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Next One Interactive, Inc.
Business Services Not Elsewhere Classified FL, United States
OTC Bulletin Board: NXOI
Company Description
Next One Interactive Inc. is a multi faceted media company specialized in Travel and Real Estate. The company delivers content via digital platforms including Satellite, Cable, Broadcast, Broadband and mobile and also provides content on terrestrial and internet radio and in customized print publications. It operates through three divisions: Next 1 Network, Next Trip and Next 1 Realty. The Next 1 Interactive utilizes programming on the Next 1 Network as a catalyst for directing consumers to the targeted Travel & Real Estate. The Next 1 Trip serves the travel spectrum with travel licenses ARC, IATA, CLIA and Florida Seller of Travel and also benefits from the a full line up of travel related programming on Next 1 Network. It operates NextTrip.com, a travel site that includes user-generated content, social networking, a directory of travel affiliate links and travel business video showcases. The Next 1 Realty has taken a quantum leap in local real estate marketing launch Home Tour Networks with Real Biz Media to create a platform for Real Estate Video On-Demand. The company was founded by William R. Kerby on October 9, 2008 and is headquartered in Weston, FL.
Executives
- Bill Kerby, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- -Founder of Next One Interactive -Chairman, CEO and Founder of Extraordinary Vacations -Entrepreneur and CEO with 18 years in Media & Travel Industry/10 years in financial industry -Founder of TravelByUs - 21 Travel acquisitions and NASDAQ small cap -Founder of Leisure Canada - 210 Agencies, international tour operations and magazines -Owner Thrifty Car Rental British Columbia
- Don Monaco, Director
- -Over 18 Years as a Partner and Senior Executive and 28 years as an International Information Technology and Business Management Consultant with Accenture, in Chicago -Principal owner of Monaco Air Duluth, LLC which is a full-service, fixed-base operator aviation services business at Duluth International Airport serving airline, military and general aviation customers -Master's and Bachelor's degree in computer science engineering from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois -Commissioner on the Metropolitan Airports Commission -Commissioner and Vice-President of the Duluth Economic Development Authority (Duluth Mayor appointee), President of the Monaco Air Foundation, Secretary-Treasurer of the Miller-Dwan Foundation, Treasurer of Honor Flight Northland, Treasurer of the Duluth Aviation Institute, Co-Chair of the Northern Aero Alliance, and a member of Lake Superior College's Center for Advance Aviation Steering Committee
- Pat LaVecchia, Director
- -Over 20 Years of Senior Experience on Wall Street and currently serves on the Board of Directors as Vice Chairman of InfuSystem Holdings Inc -Board member of Technology Innovator Acquisition Ltd. and managing partner of Sulla Global Partners, LLC an advisory firm focused on China and Southeast Asia -Council Member of the NYSE Amex Listed Company Council, an advisory group to the NYSE Euronext Companies -Previously served as Group Head of Global Private Corporate Equity Placements at Credit Suisse First Boston, Managing Director and Head of the Private Equity Placement Group at Bear, Stearns & Company, Managing Director and Group Head of the Private Finance and Sponsors Group at Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc., and Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets at FTN Midwest, In addition, Mr. LaVecchia was a private equity investor and Senior Managing Director at Hawk Holdings, LLC, an investment and holding company that was a joint venture involving Qwest Communications -MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, BA, magna cum laude, from Clark University -Wharton Ambassador and has also been a judge of the Wharton Business Plan Competition
- Warren Kettlewell , Director
- -President and CEO Cardar Investments, a privately owned investment company involved in real estate development and with several significant U.S. venture capital firms -Major shareholder and advisor to Cango Petroleum, a mid-to large chain of retail gas stations in Canada -Commenced business career in manufacturing building one of Canada’s major plastic food grade packaging companies (Innopac) with 20 plants throughout Canada and the United States -Involved with Next One Interactive, Inc. since early 2006
- Doug Checkeris, Director
- -A Senior Media and Advertising Executive with nearly three decades of hands-on management in all facets of interactive media -14 years of service with Mediacom where he rose through the ranks to become the CEO for Mediacom North America, until recently headquartered in New York. With close to $18 billion in global billings, 4,600 employees, and 116 offices in 89 countries, Mediacom provides and specializes in business-building media solutions for some of the world’s largest, well-known advertisers -Previous to Mediacom, Doug started his career in a media company in Toronto, Canada, and was a partner when the company was acquired by Grey Worldwide and the WPP -Assisting in the design and implementation of all Web, Media and Advertising programs for Next 1’s Travel and Real Estate divisions
- Phil Bliss, Director
- -Managing Partner of EVC Consulting, a 55 person retail and enterprise web development group -National and international track record includes many technology, educational, non-profit, and American Indian companies including the Smithsonian Institution, University of Toronto, Brock University, Microsoft, NEC, Samsung, and Cisco Systems -A technology, marketing, and business strategist with the hands-on knowledge that turns ideas into results -Phil has been at the forefront of digital media development for the past twenty years -Assists with company operations as well as the design and build out of key web and mobile applications for the company’s real estate and travel products
- Adam Friedman, Chief Financial Officer
- -Over 25 Years of Experience in Accounting & Finance, Human Resources, SEC reporting, Planning, Budgeting, M&A, Equity Raising and Operations -Television industry experience working for NBC and Telemundo -Experience in Print Media, Public Accounting, Healthcare, and Marketing -Academic degrees include BSM Accounting and MBA in Management
- Steve Marques, President of Real Estate
- -President and Chief Operations Officer of RealBiz Media Inc. -Vice President of Global Sales Iseemedia -Vice President of Marketing Omnigon a San Diego based Bio-tech Company -Management & Sales Experience in both Computer and Internet media