Merchant Evangelist
Orange County, California Area
- Current
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- Merchant Evangelist at Buy.com
- CEB - Chief Executive Blogger at My Blog Utopia
- Past
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- Community Manager - Ebay Sellers on Squidoo at Squidoo.com
- Owner at Glacier Bay DVD
- Owner at Quality Powder Coating International
- Sales and Product Manager at True World Access, Inc.
- Owner at Smythe & Associates (Sole Proprietorship)
- Manager Post Production at Movietime, Inc.
- Freelance TV Production at Worked for Various Companies (Self-employed)
- Video Producer at Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Asst. Film Editor at Ramic Productions
- Education
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- Vanguard University of Southern California
- Fullerton College
- El Dorado High School
- Sterling College
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Randy Smythe’s Summary
My greatest strengths:
- I am a problem solver with a thorough knowledge of ecommerce, specifically eBay, Amazon, Google Base, Buy.com, Overstock and PayPal.
- I build strong relationships with online merchants, vendors, service providers and marketplace executives.
- I excel at promoting third-party selling both on my blog and in my job.
Randy Smythe’s Specialties:
Brand Building, Vendor Negotiations, Vendor Relations, Customer Service, Strategic Planning, Viral Marketing, Television Production, Online Sales, Social Networking
Randy Smythe’s Experience
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Merchant Evangelist
Buy.com
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
My role is to reach out to third-party merchants and find out what they need from the Buy.com marketplace. I also serve as an advocate for merchants internally on product management and marketplace issues. I assist the Marketplace team in making the Buy.com marketplace the ideal platform for third-party sellers/merchants to sell their wares.
We are growing and looking for quality merchants -
CEB - Chief Executive Blogger
My Blog Utopia
(Internet industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Empower sellers and then get out of the way!
At MyBlogUtopia.com I spend a great deal of time writing about options for third-party seller.
I write about ecommerce and the world of ideas. I do spend a lot of time discussing eBay, where I got my start selling online. -
Community Manager - Ebay Sellers on Squidoo
Squidoo.com
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
July 2007 — June 2008 (1 year )
I managed the eBay Seller community on Squidoo. This was a volunteer position, geared towards helping eBay Sellers promote their eBay Stores, online websites and online content and maximize their Squidoo experience.
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Owner
Glacier Bay DVD
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Retail industry)
April 2002 — January 2006 (3 years 10 months)
eBay's top Feedback seller in 2005. Glacier Bay DVD sold packaged entertainment. We had sales of $4.1 million in 2005 and over 400,000 customers.
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Owner
Quality Powder Coating International
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2000 — March 2002 (2 years 3 months)
Developed and launched 3 Internet Portals for the Metal Finishing Industry. Produced and marketed training videos, conducted seminars and provided marketing services. Sold the business in March of 2002
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Sales and Product Manager
True World Access, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
November 1995 — December 2000 (5 years 2 months)
Managed Sales efforts as well as creating and managing several Internet Portals for niche markets. Notable clients: http://www.parlay.com and http://www.nutrilite.com
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Owner
Smythe & Associates (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; 1-10 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
January 1990 — November 1995 (5 years 11 months)
Computer sales, service and support. Serviced the computer and software needs of over 50 small businesses in Orange County, San Diego County and Los Angeles County. Sold the business in 1995
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Manager Post Production
Movietime, Inc.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Entertainment industry)
November 1988 — December 1989 (1 year 2 months)
Managed Video Post Production, Video Library and Scheduling for Entertainment Cable Channel that became E! Entertainment Television. Left to start Smythe and Associates and be closer to home
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Freelance TV Production
Worked for Various Companies (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Entertainment industry)
September 1984 — November 1988 (4 years 3 months)
Television production, post production, production management and development for companies like Dick Clark Productions, Westgate Entertainment, Universal, Gaylord Productions, Gemini Productions, Home Savings, SCE and numerous other companies.
Network Credits for NBC Special Friday Night Surprise - Production Coordinator
Syndication Credits for Westgate Ent. "Return to the Titanic" Special
Games show Development - Stop the Music, Double Up -
Video Producer
Beckman Instruments, Inc.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
June 1982 — July 1984 (2 years 2 months)
Produced video training programs for the Medical Equipment Services Div.
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Asst. Film Editor
Ramic Productions
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
June 1981 — July 1982 (1 year 2 months)
Assistant Film Editor for "Pack Your Own Chute" - Motivational Film - 16mm
Randy Smythe’s Education
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Vanguard University of Southern California
BA , Television Production , 1984 — 1986
Graduated with Honors 3.6 GPA
- Activities and Societies:
- Internship with MTM Enterprises - worked in casting and sitcom development. Observed all aspects of production for the following shows: Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere, Remington Steel and Newhart and Mary
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Fullerton College
AA , Television Production , 1979 — 1981
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El Dorado High School
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Sterling College
Additional Information
Randy Smythe’s Interests:
The Internet, Online Marketing, eCommerce, Baseball, Football, Movies, Music, Golf (I really like golf) Entrepreneurship.
Randy Smythe’s Groups:
ECMTA
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eCommerce Merchants
Randy Smythe’s Honors:
eBay Feedback Award 2004
Top Feedback Seller on eBay 265,000 Positive Feedback 2005 user id:glacierbaydvd
Randy Smythe’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
