1) C H R I S , formerly AVNCHRIS and a few other nicknames I forget.
2) Director of Sales and Business Development for Trafficshop
3) 1999
2) Started in 1999 at the largest mail order adult company Leisure Time. Ran the catalog division and mail order, media buying, etc. Watched as the industry changed rapidly.
From there I moved to AVN as a sales rep for AVN Online Mag. In 5 years I took over sales for Internext, AVN Online and AVN.com as well as a few other projects. When the recession hit AVN was hurting and shut down the mag and laid off probably 70% of employees, I was lucky and kept my job for awhile longer. When I left AVN it was shock and awe to go from that posoition to unemployment. 9 months later Theo graciously recommended me for a job at Trafficshop which was a challenge at first as I had minimal knowledge of the traffic game - basics.
Five years later still at Trafficshop and loving it. Traffic is the lifeblood of the industry and definitely king alongside billing.
My Ambush Interview from 2007
I've watched this industry thrive and go through many changes in my short 15 years.I've met some wonderful people and had some insanely good times. Here's to 15 more.
Cheers!