Rob Emrich

PaeDae

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:56:06 +0000

I have officially started work on my latest venture PaeDae. PaeDae is a patent pending platform, set to change everything you thought you knew about online games. Sign up here for an advanced preview.

I have officially started work on my latest venture PaeDae. PaeDae is a patent pending platform, set to change everything you thought you knew about online games.

Bali – Uluwatu

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:07:14 +0000

Uluwatu & Firedance ...

Lombok – Gili Air

admin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:45:12 +0000

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Bali – Ubud

admin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:59:21 +0000

Ubud was impossibly lush and beautiful. We had a wonderful time driving ourselves around the countryside and living in a tropical rainforest. Almost anything a family needed was in the forest behind their house. I think our favorite part was the cooking class. Check out the photos below.

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Bali – Kuta

admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:58:06 +0000

Kuta is a terrible tourist trap, but a beautiful setting. The streets are filled with touts and other hawkers and actually difficult to even walk down. Bali is far more crowded with people than I imagined. We stayed in the urban center in Denpasar this night and left for a smaller beach town the next day.

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LA to Bali

admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:52:29 +0000

This was an absolutely exhausting plane ride. We did get to do the upper deck of the new Airbus A380 on Singapore Airlines, which was the quietest plane ride I have ever had and the best airline service I have ever had, but it was still a 30+ hour trip which took alot out of us.

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Bali Bound

admin — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:05:29 +0000

So on the heels of selling two of my companies (BULX & FastFireplaces) I just finished my cross country move to California. Before we get settled down, Kara and I are going on a 5 week trip to Bali to celebrate, reflect and get ready for the next chapter of our lives. I will still be in touch by email so look forward to keeping in touch. I hope to resume my travel related blog posts as before when I traveled through Thailand and lived in India so keep your eye out.

FastFireplaces.com Acquired

admin — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:49:27 +0000

I am happy to write that Boundaryless Brands has sold FastFireplaces.com

FastFireplaces.com was conceived as the ‘Zappos’ of the $5B hearth industry. It was founded in 2009 and acquired in August 2011.

BULX acquired by Dealyard

admin — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:46:18 +0000

acquired by

I am happy to write that my company BULX (the first private sales site for high end home improvement) was acquired in mid 2011 by Dealyard based in New York. I wanted to thank everyone who supported us along the way.

SpeakerSite is Hiring: Inside Sales

admin — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:37:54 +0000

Job Description:

Inside Sales Representative for Internet Public Speaking Startup

PDF VERSION

(circulated July 18, 2011)

Overview

SpeakerSite launched in November 2008 and quickly became the world’s largest social network of public speakers. A completely new 2.0 version was built from scratch — and launched in July 2011 — to serve as the world’s largest marketplace of public speakers.

See more about SpeakerSite in “Company Description” below.

Location: Greater Los Angeles or Columbus, Ohio.

Compensation: Commission (1099 subcontractor)

Responsible to SpeakerSite co-founder Rob Emrich and assigned staff.

Responsible for connecting with public speakers, describing how they may most benefit from premium benefits on SpeakerSite, converting free customers to paid customers.

Duties include:

understanding SpeakerSite offerings and target markets
implementing a lead contact and cultivation process (using the company’s CRM platform)
initiating leads
initial telephone conversation presentation
qualification of opportunity and financial viability of each call
providing follow-up contact
working collaboratively with co-founders
reporting in real time (via CRM program) and regularly (via teleconference with co-founders)

Skills & Experience

Minimum qualifications:

2 years telephone selling experience (more, a plus)
Has testimonial(s) from former employer(s) attesting to integrity and effectiveness
Is able to work independently, as a 1099 subcontractor (without violating other employment agreements)
Lives in either Los Angeles or Columbus (Ohio)
Excellent English, Bachelor’s degree (higher is a plus)

Required:

Has sold a service to individuals via telephone
Has emotionally intelligent customer service skills
Has experience working with online resources (CRM, social networking)
Has worked independently, from home, with effectiveness and focus — responds to all incoming correspondence or telephone calls within 2 hours (during business day)
Understands online user experience
Is familiar with public speaking (does not personally need to be a public speaker)
Excellent organization, telephone sales, and writing (email with professionally formal punctuation, grammar and spelling) skills
Ability to make independent decisions involving discretion and judgment

Desirable:

Understands multi-cultural perspectives
Conversant in concepts, strategies and tactics of self-employed people
Has worked with public speakers, educators, performers, entertainers
International experience

About SpeakerSite

SpeakerSite is deeply mission driven: we seek to help people develop their messages and find and reach their audiences. We are ethical and socially responsible. See more on SpeakerSite.

Speakersite 1.0:

is the world’s largest social network of public speakers with more than 5,000 members
has been known as “SpeakerSite” since its launch in November 2008.
is a website where “Members” have “Profiles” and they share best practices and make friends.
is found at community.speakersite.com or on the “Connect” link at the bottom of every page at speakersite.com.

SpeakerSite 2.0:

is the world’s largest marketplace of public speakers, build on a proprietary technology platform.
is a a new website, built from scratch based on the requests and (some of the) suggestions of the members of SpeakerSite 1.0.
a website where “Speakers” have “Listings” so they can be easily browsed and contacted by meeting planners.
is found at speakersite.com.

Co-founders Rob Emrich and Artie Isaac have built a collaboration with technology resources to maintain and further advance SpeakerSite.

How To Apply

Please send your resume and brief cover note to co-founder Rob Emrich at rob@SpeakerSite.com, describing why you should be considered for the position. Please be prepared to provide employer references.