Michael DiBenedetto

Current

Co-Founder and Manager of Product Development at Qwidget
MBA Candidate, 2011 at Columbia Business School

Past

Web Consultant at Cancer Schmancer Movement
Manager of Product Development at Chat the Planet
Manager of Online Media at Chat the Planet

Producer at "Gifts to the World" Music Video
Production Assistant at Bitter Fruit Productions

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Education

Brown University

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Connections

230 connections

Industry

Online Media

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Michael DiBenedetto’s Summary

Michael DiBenedetto’s Specialties:

marketing strategy, product development, online content distribution, PR, video production and post-production

Michael DiBenedetto’s Experience

Co-Founder and Manager of Product Development

Qwidget

(Online Media industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)

Managed business development and marketing responsibilities for a small web startup.
MBA Candidate, 2011

Columbia Business School

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

Elected Cluster F Technology Representative; Chair of the Student Web Experience Subcommittee; Selected as an InSITE Fellow to consult with a first time entrepreneur on an investor pitch and business plan.

Memberships: Management Consulting Association; Technology Business Group
Web Consultant

Cancer Schmancer Movement

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

May 2009 — July 2009 (3 months)

Created a web strategy for Cancer Schmancer, a cancer advocacy non profit founded by Fran Drescher.
Manager of Product Development

Chat the Planet

(Internet industry)

September 2007 — February 2009 (1 year 6 months)

Managing creative and marketing aspects of product development for Chat the Planet's web dialogue tool, the Qwidget. Developed and currently implementing launch strategy.
Manager of Online Media

Chat the Planet

(Online Media industry)

December 2004 — September 2007 (2 years 10 months)

Developed distribution strategy and launched Hometown Baghdad as an online video series; oversaw its growth to many million views within six weeks; handled all press, over 50 articles, tv news pieces and radio interviews in 17 countries, ranging from CNN, The Today Show, LA Times (cover article), Times of London (cover article), Newsweek, BBC and many more; identified and managed online partnerships; created and wrote blog to complement video series; wrote project proposals and television treatments; pitched television concepts to network executives; associate producer on all NextNext Entertainment productions
Producer

"Gifts to the World" Music Video

(Entertainment industry)

August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)

Produced live action component of a music video. Organized online outreach for the video, getting it featured on Rollingstone.com and Salon.com and a number of leading entertainment blogs including VH1's BestWeekEver blog and Comedy Central's CCInsider Blog.
Production Assistant

Bitter Fruit Productions

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)

June 2001 — September 2002 (1 year 4 months)

Wrote content for project website, coordinated shoots and equipment purchases