Entrepreneur / Connector / CEO
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Investor at SmakNews.com
- Founder at ResumeBucket.com
- Founder at Neohire.com
- Commercial Real Estate Investor/Manager at Felfam LTD
- Past
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- Consultant at RapRadar.com
- Business Development at Low.com
- Sr. Business Development / Strategic Recruiter at Oversee.net
- Sr. Technical Recruiter / Business Development (Contractor) at Yahoo
- Sr. Recruiter (Contractor) at LowerMyBills.com
- Technical Recruiter at ExpanXion
- Education
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- London Business School
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
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Josh Stomel’s Summary
Twitter: @JoshStomel
AIM: JoshStomel
Sype: JoshStomel
Always looking to assist people, entrepreneurs, companies, and vc's with any introductions, connections, & partnerships.
My Core Network falls between these industries;
1. Internet (.com)
2. Entertainment (Music, Film & Talent)
3. Fashion & PR (High End Fashion for Male & Female Lines)
4. Investment Communities (Angel, VC, Investment Bankers)
5. M&A Prospecting & Brokering
I am a connector. I enjoy speaking with people in the space. Networking is key to success. I view the .com landscape as a puzzle. If you want to succeed, then you need to plug the right fitting pieces in to the puzzle, and watch it scale. If you care to chat, feel free to reach out; Josh@neohire.com
On the investment deals, I have a network of Angel Investors to tail end funding partners.
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Josh Stomel’s Specialties:
Keywords: .Net, Java, J2EE, JSP, Struts, Hibernate, Servlets, AJAX, Perl, Mod_Perl, Weblogic, QTP, Loadrunner, Winrunner, CVS, CSS, JavaScript, TCP/IP, Marketing, Sales, Search Engine, Peoplesoft, Linux, Unix, Solaris, Windows, QA, Web, Oracle, SQL, Project, Headhunter, Recruiter, Search Engine, Campaign, Affiliate, CPA, CPC, Algorithm, Domain Sponsor, Domain Parking, Revenue, Leads, Mortgage, Consultant, Lead, Mortgage, Lending, Traffic, Blog, Metrics, CTR, Campaigns, Landing Page Optimization,
Josh Stomel’s Experience
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Investor
SmakNews.com
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
Launched in July 2009, With over 50% growth week over week.
SmakNews is a social media platform for "women only," where you can find the latest scoop on the "who's who" and "what's what" of celebrity, fashion and great buys.
If you find a celebrity or fashion story you want to share, submit it for others to vote on. Or maybe you have something to say - from fashion and beauty tips to great buys, you can post your own blog to share with your new and old friends alike, or write an article right here on SmakNews. Maybe you missed your favorite show last night or want a point of view on the newest movie - who's sleeping with McDreamy now? You can chat with other women at SmakNews to get their take on it.
We can promise you this: You've never seen anything like SmakNews.
Over 2m Uniques Monthly.
For Business Development Inquires or Advertising Opportunities please contact; Josh@smaknews.com -
Founder
ResumeBucket.com
(Internet industry)
February 2007 — Present (2 years 10 months)
ResumeBucket.com is a tool that allows job seekers, hiring managers and entrepreneurs, and social users to communicate with one another and create an online brand for their resume. Some of the features that set us apart from other job sites include:
1. Upload your resume and create your own profile, complete with unique URL, in 20 seconds: http://www.resumebucket.com/joshstomel.
2. Search other resumes to find like-minded individuals like yourself for new projects, internal hiring needs, etc.
3. Search Jobs relevant to your resume, through use of America’s largest job feed.
4. View metrics on your profile – who is looking at you, and how often?
5. Revolutionary SEO tactics that allow your resume to rise to the top of web searches on all popular search engines, allowing you more visibility in your geographic area and your professional area of expertise.
And the best part… everything is free, to all users! -
Founder
Neohire.com
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
September 2002 — Present (7 years 3 months)
Neohire finds top talent to fill key roles for companies operating across multiple verticals and disciplines in the online space. Our team has filled hundreds of positions that have contributed tens of millions of dollars to our client's bottom lines. We work with leading companies, large and small, providing incredible energy and non-stop commitment to your growth needs. Besides talent, clients can leverage our network for strategic introductions, partnerships, and landscape intelligence.
Neohire is not a standard agency. We only take those that want to win and make a difference in the marketplace, and we take a vested interest in their long-term success. Any agency can produce names of qualified people, but it takes a different caliber to find the missing pieces to your puzzle. At Neohire, we pride ourselves on our industry knowledge, deep contacts, and to plug in not just a qualified candidate but the one right for you. We produce not candidates but catalysts. -
Commercial Real Estate Investor/Manager
Felfam LTD
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Commercial Real Estate industry)
September 1999 — Present (10 years 3 months)
Felfam Ltd is our family owned real estate trust focusing on acquisition and management of retail centers and office properties in and around California & Denver, Colorado
FelFam LTD. was established in 1995
Currently seeking commercial shopping / retail centers with a cap 6%+ with >80% occupancy b/w the prices of 12m - 30m
Large Anchor tenant properties are ideal.
