Board Member, Advisor, 2x Startup Entrepreneur
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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- Owner at Philip Hotchkiss
- Board Member at Rimage Corporation (RIMG)
- Past
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- Managing Principal at bswing, Inc.
- CEO and Board Member at Talkingpoint, Inc.
- President and Board Member at CBS MarketWatch
- Founder, Chairman and CEO at BigCharts, Inc.
- Investment Executive at RBC Dain Rauscher
- Education
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- Gustavus Adolphus College
- University of Durham
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Philip Hotchkiss’s Summary
Board member, Advisor and 2x Startup Entrepreneur
Founded BigCharts, Inc. which was acquired by CBS MarketWatch.com Inc. for $166 million in stock and cash
Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award™ winner
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Hotchkiss Founded BigCharts Inc. (1994). He served as its Chairman and CEO from inception through the company’s sale to CBS MarketWatch.com Inc. (NASDAQ NM: MKTW)
BigCharts® designed, developed, licensed and served real-time web-based financial tools and content to the world's leading online brokerage and financial media companies including Charles Schwab & Co., Fidelity, Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Dow Jones, CNN, The New York Times and Business Week.
Through a recurring revenue business model and a B2B2C distribution strategy, the company achieved sustained profitability and became the standard in interactive financial charting used by tens of millions of online investors worldwide.
After the acquisition, Hotchkiss served as the president of CBS MarketWatch.com, Inc. and as a member of it's board of directors. MarketWatch.com was a 'top fifty' destination site later acquired by Dow Jones, Inc. for $550 million.
After taking a personal sabbatical, Hotchkiss embarked on his second startup as Talkingpoint Inc.’s CEO and was a member of its board of directors (2003-2006). Talkingpoint provided an interactive point-of-experience customer feedback and loyalty marketing application to consumer-driven companies including Best Buy, SuperValu, Dairy Queen, Target, Saks Fifth Avenue and Nissan.
Hotchkiss graduated with honors from Gustavus Adolphus College (1991) and earned a Certificate in Legal Studies from the University of Durham in Durham, England (1990).
Hotchkiss serves on the board of directors for Rimage Corporation and sits on both its audit and compensation committees. (2002-present) (NASDAQ NM: RIMG)
Philip Hotchkiss’s Specialties:
Public and Private Company Board Experience including ISS Certified Board Training, Innovation, Strategic Planning, Strategic Business Development, Acquisition Strategy, Business Model Development, Entrepreneurship, Digital Native, Real-time Problem Solving, Identifying and Recruiting Top Talent, Connecting the Dots...
Philip Hotchkiss’s Experience
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Owner
Philip Hotchkiss
(Management Consulting industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Actively advising companies pursuing whitespace to market™ opportunities.
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Board Member
Rimage Corporation (RIMG)
(Public Company; RIMG; Computer Hardware industry)
July 2003 — Present (6 years 5 months)
Board Member: serves on the Audit and Compensation Committees
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Managing Principal
bswing, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
October 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 6 months)
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CEO and Board Member
Talkingpoint, Inc.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2003 — February 2006 (3 years 2 months)
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President and Board Member
CBS MarketWatch
(Public Company; MKTW; Online Media industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year )
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Founder, Chairman and CEO
BigCharts, Inc.
(Internet industry)
1994 — 1999 (5 years )
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Investment Executive
RBC Dain Rauscher
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)
August 1991 — September 1994 (3 years 2 months)
Philip Hotchkiss’s Education
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Gustavus Adolphus College
Bachelor of Arts , English, Business Management, Political Science , 1987 — 1991
Graduated with Honors
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University of Durham
Certificate in International Legal Studies , 1989 — 1990
- Activities and Societies:
- Resident at Van Mildert College
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Philip Hotchkiss’s Interests:
Family activities, piano, the real-time Web, science, reading, the performing arts, medical information technology, data visualization, high resolution audio systems, classical music
Philip Hotchkiss’s Honors:
Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” award winner
Gustavus Adolphus College “2001 First Decade Award” winner for leading graduating class in professional achievement
“Forty Under Forty” award winner presented by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
Philip Hotchkiss’s Contact Settings
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