select client testimonials
Overture Services (a subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc)
"After an extensive selection process, we hired Tony Gentile to help us with Overture's largest and most important product upgrade since the original launch of our primary paid search product. As a key member of the core team, his job was to own the master business and product requirements documents, working cross functionally with a large (50+) group of stakeholders to build consensus on business needs and innovative product designs to achieve them. Tony's strong leadership and deep grasp of complex issues allowed us to release a breakthrough offering and exceed our business objectives.
Based on this success, we asked Tony to continue his work with us by investigating a nascent technology offering. Tony's acute business sense allowed him to quickly realize that a much larger opportunity existed. Based on this expanded charter, we asked him to pull together a cross-functional team and build a business plan and product strategy to allow us to capitalize on what would become an entirely new channel. Thanks to his direct efforts, and that of the ad-hoc team he led, this new channel is now used to manage over 40% of Overture's revenues, and has the potential to become the core underpinnings upon which all customer-facing tools and services are built.
Given the opportunity and need, I would hire Tony again... and strongly recommend him for similar, high impact projects."
Andy Wilson
Senior Vice President, Global Product Management
Overture Services (Yahoo!, Inc)
Feedster, Inc.
"As RSS and Feedster quickly grow up together, it's critical that we start offering developer and user solutions that can be tied to e-commerce and affiliate programs.
Feedster engaged Tony Gentile to develop a strategic marketing plan and define market entry options ahead of the launch of jobs.feedster.com, our employment listings platform for developers and users. Against an aggressive deadline, Tony provided us with detailed and insightful analysis and advice, making it clear on which business, product and partnering strategies we need to execute.
Tony's high work quality, focus on collaboration, and strong commitment to client satisfaction makes it easy for me to recommend him to technology businesses seeking critical support with go-to-market challenges and similar strategic projects."
Scott Rafer
CEO
Feedster, Inc.
