Marc Cenedella (born September 15, 1970)[citation needed] is an American businessman and political candidate. He is the founding-CEO of Ladders, Inc., a United States-based company.[1][2] He is also the founder of social app Knozen[3][4] and has authored or co-authored several books.
Marc Cenedella | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 15, 1970 |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1998-Present |
| Known for | TheLadders.com |
| Political party | Republican |
Education
editCenedella graduated with a B.A. in political science from Yale University in 1992.[5][6] He also earned an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1992,[7][6] where he was named a Baker Scholar.[8]
Career
editEarly in his career, Cenedella founded Forbes Pacifica Trading Company, an import-export business.[9][10] He sold his interest in the company after graduating from Harvard Business School.[10] Cenedella also worked for The Riverside Company, eventually becoming associate vice president of the organization.[6][11][10] In 2000, Cenedella joined HotJobs, eventually becoming Senior Vice President of Finance & Operations.[12][10] At the end of 2001, Cenedella orchestrated the sale of HotJobs to Yahoo! for $436 million.[13][14]
Soon after leaving HotJobs, Cenedella teamed up with Alexandre Douzet and Andrew Koch,[12][15] to create an online job search service aimed at $100K+ professionals. The company was launched under the name The Ladders in August 2003.[1][16]
On October 10, 2011, then New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that Cenedella was part of his ten-strong "Council on Tech" to help drive the city toward greater tech growth.[17]
In 2012, Cenedella was laying the groundwork for a United States Senate campaign in New York for the seat held by Kirsten E. Gillibrand,[18] but decided not to run after some allegedly racy blog posts were found on his website.[19]
In 2014, Cenedella launched a social mobile app called Knozen.[3][4][20]
Cenedella is a writer and contributor to Muck Rack, an aggregator of articles and news to sites like Medium, Business Insider, HuffPost, The Independent, New York Post, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Fast Company.[21]
In 2022, Cenedella announced that he is running in the Republican primary for the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 23rd District,[22] however he withdrew before the primary.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
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- ^ Zeitchik, Steven (March 6, 2020). "This New York CEO put his company in a simulated coronavirus lockdown". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ a b Shontell, Alyson (June 30, 2014). "Knozen is an app for rating coworkers". Business Insider. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ a b Ha, Anthony (March 13, 2015). "Personality Test App Knozen Asks You Seemingly Random Questions About Your Friends". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ Pillifant, Reid (January 6, 2012). "Anti-tax entrepreneur Marc Cenedella wants to run against Kirsten Gillibrand and pay for it, too". Politico. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Alumni of Yale University — Greater New York City Area". alumnius.net. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Bill Jr. (December 1, 2010). "How to Survive Past Start Up". Alumni Stories. Harvard Business School. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Rock 100 NYC". Alumni: Programs & Events: Participant Directory. Harvard Business School. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ "Forbes Pacifica Trading Company". Relationship Science. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Murphy, Bill Jr. (October 12, 2010). The Intelligent Entrepreneur. Holt. ISBN 9781429962087. Archived from the original on January 25, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
- ^ Yarow, Jay (May 11, 2011). "New York City Is Doomed". Business Insider Australia. Archived from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Gentle, Stuart (July 19, 2004). "TheLadders.com Hires HotJobs.com Co-Founder to Head Recruiting and Business Development". Onrec.
- ^ "From Zero to One Hundred Million: The Ladders.com CEO Marc Cenedella". One Million by One Million Blog. May 27, 2010. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.[better source needed]
- ^ White, Ronald D. (December 28, 2001). "Yahoo Wins Bid to Acquire HotJobs.com". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
- ^ "Alex Douzet". TechTycoons. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
- ^ "From Zero To One Hundred Million: TheLadders.com CEO Marc Cenedella (Part 3)". May 28, 2010. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.[better source needed]
- ^ Popper, Ben (October 11, 2011). "Mayor Bloomberg Makes His First Trip to New York Tech Meetup, Announces New Tech Council". The New York Observer.
- ^ Hernandez, Raymond (January 31, 2012). "Republican Chided Over Blog Says He Won't Run for Senate". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Doll, Jen (February 1, 2012). "When Just the Appearance of a Sex Scandal Is Enough". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ Ruth, Richard. "How Knozen is bringing personality to the Internet". Startup Hook. Archived from the original on May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Marc Cenedella". Muck Rack. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "Marc Cenedella Announces Candidacy for Congress in NY-23 Special Election". WENY-TV. Archived from the original on June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.