses... watch this space for details.
For the past three decades, Eckoff has been an innovator in Fortune 500 and start up companies alike: he has served as Vice President, New Product Development & Innovation at Turner Broadcasting (CNN, TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network); Senior Director at RealNetworks; Senior Vice-President at Rivals.com, founder of Inside Carolina, and financial management at IBM.
You can read his thoughts about innovation and creating an extraordinary life, on his blog at www.DavidEckoff.com
Speaking Engagements: "I have had the privilege of speaking at numerous events, as a keynote speaker and panel speaker. I'm very comfortable with large audiences having spent years as a professional instructor for the Dale Carnegie Course. My favorite topics include innovation, technology & media, entrepreneurship, transforming customers into promoters, and how to sell online content to consumers. To arrange for me to speak for your group, please contact me."
David Eckoff’s Specialties:
Specialties include online media strategies, business development, product management and third-party partnerships, marketing and negotiations. Experienced public speaker. Expert in online paid content business models.
David Eckoff’s Experience
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President
Revolutionary Ventures
(Internet industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
David Eckoff is President of Revolutionary Ventures, a privately held consulting company that helps businesses create new growth through innovation.
Working with select high potential media and technology companies, Revolutionary Ventures focuses on strategy development, idea generation and evaluation, new product development, product positioning and deployment of scalable business plans. The company specializes in taking revolutionary ideas from the drawing board to market.
Clients include Kleiner Perkins backed Zazzle.com, live interactive broadcasting platform Ustream.TV, 3D Virtual World innovator Kaneva, and more.
In addition, Eckoff teaches people how to use principles of innovation to reinvent the most important product of all – themselves - in his acclaimed by-invitation-only course, "Innovate YOU!"
Also under the Revolutionary Ventures umbrella, Eckoff is developing two Web 2.0/new media businesses, currently in stealth mode.
David Eckoff’s Education
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
MBA , General Management , August 1990 — May 1992
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University of Massachusetts at Amherst
BBA, Cum Laude , Accounting , August 1982 — May 1987
- Activities and Societies:
- Chief Marketing Officer and Board Director, University of Massachusetts Student Federal Credit Union.
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Speaking Engagements: I have spoken at numerous industry conferences, as a keynote speaker and panel speaker. I'm very comfortable with large audiences having spent years as a professional instructor for the Dale Carnegie Course. My favorite topics include innovation, technology & media, entrepreneurship, transforming customers into promoters, and how to sell online content to consumers. Please contact me to arrange for me to speak for your group.
David Eckoff’s Honors:
Eagle Scout
David Eckoff’s Contact Settings
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