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Jeremy Toeman is an expert in the convergence of digital media and consumer technology. He has spent over 10 years designing and marketing numerous award-winning consumer electronics products and Web services. Toeman is the founder and managing partner at Stage Two Consulting, a strategic marketing and media relations firm he launched in 2006. At Stage Two he has consulted with Boxee, Bug Labs, VUDU, DivX, D-Link, Clicker.com, Dropcam, and many other consumer technology companies.

Most recently, Jeremy worked at Sling Media as the Vice President of Market Development. In that role, he was the company evangelist and was responsible for social media marketing (prior to the term existing). This included developing the company’s online presence with regards to various Web communities and blogs, promoting Sling Media’s highly visible word-of-mouth marketing efforts. Jeremy also acted as a company spokesman at consumer, trade, and industry events, being an accomplished speaker and presenter.

Prior to social media activities, Jeremy originally joined Sling Media in 2004 as VP of Product Management. He was responsible for guiding development of the Slingbox from conception to launch, helping take the vision of the founders and shape it into a physical product. Jeremy specifically created the user experience for the SlingPlayer PC software as well as the SlingPlayer Mobile software. Since launch, the Slingbox and its corresponding software components have won numerous industry awards.

In the late 1990s he founded Palmtastik, a Web portal designed to help early PalmPilot users get the most out of their devices. Through viral marketing efforts, Palmtastik grew online to become the second highest trafficked PalmPilot destination.

In 1999, Jeremy co-founded Mediabolic, a software company that provides digital media networking technology to consumer electronics and computer manufacturers. While at Mediabolic, Jeremy contributed to the design of digital home devices for companies including Pioneer Electronics, HP, Fujitsu, and Denon.

Jeremy holds a B.S. in Economics and Industrial Management from Carnegie Mellon University.

In his spare time, he also cooks, grills, and smokes various food and meats, writes on LIVEdigitally, plays a lot of card and board games, volunteers in the local community, drinks wine, and complains about all the bad drivers around him. Always. Even when he’s not driving…