Vice President Marketing
 Phil
Yeh's
Silicon Valley career started in 1997 as a technical recruiter,
with clients including Ciena Corp. (NASDAQ: CIEN) and
venture capital firm
InterWest Partners. In
May 1999, he
entered the frontlines of the dotcom frenzy and joined 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT). As part of a team of four, Phil worked to spin
off an Internet-based business unit of the company.
From October 1999 to
May 2004, Phil was with ZipZoomFly.com, where he went aboard as the online retailer's first
non-founding
employee and was initially tasked with helping build the
company from the
ground up. Later, through Phil's management of ZipZoomFly’s marketing
effort, he helped drive the company's annual revenue to $150
million. In May 2004, Phil
joined Ebates.com, a venture-backed
Internet
shopping portal. From late 2004 to April 2008, he ran consumer marketing at Dealix (a division of Cobalt), where he was the Director of Marketing.
At Dealix, he managed an eight-figure marketing budget and five
marketing managers for UsedCars.com and other automotive
websites. From April 2008 to June 2010, Phil was with First American (NYSE: FAF,
Fortune 500) as Vice President of Search Marketing
for the LeadClick Division. In June 2010, Phil joined
Mixbook, an
online photo albums startup.
Phil has consulted for
small businesses on the side, including a dotcom backed by
John McAfee, various Internet retailers,
a bio-tech company, and a distilled spirits startup.
For over 12 years, he promoted San Francisco nightclub events as a partner in Element, LLC. From 2001 to 2003, Phil ran a talent management agency part-time whose roster ranged from Playboy Playmates to recording artists.
In 2001 and 2002, he snowboarded competitively as a member of the
USA Snowboard
Association, and he holds medals in the Giant Slalom. Phil is a
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
practitioner and is a current
Grappling X
champion, U.S. Open finalist, and Gracie Open
medalist.
Phil attended Santa
Clara University School of Law and holds a B.S. in Business
Administration (Marketing) from San Jose State University. Phil has been an active member of Mensa since 2000 and served
on the Marketing Department Advisory Board of the SJSU College
of Business in 2001.
Phil Yeh has spoken at conferences including OMMA (Online Media,
Marketing and Advertising) and SMX (Search Marketing Expo). He has been interviewed multiple times on San Francisco radio
station KYLD (2001); was featured as the cover story in the
Cupertino Courier (7/20/94); and has also been seen in the San
Jose Mercury News (3/22/00, 1/11/03) and USA Today (5/17/00).
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