Managing Partner: Chris is author of Your World is Exploding: How Social Media is Changing Everything -and How you Need to Change with It – currently #1 on Amazon.com’s Hot New Releases. He’s a results driven executive with a strong foundation in direct marketing principles and management. Dessi has a Masters Degree in Direct Marketing from NYU, and BA in Psychology from Loyola University Maryland.
Chris is often called upon as an expert commentator inTelevision and Print. He’s a regular contributor on Fox Television. He has led social programs for the NHL, Washington Redskins, Michael Kors, TJX, Rand McNally, Signature Styles, Saks Fifth Avenue, Geico, Bealls Department Stores, Childfund International, Stila Cosmetics, Redbox and Travelzoo to name a few.
His blog,Christopherdessi.com is a trusted resource for Social Media enthusiasts focused on leveraging the power of social media for brands. Dessi is the co-founder of Westchester140 (a community of active Twitter users and small business owners in Westchester, New York). He has had his creative job search efforts documented in Fortune magazine, when he launched Facebookshouldhireme.com He’s regularly published in online media journals such as Adotas, and Social Media Today.
Not only has he been successful selling social media solutions, Dessi has sold for performance based ad networks (Cost per Acquisition CPA), third party ad servers (Cost Per Impressions CPM), email service providers, down-loadable software applications (Cost Per Click CPC) and traditional Direct Marketing Agencies throughout his 13 year career.
He’s an excellent communicator and innovative problem solver. Blogger, Twitter enthusiast, and expert in migrating brands into the social media landscape.
He lives in Chappaqua New York with his wife Laura and daughter Talia.
