Mr. Samuel J Tharp Edit

Employment History

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  Owner

  Otrib.com
  

  Acton, MA
  USA
  
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  Vice President and General Manager Search Business Unit

  Zoom Information Inc

  Headquarters Address:

  307 Waverley Oaks Road, 4th Floor
  Waltham, MA 02452
  USA
  

  Website:	www.zoominfo.com
  Phone:	(781) 693-7500
  Fax:	(781) 693-7510

  ZoomInfo is a business information search engine used to quickly find information about industries, companies, people, products and services. ZoomInfo is used by sales and marketing professionals to identify business opportunities, by recruiters to locate talent, and by anyone conducting.  More

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  Vice President, Consumer Products

  Monster Worldwide Inc (NASDAQ: MNST)

  Headquarters Address:

  622 Third Ave
  New York, NY 10017
  USA
  

  Website:	www.monsterworldwide.com
  Phone:	(212) 351-7000
  Fax:	(646) 658-0540

  Monster Worldwide, Inc. is a global online employment solution provider and Internet company. The Company operates in three business segments: Monster Careers - North America, Monster Careers – International, and Internet Advertising & Fees. During the year ended December 31, 2006, these.  More

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  Senior Product Marketing Consultant

  Dell Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL)

  Headquarters Address:

  One Dell Way
  Round Rock, TX 78682
  USA
  

  Website:	www.dell.com
  Phone:	(512) 338-4400
  Fax:	(512) 728-7100

  Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely enabled by its direct business model, Dell sells more systems globally than any computer company, placing it No. 25 on the Fortune 500. Company revenue for the past.  More

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  Senior Marketing Manager

  America Online , Inc. (NYSE: TWX)

  Headquarters Address:

  22000 AOL Way
  Dulles, VA 20166
  USA
  

  Website:	www.aol.com
  Phone:	(703) 265-1000
  Fax:	(703) 918-1400

  AOL and its subsidiaries operate a leading network of Web brands and the largest Internet access subscription service in the United States. Web brands include the AOL.com* website, AIM*, MapQuest* and Netscape*. AOL offers a range of digital services in the areas of education, safety and.  More

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  Media Manager

  Time Life Inc.

  Headquarters Address:

  2000 Duke St.
  Alexandria, VA 22314
  USA
  

  Website:	www.timelife.com
  Phone:	(703) 838-7000
  Fax:	(703) 838-7289

  Headquartered in Fairfax VA, Time Life Inc. was founded in 1961 as a direct marketing company specializing in music and books. It has since grown to become one of the world,s largest direct marketers of audio and video products, selling more than 13 million units each year throughout.  More

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  Writer

  Department of State
  

  Washington, DC
  USA
  

Board Membership and Affiliations

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  Chairman

  Austin Siena L.L.C

  Headquarters Address:

  PO Box 340344
  Lakeway, TX 78734
  USA
  

  Website:	www.austinsiena.com
  Phone:	(512) 402-1935

Education

BA, Economics and English
University of Cape Town

Biography

Sam Tharp is the Founder of Otrib.com, an online funeral planning/memorial site dedicated to helping consumers plan end of life events.Previously, he held several senior management roles - VP of Consumer Product, VP of eCommerce and General Manager -...

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at Monster.com, from 2003 to 2007. Under his direction, Monster grew annual revenues from $400M to over $1.2B. Mr. Tharp is also the chairman of Austin Siena, L.L.C., which he founded in 2001. Before founding Austin Siena, L.L.C., Mr. Tharp ran the Software and Accessories consumer segment for Dell Computer where he had P&L responsibility for a 30,000 product catalog on Dell.com. He transformed the site from a post-computer purchase upsell vehicle into a leading web commerce portal for non-PC hardware, software and computer support services. Prior to Dell, Mr. Tharp served in various marketing and product management roles at America Online, Inc. During his tenure in marketing, Mr. Tharp oversaw all Internet marketing activity for AOL’s flagship brands: AOL, CompuServe, AOL Instant Messenger and ICQ. Overall subscriber growth for AOL grew from under 5 million to 25 million during this time. As the lead product manager for AOL Instant Messenger, Mr. Tharp led the development team that built the world’s largest communications tool on the web – with over 110 million registered users.Mr. Tharp earned his bachelor's degree in Economics and English from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

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