Vice President, Sales & Ad Ops at Trulia - Real Estate Search
Greater New York City Area
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- Vice President, Sales at Trulia (Trulia.com)
- Past
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- Vice President at The Corcoran Group
- Consultant/ Project Manager at Circles
- Founder & CEO at Everymile.com
- Founder & President at Europro International
- Director, International Development at The Vatican
- Education
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- Babson College - F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
- Pennsylvania State University
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Sean Black’s Summary
As part of Trulia’s founding management team, Sean plays a critical role in Trulia's overall business strategy, growth, and development. Sean helped take Trulia from five people with an idea to the “Fastest Growing Real Estate Website" (Comscore) with 75+ employees and over 5+ Million monthly unique users growing at double digits each month. During Sean’s management Trulia raised $33 Million from preeminent venture capital firms Accel Partners, Deep Fork Capital and Sequoia Capital, the original investors in Google, Yahoo, Paypal and Apple Computer to name a few.
Before joining Trulia, Sean was Vice President, top-producing broker and member of the Multi-Million Dollar Club at The Corcoran Group, the largest real estate firm in New York City.
Sean’s prior business experience has taken him all over the world. Sean's first venture backed start-up was online car insurance company Everymile.com. Prior to that Sean started Europro, a wholesaler of nutritional supplements, with offices in Paris, Brussels and Rome. Sean successfully sold the company to its management team in 1999.
Between 1997 and 1999, Sean developed new business & investment opportunities for the Franciscans at the Vatican in Rome.
Sean Black’s Experience
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Vice President, Sales
Trulia (Trulia.com)
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
Managing the direct sales teams in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, Sean oversees all aspects of advertising sales at Trulia, including development and implementation of sales strategies, sales operations, achievement of overall company direct sales revenue goals, as well as recruitment, training and leadership of the sales team. Sean's team works directly with the CEOs of the largest real estate companies and leading advertising agencies and national brands in the country on their online marketing initiatives.
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Vice President
The Corcoran Group
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Real Estate industry)
May 2003 — February 2006 (2 years 10 months)
Averaged $25M in annual sales for New York City's largest, most successful broker of high-end luxury real estate. A member of the prestigious Corcoran Multi Million Dollar Club.
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Consultant/ Project Manager
Circles
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
August 2002 — January 2003 (6 months)
Led project team that worked directly with CEO to evaluate European market opportunities for Circles' leading customer and employee loyalty solutions.
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Founder & CEO
Everymile.com
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
1999 — 2002 (3 years)
Raised $2M in angel & venture capital to found online automotive insurance company.
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Founder & President
Europro International
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Consumer Goods industry)
1994 — 1999 (5 years)
Founded import/export distributor of nutrition supplements between U.S. and Europe. Grew sales from $0 to $3.5M and expanded distribution to 180 outlets in 9 European countries. Successfully sold company to European management team in 1999.
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Director, International Development
The Vatican
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; International Trade and Development industry)
1995 — 1997 (2 years)
Managed investment portfolios and developed new business and investment opportunities for the Franciscan Rome headquarters.
Sean Black’s Education
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Babson College - F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
MBA , Entrepreneurship , 1999 — 2000
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Pennsylvania State University
BS , International Business Management , 1996
Additional Information
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Sean Black’s Interests:
Sean is the author of Sales Sushi, a periodic newsletter containing "bite size sales tips." Read past issues at www.salessushi.com! When not working hard, Sean can be found watching a foreign film, reading, snowboarding, at the gym, rock climbing, Parkour (free running), getting together with friends, or roaming the streets of Paris.
Sean Black’s Groups:
Member, Babson New York Alumni Committee
Real Estate Connect
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The Penn State Alumni Association
Sean Black’s Contact Settings
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