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iVillage Inc., a division of NBC Universal, is the first and largest media company dedicated exclusively to connecting women at every stage of their lives. Ranked the #1 online destination for women with 31.4 million unique visitors (comScore MediaMetrix), iVillage.com offers an authentic community infused with compelling content from experts on health, parenting, pregnancy, beauty, style, fitness, relationships, food and entertainment. The site's interactive features include thousands of message boards and a wide variety of social networking tools, allowing women around the world to connect, share ideas, and seek advice and support about everything from fertility to fashion. Established in 1995, iVillage's brand extensions include iVillage UK, iVillage Total Health and owned sites Astrology.com, GardenWeb and gURL.com, in addition to the Newborn Channel. The company, acquired by NBC Universal in May 2006, is based in New York.
President
Deborah FineNumber of Employees 278
Contact Information
500 7th Avenue
14th Floor
New York, New York 10018-4502
(212) 600-6000
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NAICS Code All Other Information Services: 519190
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NBC takes over top women's interest website
NEW YORK AFP — NBC Universal said it was taking over iVillage Inc., billed as one of the top US websites for women, for about 600 million dollars. The media and entertainment giant said it would tie the iVillage site to its television programming as it seeks to enlarge...
Full Transcript of iVillage’s 3Q05 Conference Call — Q&A (IVIL)
Earnings Call ExcerptHere’s the entire text of the Q&A from iVillage’s (ticker: IVIL) Q3 2005 conference call. The prepared remarks are here. We recognize that this transcript may contain inaccuracies - if you find any, please post a comment below and we’ll incorporate your corrections. And please note: this...
Full Transcript of iVillage’s 3Q05 Conference Call — Prepared Remarks (IVIL)
Earnings Call ExcerptHere’s the entire text of the prepared remarks from iVillage’s (ticker: IVIL) Q3 2005 conference call. The Q&A is here. We recognize that this transcript may contain inaccuracies - if you find any, please post a comment below and we’ll incorporate your corrections. And please note: this...
Web seen as just another channel; Web seen as just another channel.(new media firms face mergers)(Brief Article)
If Silicon Alley had to choose a theme song for 2000, it might be Gimme Shelter. Faced with a severe Nasdaq downturn and diminishing prospects, the city's new media upstarts are increasingly trading their independence for the comforting embrace an If Silicon Alley...
In Communities of Commerce
In Communities of Commerce (McGraw-Hill), Stacey E. Bressler and Charles E. Grantham underline the importance of creating online communities to speed up the growth of Internet companies, to minimize investment risk and to foster customer loyalty. Using as an example the electronic communities like Yahoo! Finance and iVillage, the authors...
Dot-com founders step aside as pressures grow; Seasoned vets to focus on profits.(Brief Article)
Out with the new, in with the old. That's how to describe what's happening in the executive ranks of some of the city's most visible Internet companies. Veteran managers are replacing the founding entrepreneurs who helped put Silicon Alley on the Out...
IVillage, whose high executive turnover makes it a friend to Internet headhunters, tapped former Lifetime Television President Doug McCormick to be its new president.(Brief Article)
He will handle the day-to-day operations, while CEO Candace Carpenter will focus more on deal making and other strategic issues. Carpenter is former president of QVC's failed shopping network Q2. McCormick, ... He will handle the day-to-day operations, while CEO Candace Carpenter will...
XseeksY.com Continues to Build Senior Management Team
Business/High Tech & Marketing Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--April 6, 2000 World's First Online Relationship Network Adds iVillage.com and CNBC Executives To Its Growing Staff XseeksY.com (www.xseeksy.com), the world's first online relationship network for both men and women - couples and singles - today announced two additions...
Cool market threatens Alley firms;E-tailing sites hit hard; some firms may merge, fold.(Brief Article)
A chill is sweeping through Silicon Alley, and it has nothing to do with the weather. Internet start-ups that blossomed into public companies in the hothouse environment of the last two years are starting to feel the wintry rebuff of investors gro A...
The Internet Analyst News — Strong Fourth Quarter Boosts GEEK's Estimates
Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 3, 2000 Scott and Stringfellow on January 28 reiterated its strong buy rating on Internet Service Provider Internet America (Nasdaq:GEEK). On January 28, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray reiterated its strong buy rating on iVillage (Nasdaq:IVIL), a portal featuring content of interest to women....
