Tiburon Media is an innovative technology firm specializing in lead generation for major brands, advertising on premium content sites. Most of our advertisers and publishers are focused in the following categories; Health, Finance and Investing, Careers and Education, Technology, Market Research, BtoB
Our People
We have one of the most experienced staffs in online lead generation. Our team has previous experience with Lycos, Wired, Quote.com, About.com, Gamesville, Raging Bull, Rysher Entertainment, Prospectiv, Cox Interactive, Get Relevant, Cintas and Markettools. More importantly, many have worked for Tiburon Media five years or more. Meet the team!
A. Sean Eilers - CEO
Sean founded Tiburon Media Group in 2003 and leads the organization. Along with day to day operations, he continues to guide the company's technology innovation and development. Prior to founding Tiburon Media, Sean was Vice President, US Media Sales for Terra Lycos. At Lycos, he was responsible for the media sales, direct marketing and subscription sales teams, which monetized properties like Lycos, Wired, Gamesville, Quote, Raging Bull, Tripod, Angelfire and Sonique. He was also instrumental in the acquisition of Get Relevant, one of the original co-registration platform technologies. Sean joined Lycos in 1999, through their acquisition of Gamesville, where he held the position of Director of Sales. Prior to joining Gamesville, he held sales management positions with Cox Interactive Sales and Listing Link, having begun his online advertising career in 1995. Sean has served in numerous corporate advisory positions and as a board member of the Bay Area Interactive Group. Sean earned a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of California, Davis.
Chris Parry – Vice President of Business Development
Chris joined Tiburon Media in December, 2003 as Vice President, Business Development. His experience and expertise in the online direct marketing arena allowed Tiburon Media to expand its client base of brand marketers and roll out cutting edge database management technologies for publishers. Prior to joining Tiburon Media, Chris was a Sales Director for Jumpstart Technologies, which launched Tagged, one of the worlds largest social networks. Prior to Jumpstart, Chris was the Director of Database Marketing and Subscription Sales for Terra Lycos. Chris was an integral part of creating a universal registration system for all Lycos properties and integrating the Get Relevant sales team and network of publishers. Prior to joining Lycos, Chris held management and sales positions with Gamesville and About.com. Chris earned a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Studies from the University of California, Davis.
Gabe Bletnitsky - Vice President of Sales
Gabe joined Tiburon Media in February, 2005 as Director of Sales. Gabe works with some of the largest lead buyers in the country and specifically focuses on Fortune 500 companies. Prior to Tiburon Media, Gabe was Direct Marketing Manager for MarketTools, a leading online market research company. There he spearheaded media buying, technology requirements, email deliverability and scaled the MarketTools online panel to 2 Million plus households. Prior to joining MarketTools, he held agency and direct marketing positions at Ignite Studio, & Providian Financial. Gabe brings to Tiburon Media a strong client services background and years of experience and expertise in the interactive marketing world. Gabe earned a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing from the University of San Francisco.
Tom Callagy – Director of Sales
Tom joined Tiburon Media Group in June of 2006, as a Director of Sales. Tom is focused on the education market and works with over 50 online schools and their respective agencies. In addition to growing our education business, Tom has helped develop CRM systems for both the education and automotive verticals, allowing clients to manage their lead gen efforts more efficiently and profitably. Prior to joining Tiburon Media, Tom was a National Accounts Manager for Lycos, where he developed and maintained client relationships. Tom has also held Sales Management positions with the Cintas Corporation FAS Division, in medical sales. Tom brings to Tiburon Media a strong customer management background and experience in the interactive marketing business.
Danielle Carire – Director of Finance
Danielle joined Tiburon Media in December, 2003 as the Director of Finance. She is responsible for financial reporting, billing, credit and collections. Prior to joining Tiburon Media, Danielle was a Sales Development Specialist for Terra Lycos where she liaised with the sales department and finance department, reporting to the VP of Sales. Danielle joined Lycos in 1999 when they acquired Gamesville. Prior to Lycos she was a Manager of Traffic and Distribution for Rysher Entertainment. Danielle earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Brooklyn College.
