Mark Josephson | |
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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. He is a former CEO of Bitly.
Early life and education
Born and raised in Rhode Island, Josephson graduated from Skidmore College in 1994.
Career
Josephson began his career at Cone Communications in 1994 as an intern, becoming an account manager at the firm. 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.
In 2003, Josephson become the president & CMO of Seevast. In 2008, he served as the CEO of Outside.in, until the platform was sold to AOL in 2011. In 2011, he served as a SVP of Patch Labs and SVP of Revenue and Marketing for Patch and AOL Local.
In 2013, Josephson became the CEO of Bitly. The business grew until it was sold to Spectrum Equity in 2017. 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.
Since 2020, Josephson has been an executive coach, dedicated to helping startup CEOs and leadership teams.
Personal life
Josephson resides in Sag Harbor, New York. He is married to Megan. They have three sons.
References
- ^ 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.