Jonathan Nafarrete

Current

• Founder at ThinkGate Media
• Founder at Domain Name International

Past

• Merchandise Manager / Buyer at BB Harris Clothing
• Mercandise Manager/Assistant Buyer at Kate Daniel

Education

• California State University-Long Beach
• University of Southern California

Connections

112 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company
• My Portfolio

Jonathan Nafarrete’s Summary

Trying to be as well-rounded as possible.
Have worked on many startups including retail and internet.

Jonathan Nafarrete’s Specialties:

Social media, branding, identity, internet strategies, and domaining to name a few.

Jonathan Nafarrete’s Experience

• Founder

  ThinkGate Media

  (Internet industry)

  May 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)

  Strategic internet marketing and social media consulting.

• Founder

  Domain Name International

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  May 2005 — Present (4 years 3 months)

  Responsible for domain name acquisition and web development. Management of domain name portfolio includes PPC/CPM/affiliate advertisement strategies. Other duties included keyword optimization, SEO, ROI planning, domain name valuation, hosting solutions, end-user fulfillment, and transition.

• Merchandise Manager / Buyer

  BB Harris Clothing

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Retail industry)

  April 2007 — March 2008 (1 year)

  Responsible for in-store retail build out and inventory fulfillment. Oversees merchandise management, trend forecasting, marketing strategies, print/internet advertisement, public relations, fashion show coordination, and promotional events. Other duties included developing e-commerce initiative and managing 9 in-store team members.

• Mercandise Manager/Assistant Buyer

  Kate Daniel

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Retail industry)

  September 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 7 months)

  Merchandise management for small high end women's fashion boutique. Also includes women's handbag and accessory assistant buyer.

Jonathan Nafarrete’s Education

• California State University-Long Beach

• University of Southern California

Additional Information

Jonathan Nafarrete’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio

Jonathan Nafarrete’s Interests:

web 2.0, social media, CMS, SEO, SEM, photography

Jonathan Nafarrete’s Groups:

•    NetSquared
•    Social Media Today
•    Social Media Marketing
•    ECOM Experts, e-commerce / online marketing (6500+ Members)
•    Streaming Media Professionals
•    Tweeple
•    San Diego Tweetup
•    e-Media 2.0
•    Digital Response Marketing Assoc.
•    Twitter Me
•    Long Beach Tweetup

Jonathan Nafarrete’s Honors:

California Top Domainer of the Year, 2007

Jonathan Nafarrete’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• getting back in touch