Marketing flyers can be directed to: 818.879.8215 (Fax)
Please email me at; Josh@stomel.com -
Consultant
RapRadar.com
(Internet industry)
January 2009 — November 2009 (11 months)
Working closely with Elliot Smith & Paul Rosenberg, with the full support of CKMG, we have built a Destination site for Hip Hop / Rap Enthusiasts.
The site launched Beta in March, and is already north of 600k uniques a month. Congrats Team. -
Business Development
Low.com
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
October 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 3 months)
Currently focused on building and scaling a high QUALITY mortgage lead generation network. For further clarity & info on this role, please feel free to contact me. Position entails a combination of corporate development, strategic recruiting, business development and competitive research.
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Sr. Business Development / Strategic Recruiter
Oversee.net
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Online Media industry)
September 2005 — December 2007 (2 years 4 months)
Founded in 2000, Oversee.net is a technology-driven online marketing solutions company whose core businesses are domain services and online marketing services. Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Portland, OR and San Mateo, CA, the Company has over 200 employees. Some of Oversee's key brands include SnapNames, the operator of the largest available source of expired and deleting domain names; DomainSponsor, a global leader in domain monetization; and Low.com, a top consumer financial services portal. Oversee has been growing profitably since inception.
Currently Providing;
- Corporate Development (Prospecting / M&A)
- Consumer Experience Testing
- Lender / Partner Relationships
- Aligning Strategic partnerships
- Lead Generation & Media Display Analytics
- Strategic Recruiting (Tech & Non Tech)
- Prospecting domain portfolio acquisitions
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Sr. Technical Recruiter / Business Development (Contractor)
Yahoo
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; YHOO; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
April 2005 — October 2005 (7 months)
Now recruiting IT candidates for one of the top companies in the world.
- Built the YPN (Yahoo Publisher Network) team from 1 employee to 16 (Tech)
- Built the Panama (Beta Ad Team)
- Domain expert on Yahoo! Search Marketing's #1 revenue-generating product, Sponsored Search, which enables matching ads to search queries
- Segment and analyze syndication partners' businesses to formulate strategies to maximize ROI on vertical channels
- Recommend product customizations to help attract/renew/up-sell current partners
- Advocate changes in the product to Product Management -
Sr. Recruiter (Contractor)
LowerMyBills.com
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
October 2004 — April 2005 (7 months)
LowerMyBills is the the premier online service for consumers to compare the lowest rates on monthly bills and reduce the cost of living. I specialize in the placement of technical and marketing professionals such as java developers, business analysts, search engine marketers, media buyers, QA, .Net developers, etc. This involves securing the top talent in the market place and aligning them with the appropriate positions within our organization.
Provided:
- Market Research / Analytics
- Competitive Research
- Project Planning
- Strategic Recruiting
An incredible, dynamic company that was on of the most wonderful experiences I have ever endured.
Thanks for everything LowerMyBills.com
Congratulations on the sale! -
Technical Recruiter
ExpanXion
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
July 2004 — October 2004 (4 months)
We concentrate in placing technical candidates
Josh Stomel’s Education
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London Business School
International Marketing 2002 — 2003
Attended London University for a 6 month International Marketing concentration during my education @ Cal Poly.
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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
BS , International Marketing, Import & Export, Organic & Viral Online Marketing
Additional Information
Josh Stomel’s Websites:
Josh Stomel’s Interests:
Technology, Business Week, CNN, Venture Capitalist, Snowboarding, Surfing, Marketing, Market Research, Networking, Traveling, Spin Class, Yoga, Pilates, CEO's, Ventures, Ideas, People
Josh Stomel’s Groups:
FMI, CAL POLY ALUMNI
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towerofbabel.com -
On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs -
Networked Recruiter (34,197+ total network) 3rd Largest Recruiting and HR & 2nd Largest Agency Group -
Ruby on Rails -
RFID Professionals -
Online Business Owners -
Lighthouse Venture Group's Alternative Investments Roundtable -
Yahoo Alums -
OCTANe -
Perl Mongers -
eMarketing Association Network -
RecruitingBlogs -
Open Source Universe -
Java Enthusiasts -
The Recruitment Network -
J Architect -
Java EE Professionals -
UCSB Alumni Association -
Game Developers -
Online Lead Generation -
Yahoo Employees and Alumni Group -
Digital Marketing -
Online Lead Generation Community -
Java Developers -
California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo Alumni -
PPC Marketing -
Name Sourcing -
Perl -
Israeli technologies - Global MarkeTeam Israel -
SoCal Tech Group -
The Domainers Network -
Rubyists -
TopLinked Executives -
Insurance-Forums -
UCSB Engineering Alumni -
NeoHire dot com -
Online Higher Ed Network -
Leadscon -
QAWorld.com -
Sales and Marketing Professionals Promoting HighTech and Technology in Los Angeles and its Vicinity -
U.S. - Mexico Business Network -
ResumeBucket.com -
Twitter for Sourcing and Recruiting -
Fashion Asia - www.fashionasia.org
Josh Stomel’s Honors:
My personal team offers unsurpassed headhunting / recruiting service with more than 50 years of combined industry experience.
Supported by superior research, access to key industry players, and a worldwide talent database, I guarantee highly qualified results.
I am looking for some top notch candidates, if you feel you may be looking for something in California, shoot me your resume.
Josh Stomel’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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