Tom Kuegler
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Tom Kuegler (born March 21, 1971) is serial entrepreneur and an author of business books and speaker of the late 1990s to the present. His first book to achieve mainstream popularity was on the topic of Web Advertising and Marketing.
[edit] Background
Kuegler started his career as an entrepreneur when still in high school. He has said that he sold his landscaping company for $250,000 before attending college. He turned to entrepreneurship after running for (and losing) one of Maryland's state legislature seats (6th Legislative District for the House of Delegates). He was also an All-American lacrosse player in high school (Kenwood High School).
Kuegler graduated from Loyola College in Maryland in 1994 with a degree in economics.
Kuegler led the sales efforts at MedAptus (a handheld healthcare charge capture solution) and at Amicore (an EMR company founded by Microsoft, Pfizer, and IBM) where he was instrumental in formulating and creating the sales processes. He has also held senior positions at ClickRebates (an online advertising software company) and RightNow Technologies (a Web-based CRM company). Tom has been a founding member of two companies, Skyline Network Technologies and SpinBox.
He is the author of all three editions of the highly acclaimed book, Web Advertising and Marketing. He has authored hundreds of articles covering the Internet and World Wide Web, and been published in leading publications like inc.com and ClickZ. Tom has spent a great deal of time lecturing at colleges, seminars, companies, and conferences about the corporate benefits of utilizing interactive technologies, presenting at over 100 events.
Kuegler is currently involved in Wasabi Ventures, LLC, a board of advisers consulting firm, as the co-founder and General Partner. He is also a co-founder of New Concept Factory, Inc, an incubator and venture capital firm.
