John McCrea

VP of Marketing and key member of leadership team that turned around Plaxo, one of the pioneering social media sites, including brand redemption, complete product and positioning overhaul, and creation of new revenue model. Helped drive a stagnant and vilified property to: dramatic growth (from 10 million to 50 million cloud-based address books and from $1 million to $8 million in annual revenues); high levels of respect amongst key influencers; strategic relevance to the industry; successful acquisition (for over $150M, by Comcast in 2008); and long-term successful integration into the acquirer.