Matthew Selznick

Current

Chief Evangelist at Retroland.com
Owner at MWS Media

Past

Community Manager / Product Evangelist at Mahalo.com Inc.
Manager at Borders, Inc.

Education

Capistrano Valley High School
Niguel Hills Junior High

Recommended

22 people have recommended Matthew

Connections

373 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

Matthew Selznick’s Summary

Since 1985, I have actively supported and evangelized the DIY (do it yourself) ethic for independent creative endeavors. I am driven by the principle that doing it yourself should never mean going it alone.

As someone who makes a portion of his living releasing creative endeavors on the Internet, I’ve been interacting with fans, clients, colleagues, entrepreneurs and “cewebrities” online and off since 1998. In that time, the “real world” and Web have converged until we’ve developed a society where there’s no reason to treat one any different from the other.

The Matthew Wayne Selznick you encounter on this site, in e-mail, on a social network or in an instant message is the same person you’ll encounter should we have the good fortune to meet in person.

In addition to the range of complex services I offer through MWS Media, I am available to speak on new media, social networking and the many alternatives to traditional marketing and publishing available to authors and other creative people.

Matthew Selznick’s Specialties:

social networking, social media, new media, writing and editing, audio production, podcasting, story consultation, voice over, dramatic reading, web hosting, web design, wordpress, online communities, personal branding, promotion, ethics, marketing, training, audience building, alternative marketing, self-publishing, being human

Matthew Selznick’s Experience

Chief Evangelist

Retroland.com

(Online Media industry)

October 2009 — Present (2 months)

Retroland.com provides community, affinity and loads of content to satisfy your love affair with our mutual pop culture history. As Chief Evangelist, I oversee a passionate forum of over 8,000 members while driving new visitors and building awareness for the site.

Are you a high-profile personality with a real love for the formative culture that made you who you are today? Let's talk about having you on the Retroland podcast or doing a guest post on the Retroblog!
Owner

MWS Media

(Performing Arts industry)

January 2000 — Present (9 years 11 months)

MWS Media builds online audiences for creative endeavors.

Through a wide range of complex services, MWS Media assists independent authors, speakers, new media personalities and other creative people with every aspect of establishing a presence, building an audience and selling books and other creative content on the Internet.

Since 1999, I have employed a human-based, ethically driven approach to new media and social networking to build my own personal brand as an author, musician and online content creator with a worldwide audience of more than 30,0000 friends and fans (and counting...!)

How can I help you?
Community Manager / Product Evangelist

Mahalo.com Inc.

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

April 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 7 months)

I helped design and manage the Mahalo Greenhouse, a world-wide pool of over three thousand remote contract freelancers in the Mahalo Greenhouse. In this capacity, I conceived policies, wrote documentation and provided real-time assistance to our remote freelance workers.

Additionally, I provided a user's perspective on the features, products and culture of the human-curated search website. I also educated the public about Mahalo.com through social, new and traditional media as well as public speaking engagements.

I contributed directly to the vision and direction of Mahalo.com in daily collaboration with the CEO and Editorial Director. I also monitored and engaged the social media space for activity relevant to curated search.
Manager

Borders, Inc.

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BGP; Retail industry)

September 1995 — April 2007 (11 years 8 months)

All management positions at five different Southern California Borders Books & Music retail locations from 3 - 12 million dollar / year in volume. Also led training teams in opening new stores in Los Angeles and Orange county.

Matthew Selznick’s Education

Capistrano Valley High School

High School Diploma , 1981 — 1985

Activities and Societies:

Editor and contributor to Paw Prints newspaper during Junior and Senior years
Niguel Hills Junior High

Additional Information

Matthew Selznick’s Websites:

Matthew Selznick’s Interests:

Writing, neo-patronage, new media, reasonable and fair intellectual property standards, changing paradigms in entertainment distribution, social media ethics and standards.