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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.
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Deborah FineNumber of Employees 278
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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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MTV Marketing Exec Balsam-Schwaber Departs For iVillage
PaidContent
- 2009-11-19
Catherine Balsam-Schwaber has left her post as a senior marketing exec at MTV Networks (NYSE: VIA) to take on a similar role at NBC Universal’s iVillage. This is the second high-profile departure at MTVN since Nada Stirratt exited as EVP for Digital Advertising last month to join MySpace as...
Industry Moves Round Up: Yahoo; iVillage; Justin.tv; Bravo; Atari; TVGuide.com; TheLadders.com
PaidContent
- 2009-10-09
—Yahoo: Seth Dallaire, former Senior Director of MSN Advertising Sales at Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), will become VP, Mid Market Sales at Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO). He’ll be in charge of selling display advertising to mid-market advertisers and agencies.—TheLadders.com: The site for $100,000+ jobs has hired Harpreet Grewal as CFO. He...
The Women's Information Network Gets Funding, New Leadership?But Can It Gain Traction?
PaidContent
- 2009-09-30
Here’s another online network for women trying to compete with the likes of the iVillages and Yahoo Shines: The Women’s Information Network, or the WIN. The company promises to offer women “bite-sized” editorial, audio and video content, as well as social networking tools. How they’ll grow an audience—currently, traffic...
Industry Moves: Former iVillage Exec Deborah Fine Named CEO Of Direct Brands
PaidContent
- 2009-09-29
Deborah Fine, the former head of NBC Universal’s iVillage, is taking on the CEO role at Direct Brands, the operator of Book of the Month club and DVD purveyor Columbia House, the company announced. In September 2008, Fine was moved out of her post as president of iVillage after...
Industry Moves: Glam Media's Lagani To Head Ad Sales For iVillage
PaidContent
- 2009-09-23
Two years after arriving at Glam Media from Conde Nast, publishing industry vet Joe Lagani has left the company to join BNC Universal’s iVillage, which is currently in the middle of its latest turnaround. In an e-mailed release, iVillage says that Lagani, who was most recently Glam’s head of...
Do We Need Another Celebrity News Site? iVillage Thinks So, But It's 'Just For Women'
PaidContent
- 2009-09-08
After drumming up attention for its upcoming website overhaul, iVillage wants everyone to know it’s also created a new celebrity news site as part of the revamp. With celeb news one of the few major growth areas for online ad dollars, it’s understandable that iVillage would be tempted to...
The Latest iVillage Revamp: Can NBCU Get It Right This Time?
PaidContent
- 2009-09-07
Just over two years since its last major revamp, NBC Universal’s iVillage is promising to be more topical, more focused and more user-generated. Although the full redo isn’t being unveiled until this Wednesday, as the NYT reports, the site has been sporting a new logo and lighter, less cluttered...
NBC Layoffs Well Underway; 500 Across Company
Content Next
- 2008-12-04
In October, NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) CEO Jeff Zucker served notice that the company would cut costs by some $500 million, or 3 percent of the overall budget. This week, part of that's being translated into roughly 500 jobs across the company with most of the notices coming today;...
Summer Toys With iVillage.com Chief Toy Officer Elizabeth Werner
- 2008-06-10
Summer is here and the kids are finishing up school and gearing up for a summer full of fun. This summer, inspire your kids to put down the video games and get up and be active and creative in their play! Elizabeth Werner, iVillage.com's Chief Toy Officer, has...
Can Yahoo Out-'Shine' Glam and iVillage?
BNET
- 2008-04-06
"April is orgasm month!" proclaim bloggers Em and Lo in one today's posts on Yahoo's new women's site, Shine. "Why? Because we say so."Shine looks to have jumped out of the gate at high speed after hiring eight experienced editors to create and manage the site's content. ...
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 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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