Steven Cox

Current

CEO at TakeLessons.com

Past

Managing Partner at Reddito Partners, LLC
VP Strategic Development at CollegeClub.com
Founding employee. Director of Business Development at PurchasePro

Regional Sales Director at Curtin Matheson Scientific / Fisher Scientific

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Education

Eastern Kentucky University
Stebbins High

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Connections

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Industry

Internet

Websites

Steven Cox’s Summary

Business entrepreneur focused on using technology and the internet to create competitve advantages for underserved industries.

Steven Cox’s Specialties:

Leading teams, start-up experience, business development, sales.

Steven Cox’s Experience

CEO

TakeLessons.com

(Consumer Services industry)

November 2004 — Present (5 years 1 month)

http://TakeLessons.com is America's premier company for booking private music and voice lessons. It was founded in 2004 to help people discover their creativity and pursue their passions.

Students can quickly register for local private lessons with a Certified TakeLessons Instructor at a location near them and participate in local concerts to showcase their talent. Teachers accepted by TakeLessons enjoy the benefit of spending less time looking for students and more time teaching them.

TakeLessons Business Services offers turnkey music programs for schools, community centers, government agencies, and provides at-work lessons programs for corporate wellness programs.

Headquartered in San Diego, CA, TakeLessons instructors’ offices and studios are located in over 400 cities across the U.S.
Managing Partner

Reddito Partners, LLC

(Internet industry)

March 2001 — February 2005 (4 years )

Managing Partner for Reddito Partners, LLC. Consulted with large corporations such as Cisco Systems, Sequenom Biotechnology, and Club Med. Focus on internet strategy, e-commerce intitiatives, and social networking infrastructure.
VP Strategic Development

CollegeClub.com

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Internet industry)

August 1999 — March 2001 (1 year 8 months)

Joined this start-up at 27 employees. Started the sales/business development division, hired key sales professionals, and was responsible for cutting strategic business development and revenue deals for the company. Personally sold over $3 million in internet advertising in 2000.
Founding employee. Director of Business Development

PurchasePro

(Internet industry)

January 1996 — August 1999 (3 years 8 months)

Founding employee of internet B2B marketplace company. Developed thin-client software products to help businesses transact commerce over the internet. Personally responsible for launching regional sales offices, and introducing the product to state government agencies and university procurement teams. This company grew from the founding eight employees to hundreds of employees, an initial public offering, with a $4.2 billion market cap.
Regional Sales Director

Curtin Matheson Scientific / Fisher Scientific

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Biotechnology industry)

May 1993 — December 1995 (2 years 8 months)

Sales representative for laboratory products. Customers included heads of hospital, research, governmental, and private laboratory companies.