Bio:

Doug is an Author, Investor, Speaker, Podcaster, Fractional CMO, ERP Consultant, and Media Buyer – specializing in Sponsored Email, a CrossFit & Olympic Weightlifting athlete, husband, dad, and granddad.

His first book “THREE BIG LIES – The Real Truth About Renting Email Lists to Generate Targeted Leads and Sales” became an International Best Seller.

As a podcaster, Doug currently hosts the “Real Marketing Real Fast” Podcast. He interviews top marketers, industry experts, and SAS vendors.

For the last 25 years, Doug has helped his clients evaluate potential venture capital investments, marketing strategy, and as a Media Buyer. This resulted in his venture capital and investment banker clients raise in excess of $100 million dollars in the USA. He does this by leveraging email marketing, renting/sponsoring third-party permission-based email lists, online PPC advertising, and paid influencer marketing.

This made him one of the nation’s largest media buyers of sponsored email and rented email lists.

In his spare time, you can find him in the CrossFit box, Olympic weightlifting, and chasing his grandsons around.