About
My name is Sean Earley and I help to educate companies and small businesses on how to best leverage new technology, marketing, design and social media to reach their goals and increase their bottom line.
I am a user experience designer, marketing consultant, and writer with over 10 years experience working with major corporations including: Nokia, AT&T, General Motors, Amazon, Cingular Wireless, Sony Ericsson, Crytek and The Seattle Times.
Current Focus
My current primary focus is social media marketing, virtual economies and gamification, online and direct marketing, Information Architecture, UX design and creative direction for social networking platforms, social advertising, social gaming and mobile applications.
In other words, I come up with crazy ideas, then draw boxes with lines and arrows resulting in gracefully addictive pieces of social technology that entertain, influence and monetize.
Strengths
My strengths are based on my ability to conceive of and grasp high level concepts from many angles. The Creative Side, The Business Side, and the Marketing Side.
- I get Social
- I get Agile
- I get Usability
- I get Direct Marketing
- I get Influence
- I get “Ship It”
Interests
I am fascinated by all things technology, marketing, writing, leadership, personal development, entrepreneurship, info product creation, product packaging, publishing, joint venture partnerships, social causes and social media and I regularly write, blog and create things involving all of these things.
Passion
I love my work because it allows me the ability to influence, to inspire and to connect the dots in order to help people and broaden their reach in ways they may not have realized. I enjoy making a positive impact in people’s lives.
Personal
I was born in Ohio, grew up in Seattle, WA and currently live in Germany with my wife Anne, daughter Chloe and cat, El Furvador. In my spare time when i’m not being a dad, I am working hard on a super secret master plan to save the world.
Oh, and I like to play loud rock guitar and I also like donuts…
Personal Pet Peeve:
NEVER, EVER, EVER tell me that you’re bored.
Misc. Random Facts:
- My first computer was a Commodor 64 with a cassette tape drive
- My first electric guitar was a Peavey Patriot
- I prefer DR 10 gauge strings and Dunlop Green Tortex .88mm picks
- I lived on a farm when I was a kid and had a pony
- When I was 9, my grandfather gave me a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas and i DID NOT shoot my eye out!
- I was a Cub Scout and Boy Scout, I was patrol leader and I won the Pinewood Derby 2 years in a row.
- I am fond of cheeseburgers, donuts with strawberry frosting and Indian food.
- Drink of choice: Coffee
- Current music sequencing software: Propellerhead Record, Reason, Cubase Studio 4
- Current Phone: iPhone
- I once had dinner with Elvis’s daughter & Ed Dale.(not at the same time)
- I once had drinks with Adam Sandler.
- I once had breakfast with Ice Cube, Zack De La Rocha & Kid Rock (at the same time)
- I once took a piss next to John Glenn and Thom Yorke (not at the same time).
- I once had coffee with Tom Robbins and an interesting discussion about a pack of Camel Cigarettes
- I love Mexican art
- I once worked at McDonalds
- I have survived earthquakes, tornadoes, fires, floods, tear gas and riots
- I played at Woodstock 99 on riot day
- My favorite color is black and all my clothes (save for my jeans and one grey Lynyrd Skynyrd t-shirt) is black
- I don’t like squash or eggplant
- Companies I would gladly endorse and/or work for: Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Marshall, Martin, Taylor, PRS, Steinberg, Propellerhead Software, Native Instruments, Line 6, Ableton, Roland-Boss, Shure, Tascam, KRK, JBL, Hamer, Zippo, Harley Davidson, Apple, DR, Dunlop, GHS, Levi, Timex, McDonalds, Market Samurai, Google, Evernote, John Deer, Kid Valley, Dicks Drive In
Contact Me:
Email: seanearleyrocks@googlemail.com
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