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Deborah Fine | President |
| Kellie Gould | Senior Vice President & Editor-in-Chief |
| Linda Boff | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Michael Gutkowski | Chief Operating Officer |
| Adam Wiener | Senior Vice President, Media |
| Gregg Zegras | Senior Vice President, Consumer Health |
| Peter R. Naylor | Senior Vice President, Sales |
| Richard A. Caccappolo | Senior Vice President, iVillage Consulting |
| Betsy Alexander | Vice President, Ivillage, Today Show Integration |
| Carla Wojnaroski | Vice President, Editorial |
| Debbie Wogan | Vice President, Sales, Lifestyles |
| Juan Lopez-Valcarcel | Vice President, Strategy |
| Laura O'Daly | Vice President, Legal Affairs |
| Wanda Weber | Vice President, Advertising Sales & Marketing |
| Jane Ouano | Director, Marketing |
| Jennifer Duddy | Director, Natl Sales |
| Janice Lieberman | Consumer Correspondent |
| Jonathan Bowden | Coach |
| Lynn Grieger | Dietitian |
| Doug Mackenzie | Investor |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| iVillage Inc. | President | Current |
| NBC Universal, Inc. | Head, IVillage Group | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| iVillage Inc. | Senior Vice President & Editor-in-Chief | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| iVillage Inc. | Chief Marketing Officer | Current |
| General Electric Company | Director, Employee Marketing | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| iVillage Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Southern Progress Corporation | Senior Vice President, Digital | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| iVillage Inc. | Senior Vice President, Media | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| iVillage Inc. | Senior Vice President, Consumer Health | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| iVillage Inc. | Senior Vice President, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| iVillage Inc. | Senior Vice President, iVillage Consulting | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| iVillage Inc. | Vice President, Ivillage, Today Show Integration | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| iVillage Inc. | Vice President, Editorial | Current |
As Vice President, Eastern Sales, Debbie Wogan is responsible for developing strategic partnerships and creative solutions for many of iVillage's top-tier clients including those from the Consumer Product, Retail and Pharmaceutical industries. With more than eight years experience, Wogan's expertise in developing online marketing initiatives for women helps her make tactical decisions in shaping iVillage's integrated cross platform sales efforts. Ms. Wogan joined iVillage in August 1998 and has held various positions with the Sales organization including Director of Partnership Sales, Director of Partnership Marketing and Client Service Manager. Prior to joining iVillage, she worked in the Sales and Business Development division of Dublin-based Nebula Technologies. There she was instrumental in building the sales and business development team. Ms. Wogan earned a Bachelor of Physics Degree from Dublin Institute of Technology.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M2MOMS | Vice President, Eastern Sales | Current |
| iVillage Inc. | Vice President, Sales, Lifestyles | Current |
| Dublin Institute of Technology | Bachelor of Physics Degree | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| iVillage Inc. | Vice President, Strategy | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| iVillage Inc. | Vice President, Legal Affairs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| iVillage Inc. | Vice President, Advertising Sales & Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| iVillage Inc. | Director, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| iVillage Inc. | Director, Natl Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| iVillage Inc. | Consumer Correspondent | Current |
Mr. Bowden is a Certified Nutrition Specialist and a respected lecturer and educator in the field of fitness, nutrition, and health. He is the host of a live daily internet webcast, "The Jonny Bowden Show: Your Body, Your Health, Your Life" which can be heard anywhere in the world on www.eYada.com; he is also the author of the "Weight Loss Coach" column on the popular internet site, i-Village.com. He has a Master s Degree in psychology from the New School for Social Research in New York, and is a graduate of the National Institute of Nutrition Education program at American Health Sciences University. A former contributing editor to Fitness Magazine, he has been published in or written about in numerous magazines and periodicals, including Fitness, Crosstrainer Magazine, Gentlemen s Quarterly, The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Seventeen, Fitness, Family Circle, Marie Claire, Men s Health, Allure, and Women, Sports, and Fitness. Mr. Bowden was awarded the ACE Gold Certification as a weight management and lifestyle counselor and has also earned certifications as a personal trainer and health/fitness instructor from the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the American Council on Exercise, the American Academy of Fitness Professionals, and the Aerobics and Fitness Association of America. His book, the "Jonny Bowden s 8 week Shape Up Program for Your Body, Your Health, Your Life" was published in March of 2001 by Perseus Books.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Aging M.D | Lecturer | Current |
| iVillage Inc. | Coach | Current |
| New School for Social Research | Master S Degree In Psychology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| iVillage Inc. | Dietitian | Current |
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|---|---|---|
| Trumba Corporation | Partner | Current |
| Devicescape Software, Inc. | Partner | Current |
| Scintera, Inc. | Partner | Current |
| Cvek Builders, Inc. | Partner | Current |
| Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers | Partner | Current |
| Monterey Peninsula Foundation | Executive Committee Partner, Radar Partners | Current |
| Pacific Community Ventures | Advisor | Current |
| Monterey Peninsula Foundation | Co-Chairman | Current |
| Devicescape Software, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Pivotal Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cvek Builders, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Scintera, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| PCV Investment Partners | Advisory Board Member | Current |
| Trumba Corporation | Director | Current |
| On Technology Corporation | Investor | Current |
| iVillage Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Intraware, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Preview Travel, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Crystal Dynamics | Investor | Current |
| HomeGrocer.com | Investor | Current |
| Visio Corporation | Investor | Current |
| MMC Networks | Investor | Current |
| Diamond Lane Communications | Investor | Current |
| Collabra Software, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| UPromise, Inc. | Investor | Current |
| Accept.com | Investor | Current |
| Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. | Management Consultant | Former |
| Napster, Inc. | Former | |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Former | |
| Nokia Corporation | Former | |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | Former | |
| Della and Company | Former | |
| Visio | Former | |
| OnFiber Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| On Technology Corporation | Director | Former |
| iVillage Inc. | Director | Former |
| Intraware, Inc. | Director | Former |
| BMC Software, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Preview Travel, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Crystal Dynamics | Director | Former |
| Diamond Lane Communications | Director | Former |
| HomeGrocer.com | Director | Former |
| Visio Corporation | Director | Former |
| MMC Networks | Director | Former |
| E.piphany, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| E.piphany, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Collabra Software, Inc. | Director | Former |
| UPromise, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Weddingchannel.Com, Inc. | Director | Former |
| Accept.com | Director | Former |
| Stanford University | Master's In Industrial Engineering | Former |
| Harvard University | MBA | Former |
| Harvard University | Bachelor's In Economics | Former |
| Stanford University | Bachelor's In Economics | Former |
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