kurt oeler
Bachelor of Arts in History from Williams College, “Finance and Accounting" from Wharton School Executive Education, University of Pennsylvania Vice president and General manager at optionMONSTER (2006), Advisory Board Member at WorkerExpress (2010)
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Skills: | Business, Leadership, Management, Writing |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Williams College |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | WorkerExpress |
| Position: | Advisory Board Member |
| Time period: | January 2010 - Present |
| Employer: | optionMONSTER |
| Position: | Vice president and General manager |
| Time period: | January 2006 - Present |
| Description: | • Transformed a lifestyle business into ‘the king of options content’ (source: Aite Consulting)
• Subscriptions revenue run rate of $3.4 million in with 38% gross margin • Leading source of high-value accounts for sister company tradeMONSTER, a Barron’s 4-star brokerage • Developed a personal investing conference with 30% margins and high lead generation for sister brokerage • Syndication & partnerships: Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Nasdaq, Yahoo! Finance, others |
| Employer: | Knowledge@Wharton |
| Position: | Advisory Board Member |
| Time period: | January 2004 - Present |
| Employer: | Management consultant |
| Position: | Sole proprietor |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2006 |
| Description: | • Developed a strategy and operations plan for a national news organization seeking to enter the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) market while defending its licensing business
• Established partnerships with the Washington Post/Newsweek Interactive, USAToday.com, Forbes.com, About.com, and others for a venture-backed startup • Executed a strategic review and developed a three-year business plan for a leading tech site |
| Employer: | CNET |
| Position: | Director, Editorial Operations |
| Time period: | January 1997 - December 2003 |
| Description: | • Profitable operations in startup, growth, and downturn cycles: In 2003, $10.9 million in divisional revenue and $2.5 million in measurable promotional value for CNET Networks
• Raised page yield 31% by integrating sister CNET services while meeting 100% of ad demand • Developed streaming media reportage of same-day news events and executive interviews • Syndication agreements with New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Wharton and Harvard business schools, and McKinsey & Company • Awards: National Press Club, Society of Professional Journalists, Society of American Business Editors and Writers, American Society of Magazine Editors, others • Promoted 3 times in 7 years, and moved from editorial to the business side of publishing |
EDUCATION
| University: | Williams College |
| Degree: | History, BA |
