Michael Schutzler

Michael Schutzler

Michael Schutzler (born 1962) is the CEO of Livemocha,[1] an online language learning community. He is also an author and business coach.

Schutzler's father was born in Lithuania and his mother originated from Frankfurt, Germany.[citation needed] After marrying, they emigrated to Chicago, USA. Their son was born two years later.

Schutzler’s tertiary education began at Pennsylvania State University. There, he earned a Bachelor of Science,[2] in Electrical Engineering.[3][citation needed] This was followed by an MBA[2] in Finance and Economics from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester.[3][citation needed]

In 1996, Schutzler co-founded his first company, the Seattle-based FreeShop.com, pioneering online shopping and email marketing.[verification needed] From there, he founded Piri Reis Ventures LLC, a federation of investors for which he served as advisor, investor, and board member to Internet and enterprise software company start-ups.[verification needed]

Since 2000, he has served as CEO and senior executive in several Internet industry firms and services including Classmates.com,[1][4][5]Monster Worldwide[6] and RealNetworks.[7][8][verification needed]

In 2007, Schutzler founded the business-coaching firm, CEOsherpa.com.[1][9]

He currently[when?] serves on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business, as well as for FlowPlay Inc., makers of Ourworld.com, and Digital Forest, a successful hosting company.

On June 8, 2010, Schutzler was announced as the new CEO of Livemocha.[1]

Schutzler is the author of Inspiring Excellence. He and his wife Carolyn reside in Bellevue, Washington.


References

  1. ^ a b c d Huang, Gregory T. (June 8, 2010). "Schutzler Joins Livemocha as New CEO". www.seattlepi.com: Hearst Newspapers. http://www.seattlepi.com/xconomy/421379_xconomy83509.html. Retrieved April 2, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "LiveMocha, Inc. Executive Profile". investing.businessweek.com: Bloomberg Businessweek. http://www.seattlepi.com/xconomy/421379_xconomy83509.html. Retrieved April 2, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "CEOsherpa.com Main page". CEOsherpa.com: CEOsherpa. http://ceosherpa.com. Retrieved April 2, 2011. 
  4. ^ Soto, Monica (June 14, 2001). "Classmates.com: Fees are fine". seattletimes.nwsource.com: The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/business/small/profiles_2001/classmates.html. Retrieved April 2, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Monster Redefines Career Management By Harnessing Professional Networking". www.businesswire.com: Business Wire. October 20, 2003. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20031020005260/en/Monster-Redefines-Career-Management-Harnessing-Professional-Networking. Retrieved April 2, 2011. 
  6. ^ Senior Vice President of Consumer Products.
  7. ^ Senior Vice President of Global Games Division.
  8. ^ "Hasbro Teams Up With RealNetworks To Expand Digital Media Entertainment For Classic Games Properties". investor.realnetworks.com: RealNetworks. February 13, 2006. http://investor.realnetworks.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=203116. Retrieved April 2, 2011. 
  9. ^ Formerly Bluesevenpartners.com.

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