Director, Online Bar Review at Micromash
Greater Chicago Area
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- Director, Online Bar Review at Micromash
- Past
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- Manager, SEO at FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business
- Regional Manager, Sales at Thomson FindLaw
- Sales Consultant at FindLaw
- Sales Consultant at Thomson West
- Founder, Owner & Editor at DVD Verdict
- Education
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- Duquesne University School of Law
- University of San Diego School of Law
- Elmhurst College
- St. Edward Central Catholic High School
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Sean McGinnis’s Summary
Proud employee of Thomson Reuters. 12 years of sales and sales management experience in the legal services and technology sectors. 3 years operations management and leadership. Currently serve in a General Management position focused on growing revenue and profitability at double digit rates. 15 year career spent entirely within the legal services space.
I am focused on continually learning to be a more effective leader, a more loving husband, father & son, and a more compassionate mentor for the next generation of young leaders.
Sean McGinnis’s Specialties:
- Executive Management
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Consulting
- Legal Marketing
- Internet Marketing
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
- Sales Management
- Sales
- Web Site Design
- Web Usability
- Coaching
- Mentoring
- Operations
Sean McGinnis’s Experience
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Director, Online Bar Review
Micromash
(Partnership; TOC; E-Learning industry)
July 2009 — Present (5 months)
Setting direction and managing the execution of the business plan. Carry P & L for the business. Curently focused on listening intently to our customers, driving hard on thoughtful innovation, and creating operational priorities that scale.
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Manager, SEO
FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters business
(Public Company; TRI; Information Services industry)
July 2006 — June 2009 (3 years )
Directed the efforts of SEO team responsible for on-site and off-site search engine optimization techniques to enhance search engine traffic for FindLaw’s web site customers. Responsible for setting direction, strategy and day to day management of 37 consultants. Doubled the size of the SEO team within 3 years.
Part of Customer Operations leadership team. Work cross functionally with peers to ensure FindLaw delivers a quality customer experience for each and every customer.
Support Product Development, Product Management and Product Marketing teams to create, optimize and drive new business towards our new and existing products. -
Regional Manager, Sales
Thomson FindLaw
(Public Company; TOC; Legal Services industry)
January 2004 — July 2006 (2 years 7 months)
Internet Marketing Consultant/Sales Manager with expertise in helping Lawyers, Attorneys and Law Firms generate spectacular returns using the web. Proven track record of consultative sales ability and customer service.
Responsible for revenue and quota achievement of Client Development Consultants in Pennsylvania, New York & New Jersey. Built, coached, trained and lead diverse sales teams across broad geographic region.
Collaborate with other Findlaw functional areas on many projects including sales training, lead generation, new product and communication initiatives. -
Sales Consultant
FindLaw
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2003 — December 2003 (1 year )
Sold Internet based Legal Marketing services to lawyers and law firms. 120% to quota first year of business' existence.
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Sales Consultant
Thomson West
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Legal Services industry)
September 1994 — December 2002 (8 years 4 months)
Sold Westlaw and other legal research materials to lawyers and law firms in four different territories across the country. President's Club achiever. Consistent Century Club achiever.
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Founder, Owner & Editor
DVD Verdict
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Founded, built and developed DVD Verdict (www.dvdverdict.com) into one of the DVD Movie Review powerhouse web sites of its time. Solely responsible from concept to creation to cruising altitude. DVD Verdict still operates as one of the top 10 DVD related sites on the planet.
Sean McGinnis’s Education
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Duquesne University School of Law
None , Law , 1993 — 1994
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University of San Diego School of Law
J.D. , Law , September 1990 — May 1994
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Elmhurst College
B.A. , Theater / Acting , September 1984 — May 1988
- Activities and Societies:
- Tau Kappa Epsilon Social Fraternity (Vice-President), Theta Alpha Phi Theater Honorary Society (President), Student Government, Alumni Advisory Board, Interfraternity Council (President & Vice-President), Tennis, Golf, Residence Assistant, New Student Orientation Leader
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St. Edward Central Catholic High School
1980 — 1984
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Sean McGinnis’s Interests:
technology, golf, home theater, dvds, internet
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THOMSON REUTERS
Sean McGinnis’s Honors:
PACE Leadership Award - FindLaw - 2008
Thomson Reuters North American Legal Award of Excellence - Winner Growth Category - 2007
Thomson Reuters North American Legal Award of Eccellence - Nominee - 2008
Thomson Reuters North American Legal Award of Excellence - Nominee - 2005
President's Club
Century Club
President's Advisory Board
Field Sales Advisory Board
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