Dave Kerpen is an entrepreneur, author and reality television personality. Kerpen first received media attention in the Boston sports market in the late 1990s and early 2000s for his unique vending sales strategies at professional sporting events. He went on to appear as a contestant on Fox's 2003 reality television series, Paradise Hotel, and earned additional media attention for his "sponsored wedding" in 2006. He is currently the CEO of Likeable Local, a social media software company for small businesses, as well as Chairman of Likeable Media, a social media marketing firm and author of the 2011 New York Timesbestselling book, Likeable Social Media, the 2012 book, Likeable Business, the 2013 book, Likeable Leadership, and the 2016 book, "The Art of People: 11 Simple People Skills To Get Everything You Want."

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Dave Kerpen is the co-founder and CEO of Likeable Media, an award-winning social media and word-of-mouth marketing firm with triple digit revenue growth for 4 consecutive years. Dave and his wife and COO Carrie have transformed theKBuzz (founded in 2006) into Likeable, 1 of Facebook's Top 65 Preferred Developer Consultants as well as the only 3-time WOMMY Award winner for excellence from the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA). Dave has been featured on CNBC's "On the Money", ABC World News Tonight, the CBS Early Show, the New York Times, and countless blogs. Within the past year, Dave has spoken at dozens of social media related conferences and webinars for organizations such as WOMMA and the American Marketing Association. Dave is backed by a team of social media thought leaders who collectively have managed over 250 accounts on Facebook and other social networks, for brands such as Verizon FiOS, 1-800 Flowers.com, Neutrogena, Uno Chicago Grill, The Pampered Chef, and Heineken. Dave's 1st book, published by McGraw-Hill, is "Likeable Social Media: How to Delight Your Customers, Create an Irresistible Brand, and Be Generally Amazing on Facebook and other social networks." Dave is proud of his Likeable business accomplishments but prouder of Charlotte and Kate, his two daughters at home in New York.

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