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I’m leaving KnoxVegas …

After 12 great years in Tennessee, Lara and I are packing up and leaving Knoxville to move to Las Vegas.

Why?

Mainly because I’ve landed a job with Greenspun Corp. that was too great an opportunity to pass up. I’ll be working as executive vice president of Greenspun Media Group, which includes their interactive division (the amazing Rob Curley and Co.) and their local media assets. I’ll be landing there in mid-July, but I’m already itching to start scheming.

What about Radiant Markets?

When Lara was laid off from her job at Scripps Networks Interactive, it became clear I couldn’t spend a year building a startup and not taking salary. So I started casting around for a “regular” job that could accommodate the entrepreneurial, startup spirit I’ve been enjoying since Wes Jackson and I launched Radiant last fall. Greenspun Media Group was the perfect opportunity. Wes will continue with Radiant Markets after I head to the desert. Perhaps the greatest thing I’ve gained since leaving my job with Scripps a year-and-half-ago has been the opportunity to work closely with Wes. He’s one of my best friends and his business acumen is second to none.

How can I leave Tennessee?

To be honest, it won’t

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The dawn of Radiant Markets …

It seems as if it was only yesterday that I posted a note about leaving my corporate job at Scripps Newspapers to join Maroon Ventures. In fact, it was almost exactly a year ago.

It’s been an incredible year, and now Maroon Ventures is about to spin off its first startup: Radiant Markets. Wes Jackson will be the CEO of Radiant, and I’ll be working as the chief operating officer. Together, we’re hoping to create a business that offers effective, affordable and measurable results for small and medium businesses.

Here’s a link to the press release announcing the formation of Radiant.

It’s going to be another action-packed year …