Mark Josephson (entrepreneur)
Mark Josephson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Skidmore College |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur & Executive coach. |
| Known for | former CEO of Bitly |
| Website | markjosephson |
Mark Josephson is an American entrepreneur and executive coach.[1] He is a former CEO of Bitly.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Born and raised in Rhode Island, Josephson graduated from Skidmore College in 1994.[3]
Career
[edit]Josephson began his career at Cone Communications in 1994 as an intern, becoming an account manager at the firm.[4] In 1999, he worked in many roles with About.com, ending as the General Manager and EVP before it was sold to Primedia in 2000.[1]
In 2003, Josephson become the president & CMO of Seevast.[1] In 2008, he served as the CEO of Outside.in, until the platform was sold to AOL in 2011.[5] In 2011, he served as a SVP of Patch Labs and SVP of Revenue and Marketing for Patch and AOL Local.[6]
In 2013, Josephson became the CEO of Bitly.[7] The business grew until it was sold to Spectrum Equity in 2017.[8][9] In 2020, he co-founded Castiron, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform and consumer marketplace, and was the CEO until it was sold to The Good Soil Movement in 2024.[10]
Since 2020, Josephson has been an executive coach, dedicated to helping startup CEOs and leadership teams.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Josephson resides in Sag Harbor, New York. He is married to Megan.[11] They have three sons.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Adam Bryant,"Mark Josephson of Bitly, on Leading With a Compass". nytimes.com. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Murray Newlands,"How CEO Mark Josephson Is Taking Bitly From Little Links To A Marketing Giant". forbes.com. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ James Helicke,Julia Marco and Angela Valden,"Alumni pay it forward to Skidmore students". skidmore.edu. 21 April 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Q&A Session: Mark Josephson". onlinegeniuses.com. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ David Weir,"Outside.In Gives Your Neighborhood New Transparency". cbsnews.com. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Anthony Ha,"Bitly Hires Former AOL And Outside.In Exec Mark Josephson As Its New CEO". techcrunch.com. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Bitly link-shortening service 'compromised'". bbc.com. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Anthony Ha,"Bitly sells a majority stake to Spectrum Equity for $63M". techcrunch.com. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Peter Kafka,"It took nine years, but Bitly turned short web links into a real company". vox.com. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "Founder Stories: Castiron, a Platform for Independent Food Artisans". highalpha.com. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Megan O'Hare, Mark Josephson". nytimes.com. 17 January 1999. Retrieved 23 October 2024.