John has been working in media for the last 10 years, as both an entrepreneur and in various leadership capacities. Prior to joining Patch, he started his own company focused on SaaS solutions for pet owners and pet service providers. He was previously at Yahoo!HotJobs, where he served as VP Business Operations, responsible for securing the Yahoo! Newspaper Partnership agreement.  He also served as VP Finance at Yahoo!HotJobs, where he led the HotJobs post-acquisition integration efforts.
John holds a BBA from The University of Texas at Austin. Hook 'em!