Founder & CEO, Loladex
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- Founder & CEO at Loladex
- Past
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- Executive Director at AOL
- Various titles at CondeNet
- Features Editor at Worth Magazine
- Staff Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
- Associate Editor at Philadelphia Magazine
- Reporter at Westchester Rockland Newspapers
- Education
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- Poynter Institute
- Princeton University
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Laurence Hooper’s Summary
Seasoned Web strategist with product-development, business-development and managerial skills acquired at leading brands. Experienced matrix manager. Strong editorial background.
Laurence Hooper’s Experience
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Founder & CEO
Loladex
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
April 2007 — Present (1 year 6 months)
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Executive Director
AOL
(Public Company; TWX; Internet industry)
December 1999 — March 2007 (7 years 4 months)
** Strategy & product management, Local Search/Yellow Pages
** Strategy & product management, Travel Metasearch
** Strategy, product management & editorial, Travel Channel
** Strategy & product management, City Guide (Going-out & travel products) -
Various titles
CondeNet
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
1996 — 1999 (3 years)
** General Manager, Concierge.com
** Executive Editor, CondéNet
** Editor, Epicurious Travel -
Features Editor
Worth Magazine
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
1993 — 1995 (2 years)
** Assigned and edited long-form narrative/investigative stories
** As Senior Editor, rebuilt front-of-book; managed section staff -
Staff Reporter
The Wall Street Journal
(Public Company; DJ; Writing and Editing industry)
1989 — 1993 (4 years)
** Covered IBM and computer industry during rise of Microsoft
** Assigned to London bureau for one-year tour, 1991-2 -
Associate Editor
Philadelphia Magazine
(Privately Held; Writing and Editing industry)
1988 — 1989 (1 year)
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Reporter
Westchester Rockland Newspapers
(Public Company; GCI; Writing and Editing industry)
1987 — 1988 (1 year)
Laurence Hooper’s Education
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Poynter Institute
Summer fellowship 1987 — 1987
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Princeton University
AB, International Relations, 1983 — 1987
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