
Entrepreneur, CEO/CMO, Author, Adjunct Professor
Greater New York City Area

Entrepreneur, CEO/CMO, Author, Adjunct Professor
Greater New York City Area
Entrepreneurial strategist in diverse technology enterprises, innovating and driving initiatives for breakthrough team performance, profits, and savings.
Author, frequent speaker, educator and consultant on the topics of social media, social networking and new media.
• Demonstrate expertise in business development, operations direction, system management, program and project management, account management, fiscal oversight, and client satisfaction.
• Specialize in planning and execution of major initiatives pertinent to social media marketing and social networking.
• Customize technical solutions for wide-ranging product and service enterprises.
• Excel in product management to include invention, development, engineering, branding, multimedia marketing, launches, sales, and channel management.
• Secure and maximize key business relationships and strategic partnerships.
• Orchestrate internal and external entities to achievement of enterprise mission.
• Train, focus, and motivate teams for excellence in rapidly evolving environments.
• Identify and seize opportunities to expand market share and achieve continuous improvement.
Member Inc. 500 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies,
Member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court, Co-author of Realty Blogging: Build your Brand and Outsmart Your Competition.
Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Programs, Department of Leadership and Human Capital Management, New York University,
Senior Research Fellow and Chairman of the Education Committee of the Society for New Communications Research.
Holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the New York Law School, an Executive MBA degree from the New York University Stern School of Business and is a current doctoral candidate at the International School for Management in Paris, France.
Corporate Leadership • Strategic Planning • Business Development • Technical & Creative Initiatives • World-Class Operations
Revenue Generation & Savings • Budget Control • Technology Creation • Networking • Consultative & Solution Sales • Client Acquisition & Retention
Needs Assessments • Resource Allocations • Talent Development • Goal Setting • Performance Management
Interpersonal & Online Communications • Consensus Building • Problem Solving
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
November 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)
Redefined organization previously known as Blogging Systems Group to meet evolving business needs in online social media through creation and sale of online recruiting tools for corporate human resources units. Expedited self-education on human resources administration and recruiting processes for product development through interview of more than 150 senior-level industry decision makers.
Demonstrated exceptional leadership of organization with draft and execution of business and marketing plans, technical product development and management, channel management and control of budget as high as $5M.
• Secured and served clients to include Microsoft, Toyota, Wachovia, and Citi.
(Public Relations and Communications industry)
October 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)
Engage with more than 50 global futurists, scholars, business leaders, professional communicators, media members, and technologists on research initiatives, educational offerings, and establishment of standards and best practices for new media.
(Online Media industry)
October 2005 — Present (4 years 2 months)
As the founding partner of Nacht Social Media Consulting, I provide consulting services to clients based on recommended solutions to the challenge of an environment that is fragmenting the delivery of media, marketing and communication. Nacht SMC provides clients with a way to extend their online (and offline) presence by enhancing the methods by which clients can increase response and participation rates in order to:
• generate a greater sense of community among visitors, users, members, employees, consumers and other target markets;
• increase revenue of online communities from advertising and sponsorships
• effectively execute sales and marketing activities for single and multi-site communities.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
July 2008 — June 2009 (1 year )
Social Media in the Enterprise, Graduate Programs, New York University, SCPS, Department of Leadership and Human Capital Management
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2008 — January 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Participate in setting strategy for organization, lead technology efforts including new organization website, interact with the MENG membership to help them deliver better results for online objectives. These include not only the traditional online channels, but also blogging, social media, social networking, knowledge management and much more.
Created the concept, format and initial sections for the MENG Social Media University.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
November 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 5 months)
Introduced concept of community blogging to real estate industry as high-impact marketing and networking tool. Built niche online communities representing local geographic target markets. Earned status as subject matter expert to industry, resulting in hire by industry leaders to promote, teach, and train strategies and processes to organizations. Presented on topic and led workshops at more than 50 conferences in 2 years. Authored columns on subject for 2 leading industry publications.
• Established real estate blogs as standard component of real estate enterprise marketing.
• Created and sold more than 250,000 Agent and company blog platforms.
• Hired by leading global real estate company to build blog platform for more than 200,000 Agents.
• Published book, Realty Blogging, resulting in its use as marketing roadmap by tens of thousands of real estate industry professionals, as well as No. 1 placement on Amazon among Web marketing publications.
• Achieved recognition in Swanepoel’s Top Trends Report in 2007.
(Financial Services industry)
February 1983 — July 2003 (20 years 6 months)
Founded online lending platform among first of its kind in 1999, resulting in expansion of enterprise to status as Inc 500 company, as well as achievement of profit margins among Top 5% of its peers. Secured U.S. Patent for online universal loan approval tool.
• Realized placement on Inc. 500 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies in 2003.
• Attained position as Finalist for New Jersey Governor’s Cup for Entrepreneurial Excellence in 2003.
• Sold company to national lender in 2003.
DBA , Management , 2005 — 2007
EMBA , Management , 1991 — 1993
JD , Law , September 1980 — May 1983
BA , Psychology , September 1977 — May 1980
Writing, research and analysis of current social networking trends for implementation and publication purposes, Publications, “New Media, New Influencers and Implications for the Public Relations Profession” - Journal of New Communications Research Vol. II Issue 2, 2008, Chapter Contributor - Advanced Selling for Dummies, 2007, Realty Blogging: Build Your Brand and Outsmart Your Competition, McGraw-Hill, 2006 I've been married for 20 years and am the father of six children and guardian to two nieces.
Society for New Communications Research - Research Fellow and Advisory Board,
Technology Chair and on the Board of Directors - MENG (Marketing Executives Networking Group),
Co-founder, Social Media Today,
The Media Center at the American Press Institute,
Human Capital Institute,
Public Relations Society of America,
National Communication Association,
International Society for Technology in Education,
Usability Professionals’ Association,
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers),
SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization),
NYU Stern School of Business Alumni Council, Vice Chairman Marketing Committee
Inc. 500 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies,
Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court,
1993 Governor's Cup for Entrepreneurial Excellence finalist,
U.S. Patent holder in field of finance technology