Mark BreierSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

Mr. Breier served as president and CEO of Beyond.com, where, in his first year, he helped propel it to one of the top 10 e-commerce sites, with a market capitalization of more than $1 billion, and $250 million in financing. In his second year, as the investor wave moved away from consumer (B2C), Mr. Breier lead the troops in transforming Beyond into an Internet infrastructure company.

Before Beyond, Mark Breier led another Internet trailblazer, Amazon.com, as vice-president of marketing. There he was a key player in Amazon's hyper-growth to 1+ million customers and 1,000+ employees. Mr. Breier was the impetus behind the ingenious marketing campaigns that included funny radio ads - Is the Pentagon (or Rose Bowl) big enough for Amazon.com's books? Of course not. His innovative promotions included advertising themes such as "Would you like to write a book with John Updike?"

Mr. Breier's traditional business acumen was developed as vice-president of marketing at Cinnabon Corporation and as a group brand manager with Dreyer's/Edy's Grand Ice Cream. His role in market research advertising and trend analysis helped make Dreyer's the leading premium ice cream. Mr. Breier has also held brand management positions at Kraft Foods, Inc. and General Mills, Inc. Mark Breier holds a bachelor's in economics from Stanford University and a master's in business administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.