Jonathan Cardella

Current

CEO at Neighborhubs, LLC

Past

Chief Executive Officer at OTravel.com, Inc. D/B/A Overstock.com Travel
CEO at Mountain Reservations
Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder at Ski West, Inc.

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Education

Vanderbilt University

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Industry

Internet

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Jonathan Cardella’s Summary

Internet Entrepreneur & CEO with 10 years of experience creating online businesses that solve real world problems by leveraging expertise in content/vertical aggregation, organic search engine optimization, and rapid development of web based applications. Operating experience ranging from boot strapped start-up up to $50M public subsidiary and over one-hundred employees, management of enterprise hyper-growth in a profitable environment, as well as restoring profitability via implementation of turn-around strategies.

Jonathan Cardella’s Specialties:

Enterprise management, marketplace strategy, product development, balance sheet management, business development, marketing/online marketing, software development, mergers and acquisitions, personnel management, call center architecture and management, exit strategies, turnarounds, restructuring.

Jonathan Cardella’s Experience

CEO

Neighborhubs, LLC

(Privately Held; Real Estate industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 7 months)

As Co-Founder and CEO, develop NeighborHubs' business strategy and direct product development, while executing the marketing strategy and building strategic alliances. Duties also include managing daily operations; sales, brokerage operations, accounting, and legal counsel.

NeighborHubs, LLC owns and operates American Home Realty Network, Inc., a real estate brokerage licensed in 22 states and direct owner of NeighborCity.com. The website contains information on over 2 million properties for sale, including foreclosure and for sale by owner properties. American and NeighborHubs work together to provide homeowners and perspective buyers with up to date real estate information when considering buying or selling a home. By delivering its proprietary Agent Match™ service, the Company provides buyers and sellers with the most qualified local Realtors® for their neighborhood and subject property.

NeighborCity.com, the company's flagship website, has been named by Hitwise as a "one of the biggest movers" in the real estate category for traffic in Q1 2009 (http://www1.propertyportalwatch.com/2009/02/hitwise-shows-january-foreclosure-boom-for-us/) and Compete.com reports NeighborCity.com as one of the fastest growing real estate websites <http://siteanalytics.compete.com/neighborcity.com+roost.com+estately.com/?metric=uv>, moving past well funded competitors in terms of monthly visitors and month over month growth.
Chief Executive Officer

OTravel.com, Inc. D/B/A Overstock.com Travel

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; OSTK; Internet industry)

July 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 10 months)

Retained as CEO of the merged Overstock.com Travel and Ski West Inc., as a strategic element in the acquisition of Ski West, of which I was the CEO and founder. Developed and executed total organizational strategy that successfully turned around an early-stage Overstock.com Travel.
Fully integrated disparate organizations and achieved financial and organizational turnaround in less than 12 months. Produced $1+ million EBITDA in first full year, business growth from -10% to +66%, and $48.5 million in revenue vs. prior $29 million.
• Strategic Planning – Simultaneously renewed OTravel.com’s focus on non-commoditized travel products in the vacation rental industry resulting in a return to organic growth of 66% year-over-year.
• Cost Containment – While driving top-line growth 66% and earnings 250% year-over-year in 2006, achieved 50% reduction ($1.5+ million) in existing operating costs.
CEO

Mountain Reservations

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2001 — 2007 (6 years )
Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder

Ski West, Inc.

(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

August 2001 — July 2005 (4 years )

Attained profitability in less than six months and produced 100% year-over-year growth in four successive years. Grew the company from startup to $32 million annual revenue with a $1.3 million EBITDA.

Successfully identified and capitalized on a void in the market (pre 2002 Olympics) for an online lodging aggregator and wholesaler to provide a centralized point of contact for all available ski vacation condos, vacation rentals, and hotels. Leveraged the assets of High Country Internet Strategies, Inc., an early-stage web development and Internet marketing company, and raised $400,000 in seed capital as the primary building blocks.

Jonathan Cardella’s Education

Vanderbilt University

B.S. , Psychology/Neuroscience , 1995 — 1999

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Jonathan Cardella’s Interests:

start ups, investing, social networks, technology, real estate, seo (search engine optimization), snowboarding, canyoneering, last but not least, my son.