Draft:Mitch Thrower
Mitch Thrower | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Saint Lawrence University University of San Diego |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, author, and Ironman triathlete |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Employer(s) | The College Connection, Inc. RaceGate.com Active.com Events.com |
| Notable work | The Attention-Deficit Workplace (2005) |
| Website | www |
Mitch Thrower is an American entrepreneur, author, and 22-time Ironman triathlete.[1][2] He serves as the CEO and chairman of Events.com, a software service platform that facilitates event management and promotion.[3][4] He is also the chairman of The La Jolla Foundation, a nonprofit he founded in 1996.[5]
Previously, he has founded or co-founded several companies, including RaceGate.com.[6]
Early life and education
[edit]Born on the East Coast, Thrower is the son of Fred Thrower, a former vice president at NBC and president of WPIX-TV, noted for creating the televised "Yule Log" broadcast. His mother, Lori, was an assistant to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Thrower earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Lawrence University and an MBA from the University of San Diego.[5]
Career
[edit]Thrower founded The College Connection, Inc. (RailConnection) in March 1990 which provided rail travel and guidebooks for college students. He served as CEO until June 1997, when the company was acquired by Student Advantage.[5]
From 1997 to 2007, Thrower wrote articles for Triathlete Magazine which he owned, including co-authoring the travel guide The Passport. Later, he authored The Attention Deficit Workplace.[5]
Thrower co-founded Active.com (The Active Network) and served as chief strategist from 1997 to 2001, where he raised over $52 million in venture capital and led acquisitions of Enter Online and GetSetGo.[5] From January 2001 to November 2004, he was the CEO and co-founder of Active Europe, the European subsidiary of The Active Network, Inc.[5]
From 2008 to 2009, Thrower worked as chief interactive officer of Competitor Group.[7]
Thrower has competed in 22 Ironman Triathlons, including 13 World Championships, and has documented these events as a photojournalist while participating.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Survival of the fittest". Forbes.
- ^ Murphy, Coral. "CEO rankings: Amazon's Jeff Bezos doesn't make the cut; Google's Sundar Pichai returns to top 3". USA TODAY.
- ^ "Wonderfront Festival to shift from fall to spring in 2024, giving it an apparent edge over KAABOO Del Mar". December 15, 2023.
- ^ Levitan, Corey (September 18, 2019). "DOT.COMMUNITY: Global tech leader events.com operates out of La Jolla".
- ^ a b c d e f "Mitch Thrower, Bump Network Inc: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com.
- ^ Staff, Adweek (October 11, 1999). "Agency News". www.adweek.com.
- ^ "Two San Diego Startups Launching at Demo Fall 2010". October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Triathlons: In it for long run". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. October 8, 2007.
- ^ "A strike from beneath, and a triathlete is gone". Los Angeles Times. April 26, 2008.