Scott Sanfilippo

Current

• Vice President at Solid Cactus Web.com Inc.

Past

• Co-Founder & CEO at Neeps Inc
• Sales Engineer at Commonwealth Telephone Company

Education

• King's College

Recommended

13 people have recommended Scott

Connections

225 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Company

Scott Sanfilippo’s Summary

Scott Sanfilippo is often described as a serial entrepreneur, having started two highly successful technology companies and always looking out for the "next big thing."

In 1994, Scott and his partner Joe Palko launched one of the Internet's first e-commerce sites - TheFerretStore.com which started out selling food, toys, cages and accessories for pet ferrets. As the business grew, the company took on additional lines and eventually became a full-line pet supply store with supplies for dogs, cats, small animals and of course, ferrets.

The success of TheFerretStore.com and the growth of the Internet, led to the launch of an additional 35 Internet pet stores, each specializing in a specific market segment.

On May 1, 2007, TheFerretStore.com and its related properties were sold to pet supply giant Drs. Foster and Smith.

In 2001, Scott and Joe started a second company called Solid Cactus. The new venture provided e-commerce site design and consulting to aspiring small business owners to get up and selling on the Internet.

Today, Solid Cactus is the largest provider of e-commerce services which include site design, search marketing, print and catalog design, call center services, advanced software development and more. The company is a major employer in northeast Pennsylvania and has been named one of the "Best Places to Work in PA" for 2006 and 2007 as well as being listed in the Inc 500 list of fastest growing private companies in the United States.

Scott Sanfilippo’s Specialties:

Public & Media Relations, e-commerce consulting

Scott Sanfilippo’s Experience

• Vice President

  Solid Cactus Web.com Inc.

  (Public Company; WWWW; Internet industry)

  January 2001 — Present (8 years 11 months)

  Vice President at Web.com responsible for sales and marketing activities at Solid Cactus.

• Co-Founder & CEO

  Neeps Inc

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

  January 1994 — July 2006 (12 years 7 months)

  Co-Founder of one of the first e-commerce companies - theferretstore.com. Was responsible for the daily operations of the company and for launching the company's private brand products. The company now has 34 on-line stores and the daily management has been passed on as I have transitioned to another company my partner and I started, Solid Cactus.

• Sales Engineer

  Commonwealth Telephone Company

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  1994 — 1998 (4 years )

  Sales Engineer for epix Internet Services.

Scott Sanfilippo’s Education

• King's College

  1989 — 1993

Additional Information

Scott Sanfilippo’s Websites:

• My Company

Scott Sanfilippo’s Interests:

luxury cruising, dining out, travel, old time radio

Scott Sanfilippo’s Groups:

Scott currently serves on the board of directors for the collowing:

Great Valley Technology Alliance
Luzerne County SPCA
King's College President's Advisory Council

•    Obama for America
•    Solid Cactus Web.com, Inc.
•    Yahoo! Store
•    epix alumni

Scott Sanfilippo’s Honors:

Young Millionaire 2005 - Entrepreneur Magazine
Top 20 Under 40 - Northeast PA Business Journal
Nominee for Person of the Year - Wilkes-Barre, Citizens Voice

Scott Sanfilippo’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch